Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2024 Circuit Court
Mission Statement The Illinois court system serves the people by providing an impartial and accessible forum for resolving the disputes of citizens, interpreting laws, and protecting the rights and liberties guaranteed by our state and federal constitutions.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Fairness: This goal includes the dignified treatment of all individuals, the application of the laws appropriate to the circumstances of individual cases, and a judiciary that is representative of the diversity of the community.
    1. Accessibility: Courts should be convenient, timely, and affordable to everyone.
      1. Accountability: This goal includes the ability of the court system and its judges and staff to use public resources efficiently.
        1. Effectiveness: The ability of the courts to uphold the law and apply rules and procedures both timely and consistently across cases throughout the state.
          Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund, Mandatory Arbitration Fund, Supreme Court Federal Projects Fund, Public Defender Fund, Foreign Language Interpreter Fund, Cannabis Expungement Fund Statutory Authority Illinois Constitution, Article VI
          Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2024 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2023 Actual Fiscal Year 2022 Actual
          Input Indicators
          Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) (a) $ 321,595.8 $ 271,421.4 $ 292,022.0 $ 250,429.8 $ 229,909.3
          Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 321,595.8 $ 271,421.4 $ 292,022.0 $ 250,429.8 $ 229,793.6
          Average monthly full-time equivalents 996.0 928.0 989.0 912.0 919.0
          Output Indicators
          Total cases filed (b) N/A 1,165,075 N/A 1,143,580 1,465,475
          Number of civil cases filed (b) N/A 260,749 N/A 249,028 341,515
          Number of criminal and quasi-criminal cases filed (b) N/A 840,341 N/A 833,316 1,055,397
          Number of family and juvenile cases filed (b) N/A 63,985 N/A 61,236 68,563
          Outcome Indicators
          Total cases disposed (b) N/A 1,092,447 N/A 1,165,076 1,495,476
          Percentage of civil cases disposed (b) N/A 23.20% N/A 20.40% 20.90%
          Percentage of criminal cases disposed (b) N/A 71.40% N/A 74.60% 74.50%
          Percentage of family and juvenile cases disposed (b) N/A 5.40% N/A 5.00% 4.60%
          Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
          Average caseload per judicial officer N/A 1,302 N/A 1,297 1,647
          Average cost per case filed (in dollars) N/A $ 233.00 N/A $ 219.00 $ 157.00
          Cases filed per 1,000 population N/A 91.0 N/A 89.0 114.0
          Footnotes
          Additional funding is provided by local governments for operating costs. Due to new case management mitigation in 2024, data for January - June 2024 was not available for Cook county.

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