Monthly records of pending cases per judge at the end of each month, starting from 2019-01-01. The data includes counts for criminal, civil, and family case types, as well as bench averages for each group. It is hosted by Fulton County, Georgia, on the Socrata platform.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in judicial workload over time using the Status As Of and Number Pending columns.
- Compare case backlog between judges and case types (Criminal, Civil, Family) using the Judge and Complex columns.
- Benchmark individual judge performance against group averages using the Judge and Bench Average Pending columns.
Strengths
- Data provides a consistent monthly time series starting from a known date (2019-01-01).
- Includes granular breakdowns by judge and case type (Criminal, Civil, Family).
- Calculates bench averages for different case complexity groups, allowing for comparative analysis.
Limitations
- Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- sharefulton.fultoncountyga.gov
- Collection Method
- Likely administrative records from court case management systems.
- Time Range
- From 2019-01-01 onward.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-29 09:57:35; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Fulton County, Georgia, USA (inferred from organization domain).