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Johnson County, A Sign Of Prosperity For Record Checks?

October 01, 2012 posted by Steve Brownstein

As more people file for divorce, struggle to pay bills or commit crimes, local courts are moving slower and taking longer to close cases.

With a growing population and an economy that has been sluggish in recent years, local judges expect to see increases over last year in felony and misdemeanor charges as well as mortgage foreclosures, criminal and civil court cases.

If the number of new civil and criminal cases continues at the same rate as in the first half of the year, the county would be on track to have around 1,200 more court cases than last year.

Last year, local courts handled 14,901 cases, a drop from recent years. But the number of people facing criminal charges or landing in court over unpaid bills has continued to grow over the past decade. In 2004, for example, 12,942 cases were filed in local courts, according to court filing numbers from the Johnson County court administrator.