Timeline - HOW LONG DOES THE AVERAGE APPEAL TAKE?

The following figures for 2009 are calculated from the date the appeal is docketed in the Superior Court:

  1. The median time for all appeals is 301 days.
  2. The median time for appeals disposed by order or discontinuance is 68 days.
  3. The median time for appeals disposed by filed decision is 356 days.
  4. The median time from the receipt of the certified record to filed decision is 269 days.
  5. The median time from the filing of the last brief to filed decision is 165 days.