The Judicial Council of Georgia has recognized the Dawson County Superior Court and the Hall County Superior Court as recipients of its 2024 Clearance Rate Excellence Award.
The Clearance Rate Excellence Award honors courts for demonstrating exceptional performance in maintaining clearance rates, a key indicator of a court’s ability to effectively and efficiently manage its caseload. Clearance rates are calculated by dividing the number of disposed cases by the number of filed cases and expressing the result as a percentage. Cases not disposed of in a timely manner contribute to a backlog.
Across both counties, the local judicial circuit closed over 7,000 cases for the second consecutive year. Dawson County Superior Court achieved a clearance rate of 109% and Hall County Superior Court achieved a clearance rate of 105%…