Annual Report of the Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago 2012-2013 Annual Report 2012-2013 | Page 118

TABLE 37 DISPOSAL TO FILING RATIO BY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS 2012-2013 Magisterial District Arima Filed Disposal To Filing Ratio Disposed 18235 12389 0.68 19084 10528 0.55 Couva 4952 2542 0.51 Mayaro 1635 1196 0.73 Point Fortin 5710 3546 0.62 8209 5260 0.64 Rio Claro 1893 1310 0.69 San Fernando (Old Court) 3494 3448 0.99 13202 11198 0.85 7180 5621 0.78 Siparia 10301 5785 0.56 St George West 21425 13100 0.61 Tunapuna 10592 6560 0.62 Tobago 4960 4503 0.91 TOTAL 130872 86986 0.66 Chaguanas Princes Town San Fernando (Madinah Building) Sangre Grande 116 Reshaping the Judiciary Identity Table 37 above shows the disposition to filing ratio for all Magisterial Districts. Overall the disposition to filing ratio decreased by 0.4% from the 2011 – 2012 Law Term which was 0.7. A comparison of the Disposition to Filing Ratio during the period under review and that of the 2011-2012 law term shows decreases in the ratios of the following districts for the 20122013 law term; Arima, Couva, Princes Town, Rio Claro, Siparia and Tobago. In the magisterial districts of Chaguanas, Sangre Grande, St. George West and Tunapuna the disposition to filing ratio increased. It remained the same in Mayaro and Point Fortin. The district of San Fernando has two (2) Magistrates’ Courts, both courts have disposal to filing ratios that are above 0.80.