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Trials Civil trials in In FY1989, Colorado District Courts reported they held · 1,875 jury or judge-only civil trials. These trials were on all non-criminal, non-juvenile matters, divorces, probate issues, mental health matters and the entire broad spectrum of civil trials. A review of Jury Verdict Reporter of Colorado issues suggests that car crash jury trials, to take one example, declined from around 110 annually throughout the state to 90 cases or less in recent years, so alternative dispute resolution systems and diminished litigiousness appear to be possible reasons for this trial decline. By FY 2003, Colorado District Courts reported only · 681 civil trials. This astonishing decline in civil matters going to trial has allowed The Colorado Judicial Branch website has further details on all types of cases and trials at: http://www.courts.state.co.us/panda/statrep/pandaannualsindex.htm.
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