Judge Zayas on positive disposition trends and clearance rates
Zayas reports every borough had more dispositions in 2025 than 2024, with Brooklyn up 15% and citywide up 10%; 2026 dispositions up 11% with a 125% clearance rate, and old incarcerated cases below 500 for the first time since 2020.
I'm pleased to report that the early results of these efforts are quite promising.
Every borough in New York City had more dispositions last year than it did in 2024.
Brooklyn, where we first piloted this work in late 2024, saw a substantial 15% increase, and citywide dispositions increased by 10%.
That positive trend is continuing.
So far this year, dispositions in our Supreme Courts are up 11%.
And we are resolving cases significantly faster than new filings are coming in, which is important.
This is our year-to-date clearance rate, which reflects the percentage of cases that have been disposed compared to how many were filed, which is now 125%.
Another positive data point, at the end of 2021, as we began to emerge from the pandemic, we had 781 cases that were over two years old with incarcerated defendants.
Earlier this year, that number dipped below 500 for the first time since 2020.
We can do better, though.