Queensland courts finalising cases faster Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie. Queensland's courts are now processing cases faster, with some courts exceeding their targets, according to Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie. Data compiled for the state budget show 125 per cent of expected criminal cases were cleared in the past financial year, meaning 25 per cent of those were from a backlog. When it came to civil trial cases, 107 per cent were cleared. In the district court, 108 per cent of civil law cases were finalised, while 103 per cent of criminal law cases were cleared. The appeals courts had slightly lower figures; 93 per cent of civil cases were cleared. In the criminal appeals section, 101 per cent of cases were finalised, missing the 105 per cent target the department had set. Estimates are set at the beginning of the financial year. Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said the appointment of a new Supreme Court judge, three additional magistrates, and a coroner for central Queensland were paying dividends. "That means court cases are not just finishing on time, the backlog is finally beginning to clear," he said. Earlier this month, Chief Justice Paul de Jersey made, and then retracted, claims that the Queensland Department of Public Prosecutions was under resourced and contributing to delays in court cases.