Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2009 (NCJ 239080) October 2012 Fact Sheet OJJDP National Report Series 4 page(s) This fact sheet presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court through the judicial waiver mechanism between 1985 and 2009. In 2009, juvenile courts waived an estimated 7,600 delinquency cases, 45 percent fewer than in 1994. PDF