Judicial Caseload Indicators - Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics 2024
Judicial Caseload Indicators
12-Month Periods
Ending March 31, 2015, 2020, 2023, and 2024
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Judicial Caseload
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2015
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2020
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2023
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2024
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Percent Change Since 2015
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Percent Change Since 2020
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Percent Change Since 2023
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U.S. Courts of Appeals 1
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Cases Filed
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54,244
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50,258
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40,681
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39,469
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-27.2
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-21.5
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-3.0
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Cases Terminated
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54,756
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49,057
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41,908
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40,326
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-26.4
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-17.8
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-3.8
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Cases Pending
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41,112
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39,014
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32,375
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31,531
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-23.3
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-19.2
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-2.6
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U.S. District Courts
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Civil
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Cases Filed
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281,608
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332,732
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284,220
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347,991
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23.6
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4.6
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22.4
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Cases Terminated
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264,124
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300,372
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338,983
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298,371
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13.0
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-0.7
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-12.0
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Cases Pending
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340,925
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397,492
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583,543
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633,066
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85.7
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59.3
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8.5
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Criminal (Includes Transfers)
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Defendants Filed
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80,081
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93,213
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68,950
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66,035
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-17.5
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-29.2
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-4.2
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Defendant Terminations
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83,704
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88,730
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73,069
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71,854
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-14.2
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-19.0
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-1.7
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Defendants Pending
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97,883
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114,174
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118,890
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113,511
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16.0
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-0.6
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-4.5
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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
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Cases Filed
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911,086
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764,282
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403,273
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467,774
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-48.7
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-38.8
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16.0
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Cases Terminated
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1,049,457
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788,373
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451,241
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472,424
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-55.0
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-40.1
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4.7
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Cases Pending
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1,322,457
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989,129
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656,665
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652,148
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-50.7
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-34.1
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-0.7
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Post-Conviction Supervision
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Persons Under Supervision
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133,452
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126,875
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123,506
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122,461
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-8.2
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-3.5
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-0.8
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Pretrial Services
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Total Cases Activated 2
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96,803
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109,472
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74,581
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70,219
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-27.5
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-35.9
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-5.8
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Pretrial Services Cases Activated
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96,017
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109,036
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74,287
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69,906
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-27.2
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-35.9
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-5.9
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Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated
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786
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436
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294
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313
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-60.2
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-28.2
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6.5
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Total Released on Supervision
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24,760
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26,598
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22,136
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21,010
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-15.1
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-21.0
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-5.1
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Pretrial Supervision
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23,674
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25,951
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21,718
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20,572
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-13.1
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-20.7
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-5.3
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Diversion Supervision
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1,086
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647
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418
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438
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-59.7
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-32.3
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4.8
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Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Includes cases opened within the districts and cases transferred into the districts.
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Caseload Statistics 2024
