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Judicial Business 1997

Last updated:

September 30, 1997

This report contains statistical data on the business of the federal judiciary during fiscal year 1997, compares the caseload for this year to those of prior fiscal years, and, wherever possible, explains why increases or decreases occurred in the courts caseload.

Read the full report: Judicial Business 1997 (pdf)

U.S. District Courts–Criminal
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Criminal Defendants Terminated, by Type of Disposition and Offense	D-4	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table D-4—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 20.24 KB
Criminal Defendants Sentenced After Conviction, by Type of Sentence and Offense	D-5	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table D-5—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 27.24 KB
Median Time From Commencement to Termination for Criminal Defendants	D-6	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table D-6—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 21.16 KB
Criminal Defendants Terminated, by Type of Disposition	D-7	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table D-7—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 23.75 KB
Criminal Cases Pending, by Offense	D-8 Cases	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table D-8 Cases—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 37.53 KB
Median Time From Conviction to Sentencing for Criminal Defendants Convicted	D-12	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table D-12—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 19.41 KB
Criminal Defendants Whose Cases Were Dismissed Under 18 U.S.C. § 3162(a)	S-13	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table S-13 Retired—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 4.62 KB

Federal Probation System
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Persons Received for and Removed From Post-Conviction Supervision	E-1	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table E-1—Federal Probation System Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 33.54 KB
Persons Under Post-Conviction Supervision	E-2	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table E-2—Federal Probation System Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 19.37 KB
Persons Under Post-Conviction Supervision, by Offense	E-3	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table E-3—Federal Probation System Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 30.84 KB
Persons Received From Judges for Post-Conviction Supervision, by Length of Term	E-4	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table E-4—Federal Probation System Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 20.82 KB
Persons Removed From Post-Conviction Supervision With and Without Violation, by Type	E-7	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table E-7—Federal Probation System Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 14.50 KB
Persons Received for and Under Post-Conviction Supervision, by Type of Supervision	S-15	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table S-14 Retired—Federal Probation System Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 4.88 KB
Drug- and Alcohol-Dependent Recipients of Substance Abuse Services	S-16	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table S-15 Retired—Federal Probation System Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 4.67 KB

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Bankruptcy Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	F	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table F—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 20.81 KB
Business and Nonbusiness Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code	F-2	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table F-2—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 24.33 KB
Adversary Proceedings Filed, Terminated, and Pending	F-8	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table F-8—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 38.99 KB

U.S. Court of International Trade
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	G-1	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table G-1—U.S. Court of International Trade Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 10.66 KB

U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Type of Case	G-2A	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table G-2A—U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 21.77 KB
Judgment Amounts and Appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit	G-2B	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table G-2B—U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 22.96 KB

Federal Pretrial Services
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Activated	H-1	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-1—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 21.13 KB
Interviews and Types of Pretrial Services Reports	H-2	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-2—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 27.22 KB
Recommendations Made for Initial Pretrial Release	H-3	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-3—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 34.90 KB
Release and Detention Status at Initial Hearings	H-4	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-4—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 27.30 KB
Initial Detention Hearings Held	H-5	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-5—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 24.42 KB
Defendants Released on Bond, by Type	H-6	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-6—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 21.38 KB
Conditions Imposed at Initial Hearings for Defendants Released	H-6A	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-6A—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 22.27 KB
Defendants Received for and Under Pretrial Supervision	H-7	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-7—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 29.60 KB
Defendants Released, by Conditions of Release	H-8	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-8—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 22.10 KB
Detention Summary: Days and Costs	H-9A	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-9A—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 31.52 KB
Bail Review Hearings Held, by Type	H-10	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-10—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 19.68 KB
Defendants With Bail Violations, by Type	H-11	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-11—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 21.62 KB
Circumstances Involved in Technical Violations	H-11A	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-11A—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 18.77 KB
Violations and Actions Taken by the Court	H-12	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-12—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 18.44 KB
Cases Terminated, by Type of Disposition	H-13	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-13—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 30.44 KB
Defendants Released and Detained	H-9	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table H-14—Federal Pretrial Services Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 19.69 KB

U.S. District Courts–Grand and Petit Jurors
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Grand Juror Service	J-1	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table J-1—U.S. District Courts–Grand and Petit Jurors Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 19.51 KB
Petit Juror Service on Days Jurors Were Selected for Trial	J-2	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table J-2—U.S. District Courts–Grand and Petit Jurors Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 19.51 KB
Petit Juror Service	S-17	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table S-15—U.S. District Courts–Grand and Petit Jurors Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 5.15 KB
Grand Juror Service	S-18	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table S-16—U.S. District Courts–Grand and Petit Jurors Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 4.52 KB

Federal Defender Organizations
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Type of Representation	K-1	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table K-1—Federal Defender Organizations Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 33.37 KB
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Type of Representation	S-23	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table S-21—Federal Defender Organizations Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 4.84 KB

U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Class A Misdemeanor Defendants Terminated by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Offense	M-1	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table M-1—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 12.41 KB
Petty Offense Defendants Terminated by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Offense	M-1A	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table M-2—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 13.32 KB
Felony Preliminary Proceedings Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(a)	M-3	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table M-3—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 13.18 KB
Matters Conducted by by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b) and 636(c)	M-4	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table M-4 Retired—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 12.68 KB
Proceedings and Cases Conducted by by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b) and 636(c)	M-4A	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table M-4A Retired—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 15.55 KB
Evidentiary Proceedings Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)	M-5	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table M-4C—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 14.26 KB
Matters Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges	S-19	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table S-17—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 9.74 KB

U.S. District Courts–Trials
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Civil and Criminal Trials Completed	T-1	September 30, 1997	Judicial Business	Download Table T-1—U.S. District Courts–Trials Judicial Business (September 30, 1997) pdf, 14.55 KB