Judicial Business 2011

Last updated:

September 30, 2011

Judicial Business of the U.S. Courts is the most comprehensive set of detailed statistical tables published on the work of the federal Judiciary, plus charts and text explaining why increases or decreases occurred in the courts' caseload.

The report provides data for the fiscal year ending September 30 for the U.S. courts of appeals, district courts and bankruptcy courts; the probation and pretrial services system; and other components of the federal Judiciary.
The Judicial Caseload Indicators table compares the Judiciary's current fiscal year caseload to its caseload 1, 5, and 10 years earlier.
Publications dating back to 1997 are available online.

2011 Judicial Business Caseload Highlights (pdf)

Read the full report: 2011 Judicial Business (pdf)

Federal Defender Organizations
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Type of Representation	S-21	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table S-21—Federal Defender Organizations Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 99.73 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, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-1—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 142.96 KB
Class A Misdemeanor Defendants Terminated by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Type of Disposition	M-1A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-1A—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 105.49 KB
Petty Offense Defendants Terminated by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Offense	M-2	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-2—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 139.27 KB
Petty Offense Defendants Terminated by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Type of Disposition	M-2A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-2A—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 112.67 KB
Felony Preliminary Proceedings Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(a)	M-3	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-3—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 124.36 KB
Miscellaneous Matters Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges	M-3A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-3A—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 124.43 KB
Criminal Pretrial Matters Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)	M-4	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-4—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 87.04 KB
Civil Pretrial Matters Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)	M-4A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-4A—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 107.51 KB
Reports and Recommendations Issued by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)	M-4B	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-4B—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 119.75 KB
Evidentiary Proceedings Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)	M-4C	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-4C—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 90.66 KB
Civil Consent Cases Terminated by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c )	M-5	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table M-5—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 78.86 KB
All U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table —U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 882.19 KB
Matters Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges	S-17	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table S-17—U.S. District Courts–U.S. Magistrate Judges Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 102.34 KB

U.S. District Courts–Trials
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
All U.S. District Courts–Trials Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table —U.S. District Courts–Trials Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 472.36 KB
Civil and Criminal Trials Completed	T-1	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table T-1—U.S. District Courts–Trials Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 120.22 KB
Lengths of Civil and Criminal Trials Completed	T-2	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table T-2—U.S. District Courts–Trials Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 127.13 KB
Median Time from Filing to Trial for Civil Cases in Which Trials Were Completed	T-3	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table T-3—U.S. District Courts–Trials Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 152.82 KB
Civil and Criminal Trials Resulting in Verdicts or Judgments	T-4	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table T-4—U.S. District Courts–Trials Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 111.37 KB
Lengths of Civil and Criminal Trials Resulting in Verdicts or Judgments	T-5	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table T-5—U.S. District Courts–Trials Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 140.02 KB

Other
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
All Other Supplemental Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table —Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 603.31 KB
All Other Appendix Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table —Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 370.58 KB
Three-Judge District Court Hearings, by Nature of Suit	S-18	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table S-18—Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 86.29 KB
Cases Transferred	S-19	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table S-19—Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 137.45 KB
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	S-20	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table S-20—Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 53.73 KB
Complaints Filed and Action Taken Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 351-364	S-22	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table S-22—Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 133.46 KB
Services Provided to and Received From Other District Courts	V-1	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table V-1—Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 184.42 KB
Services Provided by Visiting Judges in Cases Terminated, by Circuit	V-2	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table V-2—Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 147.66 KB
Weighted and Unweighted Filings per Authorized Judgeship	X-1A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table X-1A—Other Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 113.61 KB

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