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Judicial Caseload Indicators - Judicial Business 2016

Judicial Caseload Indicators
12-Month Periods Ending September 30
Judicial Caseload 2007 2012 2015 2016 Percent Change Since 2007 Percent Change Since 2012 Percent Change Since 2015
U.S. Courts of Appeals1              
Appeals Filed 58,410 57,501 52,698 60,357 3.3 5.0 14.5
Appeals Terminated 62,846 57,570 53,213 57,744 -8.1 0.3 8.5
Appeals Pending 51,063 43,588 40,6622 43,275 -15.3 -0.7 6.4
U.S. District Courts              
Civil              
Cases Filed 257,507 278,442 279,036 291,851 13.3 4.8 4.6
Cases Terminated 239,678 271,572 274,627 271,649 13.3 0.0 -1.1
Cases Pending 265,443 271,141 341,3642 361,566 36.2 33.3 5.9
Criminal (Includes Transfers)              
Defendants Filed 89,306 94,121 80,069 77,357 -13.4 -17.8 -3.4
Defendant Terminations 88,471 97,728 81,227 77,493 -12.4 -20.7 -4.6
Defendants Pending 101,398 107,703 98,878 98,460 -2.9 -8.6 -0.4
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts              
Cases Filed 801,269 1,261,140 860,182 805,580 0.5 -36.1 -6.3
Cases Terminated 864,588 1,304,429 989,872 910,122 5.3 -30.2 -8.1
Cases Pending 1,275,841 1,624,6062 1,269,3042 1,164,747 -8.7 -28.3 -8.2
Post-Conviction Supervision              
Persons Under Supervision 116,221 132,340 135,468 137,410 18.2 3.8 1.4
Pretrial Services              
Total Cases Activated 97,905 109,242 95,013 91,709 -6.3 -16.0 -3.5
Pretrial Services Cases Activated 96,259 108,273 94,276 91,111 -5.3 -15.9 -3.4
Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated 1,646 969 737 598 -63.7 -38.3 -18.9
Total Released on Supervision 32,879 29,195 24,547 23,592 -28.2 -19.2 -3.9
Pretrial Supervision 31,358 27,829 23,522 22,735 -27.5 -18.3 -3.3
Diversion Supervision 1,521 1,366 1,025 857 -43.7 -37.3 -16.4
1 Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
2 Revised.
Judicial Business 2016
  1. Judicial Business 2016
  2. Judicial Caseload Indicators
  3. Judicial Business 2016 Tables
  4. U.S. Courts of Appeals
  5. U.S. District Courts
  6. U.S. Magistrate Judges
  7. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
  8. U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
  9. Criminal Justice Act
  10. Post-Conviction Supervision
  11. Pretrial Services
  12. Complaints Against Judges
  13. Status of Article III Judgeships
  14. Status of Bankruptcy Judgeships
  15. Status of Magistrate Judge Positions and Appointments
  16. U.S. Court of International Trade
  17. U.S. Court of Federal Claims