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Judicial Caseload Indicators - Judicial Business 2017

Judicial Caseload Indicators
12-Month Periods Ending September 30, 2008, 2013, 2016, and 2017
Judicial Caseload 2008 2013 2016 2017 Percent Change Since 2008 Percent Change Since 2013 Percent Change Since 2016
U.S. Courts of Appeals1              
Cases Filed 61,104 56,475 60,357 50,506 -17.3 -10.6 -16.3
Cases Terminated 59,096 58,393 57,744 54,347 -8.0 -6.9 -5.9
Cases Pending 53,332 41,979 43,2412 39,400 -26.1 -6.1 -8.9
U.S. District Courts              
Civil              
Cases Filed 267,257 284,604 291,851 267,769 0.2 -5.9 -8.3
Cases Terminated 234,571 255,260 271,649 289,901 23.6 13.6 -6.7
Cases Pending 294,122 300,469 361,2632 339,131 15.3 12.9 -6.1
Criminal (Includes Transfers)              
Defendants Filed 92,355 91,266 77,357 77,018 -16.6 -15.6 -0.4
Defendant Terminations 91,817 91,506 77,493 75,337 -17.9 -17.7 -2.8
Defendants Pending 103,339 107,895 98,460 100,505 -2.7 -6.8 2.1
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts              
Cases Filed 1,042,806 1,107,699 805,580 790,830 -24.2 -28.6 -1.8
Cases Terminated 975,296 1,197,918 910,122 856,750 -12.2 -28.5 -5.9
Cases Pending 1,350,175 1,535,261 1,135,3232 1,069,373 -20.8 -30.3 -5.8
Post-Conviction Supervision              
Persons Under Supervision 120,676 131,869 137,410 134,731 11.6 2.2 -1.9
Pretrial Services              
Total Cases Activated 99,670 108,705 91,709 88,750 -11.0 -18.4 -3.2
Pretrial Services Cases Activated 98,244 108,002 91,111 88,255 -10.2 -18.3 -3.1
Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated 1,426 703 598 495 -65.3 -29.6 -17.2
Total Released on Supervision 31,951 28,664 23,592 23,186 -27.4 -19.1 -1.7
Pretrial Supervision 30,653 27,612 22,735 22,469 -26.7 -18.6 -1.2
Diversion Supervision 1,298 1,052 857 717 -44.8 -31.8 -16.3
1 Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
2 Revised.
Judicial Business 2017
  1. Judicial Business 2017
  2. Judicial Caseload Indicators
  3. Judicial Business 2017 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