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Judicial Facts and Figures 2021

Last updated:

September 30, 2021

Judicial Facts and Figures is a set of tables containing historical caseload data for the federal Judiciary for fiscal years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2017 through 2021. This publication includes data on the U.S. courts of appeals, the U.S. district courts, and the U.S. bankruptcy courts.

U.S. Courts of Appeals
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending (Summary)	2.1	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 2.1—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 96.13 KB
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending (Details)	2.2	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 2.2—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 99.98 KB
Cases Filed, by Nature of Proceeding	2.3	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 2.3—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 82.76 KB
Pro Se Cases Filed, by Nature of Proceeding	2.4	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 2.4—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 101.83 KB
Type of Opinion or Order Filed in Cases Terminated on the Merits	2.5	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 2.5—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 99.01 KB
Judge Participation in Cases Terminated on the Merits	2.6	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 2.6—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 99.39 KB
Petitions for Rehearing and Applications for Interlocutory Appeals Terminated	2.7	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 2.7—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 80.61 KB

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	3.1	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 3.1—U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 64.96 KB
Cases Filed, by Source	3.2	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 3.2—U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 73.76 KB

U.S. District Courts–Civil
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Civil Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	4.1	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.1—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 91.98 KB
Civil Cases Terminated, by Action Taken	4.10	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.10—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 55.79 KB
Civil Cases Pending, by Length of Time	4.11	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.11—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 90.68 KB
Civil Consent Cases Terminated by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)	4.12	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.12—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 111.69 KB
Civil Cases Filed, by District	4.2	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.2—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 164.05 KB
Civil Cases Filed, by Origin	4.3	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.3—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 118.68 KB
Civil Cases Filed, by Nature of Suit	4.4	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.4—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 153.98 KB
Product Liability Cases Filed, by Nature of Suit	4.5	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.5—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 97.32 KB
Prisoner Petitions Filed, by Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit	4.6	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.6—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 126.02 KB
Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Cases Filed, by Jurisdiction	4.7	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.7—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 114.63 KB
Civil Cases Filed, by Jurisdiction	4.8	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.8—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 112.64 KB
Diversity of Citizenship Cases Filed, by Nature of Suit	4.9	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 4.9—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 117.20 KB

U.S. District Courts–Criminal
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Criminal Cases and Defendants Filed, Terminated, and Pending (Including Transfers)	5.1	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 5.1—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 98.00 KB
Criminal Cases Filed, by District (Including Transfers)	5.2	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 5.2—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 161.63 KB
Criminal Defendants Filed, by Offense	5.3	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 5.3—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 150.23 KB
Criminal Defendants Terminated, by Type of Disposition	5.4	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 5.4—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 97.19 KB

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Bankruptcy Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	7.1	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 7.1—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 89.79 KB
Voluntary and Involuntary Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code	7.2	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 7.2—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 45.36 KB
Business and Nonbusiness Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code	7.3	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 7.3—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 103.63 KB

U.S. District Courts–Combined Civil and Criminal
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Total Civil and Criminal Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending (Including Transfers)	6.1	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 6.1—U.S. District Courts–Combined Civil and Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 94.10 KB
Weighted and Unweighted Filings per Authorized Judgeship	6.2	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 6.2—U.S. District Courts–Combined Civil and Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 101.74 KB
Median Time From Filing to Termination for Civil Cases and Criminal Defendants	6.3	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 6.3—U.S. District Courts–Combined Civil and Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 57.13 KB
Civil and Criminal Trials Completed	6.4	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 6.4—U.S. District Courts–Combined Civil and Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 95.85 KB
Lengths of Civil and Criminal Trials Completed	6.5	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 6.5—U.S. District Courts–Combined Civil and Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 99.81 KB
Civil Cases and Criminal Defendants Terminated by Senior, Visiting, and Magistrate Judges	6.6	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 6.6—U.S. District Courts–Combined Civil and Criminal Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 64.00 KB

U.S. Federal Courts
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Judicial Officers in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Bankruptcy Courts	1.1	September 30, 2021	Judicial Facts and Figures	Download Table 1.1—U.S. Federal Courts Judicial Facts and Figures (September 30, 2021) pdf, 72.39 KB