Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Main Menu

Judicial Caseload Indicators — Judicial Business 2024

Judicial Caseload Indicators
12-Month Periods Ending September 30, 2015, 2020, 2023, and 2024
Judicial Caseload2015202020232024Percent Change Since 2015Percent Change Since 2020Percent Change Since 2023
U.S. Courts of Appeals1       
Cases Filed52,69848,19039,98739,788-24.5-17.4-0.5
Cases Terminated53,21348,30040,63640,086-24.7-17.0-1.4
Cases Pending40,80838,73132,03931,972-21.7-17.5-0.2
U.S. District Courts       
Civil       
Cases Filed279,036470,581339,731290,8964.3-38.2-14.4
Cases Terminated274,627271,256293,677396,63544.446.235.1
Cases Pending341,813556,366642,013536,76657.0-3.5-16.4
Criminal (Includes Transfers)       
Defendants Filed80,06973,87966,14769,802-12.8-5.55.5
Defendant Terminations81,22771,62572,37174,796-7.94.43.4
Defendants Pending98,878115,398117,056112,31013.6-2.7-4.1
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts       
Cases Filed860,182612,561433,658504,112-41.4-17.716.2
Cases Terminated989,872721,251455,846494,468-50.0-31.48.5
Cases Pending1,271,865906,738655,168664,827-47.7-26.71.5
Post-Conviction Supervision       
Persons Under Supervision135,468127,680122,824121,777-10.1-4.6-0.9
Pretrial Services       
Total Cases Activated295,01390,06971,56872,899-23.3-19.11.9
Pretrial Services Cases Activated94,27689,68571,29772,587-23.0-19.11.8
Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated737384271312-57.7-18.815.1
Total Released on Supervision24,54723,35721,50820,572-16.2-11.9-4.4
Pretrial Supervision23,52222,77921,11120,114-14.5-11.7-4.7
Diversion Supervision1,025578397458-55.3-20.815.4
1 Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
2 Includes cases opened within the districts and cases transferred into the districts.
Judicial Business 2024
  1. Judicial Business 2024
  2. Judicial Caseload Indicators
  3. Judicial Business 2024 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