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Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics 2018 Tables

Last updated onMarch 31, 2018

This report provides statistical information on the caseload of the Federal courts for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2018. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 604(a)(2), the report presents data on the work of the appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts and on the probation and pretrial services systems.

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U.S. Courts of Appeals
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending B March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table B—U.S. Courts of Appeals Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 12.81 KB)
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Nature of Proceeding B-1 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table B-1—U.S. Courts of Appeals Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 22.08 KB)
Decisions in Cases Terminated on the Merits, by Nature of Proceeding B-5 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table B-5—U.S. Courts of Appeals Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 14.9 KB)
Civil and Criminal Cases Filed, by Circuit and Nature of Suit or Offense B-7 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table B-7—U.S. Courts of Appeals Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 22.14 KB)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending B-8 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table B-8—U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 16.53 KB)
U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending BAP-1 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table BAP-1—U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 9.54 KB)
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code BAP-2 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table BAP-2—U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 15.73 KB)
U.S. District Courts–Civil
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Civil Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending C March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table C—U.S. District Courts–Civil Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 15.02 KB)
Civil Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Jurisdiction C-1 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table C-1—U.S. District Courts–Civil Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 13.68 KB)
Civil Cases Filed, by Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit C-2 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table C-2—U.S. District Courts–Civil Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 11.26 KB)
Civil Cases Filed, by Jurisdiction, Nature of Suit, and District C-3 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table C-3—U.S. District Courts–Civil Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 28.35 KB)
Civil Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and Action Taken C-4 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table C-4—U.S. District Courts–Civil Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 18.55 KB)
Median Time From Filing to Disposition of Civil Cases, by Action Taken C-5 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table C-5—U.S. District Courts–Civil Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 18.65 KB)
U.S. District Courts–Criminal
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Criminal Defendants Filed, Terminated, and Pending (Including Transfers) D March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table D—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 42.06 KB)
Criminal Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending (Including Transfers) D Cases March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table D Cases—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 20.36 KB)
Criminal Defendants Filed, Terminated, and Pending (Including Transfers), by Level of Offense D-1 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table D-1—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 49.77 KB)
Criminal Defendants Filed, by Offense D-2 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table D-2—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 18.04 KB)
Criminal Defendants Filed, by Offense and District D-3 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table D-3—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 21.67 KB)
Criminal Defendants Terminated, by Type of Disposition and Offense D-4 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table D-4—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 18.89 KB)
Federal Probation System
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Persons Received for and Removed From Post-Conviction Supervision E-1 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table E-1—Federal Probation System Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 49.91 KB)
Persons Under Post-Conviction Supervision E-2 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table E-2—Federal Probation System Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 41.45 KB)
Post-Conviction Supervision Cases Terminated With and Without Revocation, by Type E-7A March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table E-7A—Federal Probation System Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 41.92 KB)
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Bankruptcy Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending F March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table F—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 16.53 KB)
Business and Nonbusiness Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code F-2 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table F-2—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 21.05 KB)
Adversary Proceedings Filed, Terminated, and Pending F-8 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table F-8—U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 21.42 KB)
Federal Pretrial Services
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Cases Activated H-1 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table H-1—Federal Pretrial Services Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 18.45 KB)
Interviews and Types of Pretrial Services Reports H-2 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table H-2—Federal Pretrial Services Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 90.54 KB)
Defendants Received for and Under Pretrial Supervision H-7 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table H-7—Federal Pretrial Services Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 44.42 KB)
Cases Terminated, by Type of Disposition H-13 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table H-13—Federal Pretrial Services Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 19.52 KB)
U.S. District Courts–Grand and Petit Jurors
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Grand Juror Service J-1 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table J-1—U.S. District Courts–Grand and Petit Jurors Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 18.41 KB)
Petit Juror Service on Days Jurors Were Selected for Trial J-2 March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table J-2—U.S. District Courts–Grand and Petit Jurors Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 21.84 KB)
U.S. Federal Courts
Title Publication Table Number Reporting Period Publication Name
Work of the Federal Judiciary JCI March 31, 2018 Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics Download Table JCI—U.S. Federal Courts Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics (March 31, 2018) (xlsx, 18.95 KB)