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Judicial Caseload Indicators - Judicial Business 2012

**Judicial Caseload Indicators | 12–Month Periods Ending September 30**
Judicial Caseload	2003	2008	2011	2012	Percent Change Since 2003	Percent Change Since 2008	Percent Change Since 2011
U.S. Courts of Appeals¹
Appeals Filed	60,847	61,104	55,126	57,501	-5.5	-5.9	4.3
Appeals Terminated	56,396	59,096	57,357	57,570	2.1	-2.6	0.4
Appeals Pending	44,690	53,332	43,614²	43,545	-2.6	-18.4	-0.2
U.S. District Courts
Civil
Cases Filed	252,962	267,257	289,252	278,442	10.1	4.2	-3.7
Cases Terminated	253,015	234,571	303,158	271,572	7.3	15.8	-10.4
Cases Pending	257,476	294,122	267,495²	274,365	6.6	-6.7	2.6
Criminal (Includes Transfers)
Defendants Filed	92,714	92,355	102,931	94,121	1.5	1.9	-8.6
Defendant Terminations	85,626	91,817	101,454	97,728	14.1	6.4	-3.7
Defendants Pending	84,061	101,936	111,968	107,703	28.1	5.7	-3.8
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Cases Filed	1,661,996	1,042,806	1,467,221	1,261,140	-24.1	20.9	-14.0
Cases Terminated	1,568,087	975,296	1,461,896	1,304,429	-16.8	33.7	-10.8
Cases Pending	1,710,428	1,350,175	1,667,247²	1,623,916	-5.1	20.3	-2.6
Post-Conviction Supervision
Persons Under Supervision	110,621	120,676	129,780	132,340	19.6	9.7	2.0
Pretrial Services
Total Cases Activated	97,317	99,670	113,875	109,242	12.3	9.6	-4.1
Pretrial Services Cases Activated	95,492	98,244	112,969	108,273	13.4	10.2	-4.2
Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated	1,825	1,426	906	969	-46.9	-32.0	7.0
Total Released on Supervision	35,524	31,951	30,337	29,195	-17.8	-8.6	-3.8
Pretrial Supervision	33,681	30,653	29,004	27,829	-17.4	-9.2	-4.1
Diversion Supervision	1,843	1,298	1,333	1,366	-25.9	5.2	2.5
¹ Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ² Revised.