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Judicial Caseload Indicators - Judicial Business 2016

Judicial Caseload Indicators
12-Month Periods Ending September 30
Judicial Caseload	2007	2012	2015	2016	Percent Change Since 2007	Percent Change Since 2012	Percent Change Since 2015
U.S. Courts of Appeals¹
Appeals Filed	58,410	57,501	52,698	60,357	3.3	5.0	14.5
Appeals Terminated	62,846	57,570	53,213	57,744	-8.1	0.3	8.5
Appeals Pending	51,063	43,588	40,662²	43,275	-15.3	-0.7	6.4
U.S. District Courts
Civil
Cases Filed	257,507	278,442	279,036	291,851	13.3	4.8	4.6
Cases Terminated	239,678	271,572	274,627	271,649	13.3	0.0	-1.1
Cases Pending	265,443	271,141	341,364²	361,566	36.2	33.3	5.9
Criminal (Includes Transfers)
Defendants Filed	89,306	94,121	80,069	77,357	-13.4	-17.8	-3.4
Defendant Terminations	88,471	97,728	81,227	77,493	-12.4	-20.7	-4.6
Defendants Pending	101,398	107,703	98,878	98,460	-2.9	-8.6	-0.4
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Cases Filed	801,269	1,261,140	860,182	805,580	0.5	-36.1	-6.3
Cases Terminated	864,588	1,304,429	989,872	910,122	5.3	-30.2	-8.1
Cases Pending	1,275,841	1,624,606²	1,269,304²	1,164,747	-8.7	-28.3	-8.2
Post-Conviction Supervision
Persons Under Supervision	116,221	132,340	135,468	137,410	18.2	3.8	1.4
Pretrial Services
Total Cases Activated	97,905	109,242	95,013	91,709	-6.3	-16.0	-3.5
Pretrial Services Cases Activated	96,259	108,273	94,276	91,111	-5.3	-15.9	-3.4
Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated	1,646	969	737	598	-63.7	-38.3	-18.9
Total Released on Supervision	32,879	29,195	24,547	23,592	-28.2	-19.2	-3.9
Pretrial Supervision	31,358	27,829	23,522	22,735	-27.5	-18.3	-3.3
Diversion Supervision	1,521	1,366	1,025	857	-43.7	-37.3	-16.4
¹ Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ² Revised.