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Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 396,652 402,585 396,939 390,229 398,462 374,791Terminations 404,873 411,916 400,065 364,310 364,233 369,842Pending 381,253 369,464 366,248 387,340 420,947 423,680
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.5 6.9 5.6 4.0 5.9
Number of Judgeships 678 677 677 677 677 677
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 937.3 982.1 797.9 719.6 855.7 508.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 585 595 586 576 589 554
Civil 421 428 423 418 441 414CriminalFelony 130 133 129 121 110 104SupervisedReleaseHearings 34 33 35 37 37 36
Pending Cases 562 546 541 572 622 626
Weighted Filings ² 485 505 516 542 540 520
Terminations 597 608 591 538 538 546
Trials Completed 20 20 20 19 18 17
MedianTimes
(Months)
FromFiling toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.5
Civil ² 8.0 7.3 6.8 8.5 8.4 8.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.4 24.7 25.3 25.7 26.8 26.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²44,44715.4
37,15913.6
35,81613.1
27,8509.4
30,2089.0
30,4328.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present forJury Selection 49.5 50.5 49.2 50.3 50.8 48.2Percent Not Selectedor Challenged 39.3 37.9 37.0 37.2 37.8 36.3
United States District Courts — National Judicial Caseload Profile
12Month Periods Ending
Total Civil 280,037ASocial Security 19,102BPersonal Injury/Product Liability 41,607CPrisoner Petitions 52,844DForfeitures and Penalties 1,620EReal Property 8,963FLabor Suits 19,047GContracts 26,506HTorts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) 28,268ICopyright, Patent, and Trademark 14,145JCivil Rights 37,015KAntitrust 618LAll Other Civil 30,302
Total Criminal¹ 70,001AMarijuana 3,145BAll Other Drugs 18,812CImmigration 20,693DFirearms and Explosives 7,628EFraud 8,106FViolent Offenses 2,370GSex Offenses 3,291HForgery and Counterfeiting 594ILarceny and Theft 1,665JJustice System Offenses 814KRegulatory Offenses 960LAll Other Criminal 1,923
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, whereas filings "by nature of offense" do not.
Visited 10/27/2015
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,147 3,249 2,868 2,686 2,747 2,554Terminations 3,207 3,064 3,110 2,968 2,639 2,620Pending 4,456 4,615 3,666 3,297 3,365 3,276
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 18.8 21.4 10.9 4.9 7.0
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 41.9 33.2 16.1 20.6 38.7 13.4
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 210 217 191 179 183 170
Civil 163 168 150 138 148 146CriminalFelony 37 35 31 30 28 15SupervisedReleaseHearings 10 13 11 11 8 9
Pending Cases 297 308 244 220 224 218
Weighted Filings ² 265 243 240 217 235 221
Terminations 214 204 207 198 176 175
Trials Completed 10 11 9 9 6 7
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.4 11.4 12.9 14.2 12.0 11.9
Civil ² 8.3 6.6 9.2 9.0 7.6 8.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 40.0 38.2 32.3 40.3 39.8 45.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²42716.1
47617.1
47018.1
39217.2
38916.0
36815.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 122.8 66.3 73.8 82.8 71.5 49.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 66.7 58.8 52.9 55.1 47.5 42.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
68
90
87
93
87
87
89
90
92
68
29
72
84
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,191 31 9 309 12 34 151 174 150 75 497 10 739
Criminal ¹ 228 4 74 5 32 39 15 15 8 4 17 15
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
MAINEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 901 798 802 751 768 844Terminations 884 846 729 734 721 862Pending 575 527 600 585 630 608
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.3 5.8 5.2 12.4 9.9
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 2.0 12.0 3.1 0.0 9.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 300 266 267 250 256 281
Civil 213 174 150 152 166 180CriminalFelony 64 68 97 78 68 70SupervisedReleaseHearings 24 24 21 21 22 32
Pending Cases 192 176 200 195 210 203
Weighted Filings ² 259 249 268 243 243 280
Terminations 295 282 243 245 240 287
Trials Completed 18 19 18 19 21 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.7 8.5 7.0 10.5 9.3 9.8
Civil ² 6.5 7.4 8.4 7.5 8.2 7.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3.8
3.9
61.9
41.1
61.4
82.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 56.7 77.0 35.1 57.0 52.5 45.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 21.5 28.6 21.3 20.5 20.6 22.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
10 1
84 3
81 3
56 2
43 1
90 4
82 3
85 4
41 1
52 3
18 1
5 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 540 94 23 64 5 9 36 73 49 7 141 1 38
Criminal ¹ 209 1 96 6 30 25 15 20 2 6 1 4 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
MASSACHUSETTSU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,588 3,909 3,555 4,064 5,682 6,006Terminations 3,466 3,705 3,732 3,580 3,597 3,905Pending 3,798 3,984 3,772 4,284 6,349 8,444
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 67.4 53.6 68.9 47.8 5.7
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 6.8 21.6 17.9 32.7 13.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 276 301 273 313 437 462
Civil 220 231 219 253 385 405CriminalFelony 39 50 36 42 32 35SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 19 18 18 20 22
Pending Cases 292 306 290 330 488 650
Weighted Filings ² 294 322 319 313 381 370
Terminations 267 285 287 275 277 300
Trials Completed 14 15 12 13 10 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 16.7 15.4 14.5 16.1 16.2 15.6
Civil ² 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.4 9.2 10.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 32.5 31.1 28.2 32.4 27.9 26.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1796.0
1886.1
1826.1
2005.7
2734.9
2843.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 53.9 51.1 52.7 63.2 65.0 81.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 33.7 31.1 32.7 36.2 37.4 39.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
20 3
48 1
30 1
87 5
63 4
15 1
64 1
84 3
69 2
84 5
56 3
32 1
24 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,260 147 2,636 256 9 145 261 393 374 150 420 4 465
Criminal ¹ 449 3 139 54 43 89 20 33 2 16 9 6 35
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
NEW HAMPSHIREU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 744 906 778 746 746 805Terminations 787 772 853 796 783 815Pending 607 744 674 638 607 606
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.2 11.1 3.5 7.9 7.9
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.4 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 248 302 259 249 249 268
Civil 157 219 180 185 172 175CriminalFelony 74 68 61 43 56 65SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 16 19 21 21 28
Pending Cases 202 248 225 213 202 202
Weighted Filings ² 241 283 252 241 225 246
Terminations 262 257 284 265 261 272
Trials Completed 11 14 13 12 16 10
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.9 10.2 11.3 10.1 9.1 7.6
Civil ² 6.9 7.8 9.3 8.4 8.9 8.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.6 19.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²7
1.8101.8
91.8
101.9
132.7
296.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.0 49.4 45.3 16.8 53.3 45.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 24.4 33.9 29.7 39.2 33.8 24.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
14 2
86 4
83 5
63 3
54 2
91 5
86 4
87 5
86 4
25 1
29 2
53 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 526 80 9 102 21 46 24 58 43 16 69 58
Criminal ¹ 195 7 57 34 24 35 12 14 7 1 2 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
RHODE ISLANDU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,399 1,016 1,193 1,275 956 685Terminations 850 935 849 1,387 2,151 1,580Pending 2,827 2,908 3,092 2,977 1,783 896
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 51.0 32.6 42.6 46.3 28.3
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 10.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 466 339 398 425 319 228
Civil 398 260 325 355 244 180CriminalFelony 63 72 67 58 64 36SupervisedReleaseHearings 5 6 6 12 11 12
Pending Cases 942 969 1,031 992 594 299
Weighted Filings ² 311 279 296 283 271 234
Terminations 283 312 283 462 717 527
Trials Completed 10 13 9 10 7 9
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.7 8.2 8.3 6.8 7.9 9.6
Civil ² 11.5 15.5 12.0 27.9 25.2 25.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 31.0 28.2 27.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²26810.7
68927.0
1,09337.3
1,23943.9
64739.8
18724.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.8 48.7 52.8 58.5 100.6 69.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 38.2 31.6 43.6 29.7 65.9 43.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
89 5
88 5
81 3
86 4
81 5
77 3
87 5
37 1
89 5
49 2
92 5
89 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 541 58 9 56 6 54 59 78 43 15 97 2 64
Criminal ¹ 108 46 8 14 16 4 11 2 4 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
PUERTO RICOU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,578 3,328 2,973 2,814 3,118 2,749Terminations 2,310 2,576 3,102 2,886 2,961 2,786Pending 2,976 3,726 3,551 3,432 3,566 3,522
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.6 17.4 7.5 2.3 11.8
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 11.0 12.0 8.1 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 368 475 425 402 445 393
Civil 184 186 170 151 137 185CriminalFelony 168 275 240 232 285 182SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 15 15 18 23 26
Pending Cases 425 532 507 490 509 503
Weighted Filings ² 352 463 418 403 431 350
Terminations 330 368 443 412 423 398
Trials Completed 17 16 16 17 14 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.7 10.8 12.7 11.7 11.3 12.6
Civil ² 11.5 10.9 11.3 12.7 13.2 12.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.4 35.8 21.5 27.3 22.0 27.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²523.7
644.2
473.3
755.3
1058.0
1066.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 2.7 4.6 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 97.5 109.0 93.5 142.4 128.4 81.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 57.1 57.4 55.4 66.4 65.4 48.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
79 4
67 2
80 2
9 1
58 3
35 2
68 2
70 2
82 3
74 4
80 4
35 2
56 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,293 33 11 70 34 452 73 94 171 15 208 4 128
Criminal ¹ 1,269 32 417 80 398 72 60 74 65 17 18 36
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
CONNECTICUTU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,764 2,692 2,665 2,441 2,491 2,575Terminations 2,717 2,490 2,562 2,550 2,540 2,605Pending 2,996 3,175 3,259 3,130 3,070 3,027
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.8 4.3 3.4 5.5 3.4
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 7.0 8.9 7.8 4.7
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 346 337 333 305 311 322
Civil 279 275 250 235 253 267CriminalFelony 53 50 70 51 42 35SupervisedReleaseHearings 14 11 12 20 16 19
Pending Cases 375 397 407 391 384 378
Weighted Filings ² 366 364 369 320 343 349
Terminations 340 311 320 319 318 326
Trials Completed 11 13 14 15 15 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.4 11.9 12.9 12.6 13.4 16.3
Civil ² 7.3 8.1 9.1 10.6 9.7 9.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 28.0 35.6 34.9 41.3 39.2 41.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2068.9
1757.1
2048.4
2289.6
2389.9
2098.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 2.1 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 59.8 86.8 77.4 67.4 59.5 62.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 30.6 38.8 36.2 18.1 10.8 14.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
24 3
82 5
63 5
87 6
68 6
65 5
70 5
79 5
48 4
86 4
52 3
69 4
63 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,138 189 78 313 34 33 159 230 211 71 500 4 316
Criminal ¹ 281 1 102 1 45 69 19 8 1 8 4 11 12
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
NEW YORK NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,412 2,283 2,714 2,294 2,426 2,426Terminations 2,180 2,390 2,560 2,535 2,660 2,555Pending 3,223 3,086 3,260 3,055 2,837 2,711
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 0.6 6.3 10.6 5.8
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 8.9 0.0 0.0 12.0 4.7
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 482 457 543 459 485 485
Civil 308 316 379 330 362 379CriminalFelony 141 108 128 85 77 62SupervisedReleaseHearings 34 33 36 44 46 45
Pending Cases 645 617 652 611 567 542
Weighted Filings ² 428 422 456 402 417 397
Terminations 436 478 512 507 532 511
Trials Completed 24 40 28 25 22 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.5 9.6 12.4 12.2 12.8 12.4
Civil ² 12.2 10.9 11.2 11.9 10.5 11.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 39.0 48.1 38.3 38.3 36.5 41.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²22911.1
1788.9
1657.3
1687.9
1738.4
1728.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 32.3 32.3 30.7 31.3 31.9 32.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 15.0 21.9 22.3 19.7 21.1 24.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
39 5
43 3
36 4
65 3
23 2
29 4
53 4
42 3
41 2
72 2
72 6
68 3
62 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,893 425 40 506 22 147 83 121 92 22 307 1 127
Criminal ¹ 308 18 100 78 16 32 10 34 2 5 4 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
NEW YORK EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 7,690 8,089 8,051 8,266 9,141 8,681Terminations 7,718 7,733 8,008 7,702 7,843 8,738Pending 10,743 11,049 11,050 11,592 12,854 12,649
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 12.9 7.3 7.8 5.0 5.0
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 17.7 23.0 8.1 5.5 28.1
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 513 539 537 551 609 579
Civil 410 422 442 464 530 500CriminalFelony 80 94 72 59 54 49SupervisedReleaseHearings 23 24 23 28 26 29
Pending Cases 716 737 737 773 857 843
Weighted Filings ² 538 584 603 591 696 665
Terminations 515 516 534 513 523 583
Trials Completed 20 21 22 18 17 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 18.2 15.8 15.3 19.0 22.3 21.9
Civil ² 9.2 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.6 9.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.0 30.7 30.3 31.4 32.4 31.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1,17215.5
1,17215.3
1,14614.8
1,18714.3
1,23612.6
1,22412.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 95.4 105.8 101.8 98.4 116.4 113.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.8 38.9 37.8 40.9 39.4 38.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
63 6
25 2
14 1
77 4
50 4
9 2
10 1
23 2
41 2
94 6
50 2
50 2
75 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 7,498 348 298 544 30 145 1,125 806 693 263 1,677 36 1,533
Criminal ¹ 739 14 235 69 67 188 37 40 3 15 11 18 42
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
Visited 10/27/2015
NEW YORK SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 12,693 12,108 13,026 11,753 12,179 13,013Terminations 13,195 20,867 12,045 12,000 12,263 13,703Pending 27,734 19,734 19,877 18,774 18,545 18,069
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.5 7.5 0.1 10.7 6.8
Number of Judgeships 28 28 28 28 28 28
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 23.6 75.5 71.9 57.8 8.7 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 453 432 465 420 435 465
Civil 370 347 382 333 362 401CriminalFelony 61 64 62 62 49 43SupervisedReleaseHearings 23 22 22 25 23 21
Pending Cases 991 705 710 671 662 645
Weighted Filings ² 492 486 536 469 479 499
Terminations 471 745 430 429 438 489
Trials Completed 9 9 14 14 16 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.7 13.9 14.9 15.9 15.1 16.3
Civil ² 7.8 38.5 7.8 8.3 8.1 8.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 34.0 31.1 28.2 26.6 32.1 30.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²9,78843.2
3,79626.1
4,23928.9
3,45625.7
3,45425.4
2,71620.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 81.9 84.0 73.3 89.1 87.5 75.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 58.3 51.8 57.0 60.0 56.1 55.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
16 2
46 4
31 3
81 5
65 5
17 3
31 3
48 4
62 5
86 4
42 1
46 1
88 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 11,223 460 1,090 1,517 21 98 1,485 1,336 809 799 2,309 44 1,255
Criminal ¹ 1,180 7 544 51 151 239 51 30 5 44 24 13 21
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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NEW YORK WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,098 3,048 2,931 3,166 2,846 3,072Terminations 3,184 3,140 3,063 3,067 2,953 2,863Pending 3,842 3,735 3,608 3,678 3,576 3,784
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 0.8 0.8 4.8 3.0 7.9
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 12.0 6.5 5.4 9.6
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 775 762 733 792 712 768
Civil 455 441 446 508 455 498CriminalFelony 201 210 173 146 110 129SupervisedReleaseHearings 119 112 114 138 147 142
Pending Cases 961 934 902 920 894 946
Weighted Filings ² 661 622 601 631 528 568
Terminations 796 785 766 767 738 716
Trials Completed 14 10 7 11 13 10
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.5 8.7 11.0 8.9 16.4 13.7
Civil ² 8.9 7.8 9.4 8.0 10.2 10.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 55.0 67.8 57.9 79.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²41916.3
40817.2
38116.5
37315.4
36014.6
38014.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 63.0 54.8 70.4 59.8 65.2 56.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 41.0 26.0 41.8 34.0 42.0 40.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
14 1
8 1
16 2
19 1
2 1
6 1
23 2
10 1
86 6
77 3
62 4
73 5
79 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,990 615 79 391 46 31 85 117 86 39 219 1 281
Criminal ¹ 512 6 204 64 61 84 19 33 7 6 13 7 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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VERMONTU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 607 605 555 621 548 552Terminations 559 516 634 665 559 525Pending 593 672 607 570 559 584
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 9.1 8.8 0.5 11.1 0.7
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 304 303 278 311 274 276
Civil 153 176 147 167 137 149CriminalFelony 126 105 112 117 114 96SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 22 19 28 24 32
Pending Cases 297 336 304 285 280 292
Weighted Filings ² 273 282 287 290 256 254
Terminations 280 258 317 333 280 263
Trials Completed 11 24 29 26 27 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.8 12.8 12.9 11.2 10.9 11.7
Civil ² 8.7 8.5 9.7 8.8 9.8 10.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²288.8
246.7
185.8
238.0
269.4
258.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.8 36.9 43.3 83.8 42.4 48.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 60.0 39.1 38.9 50.5 43.4 29.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
35 4
85 6
86 6
31 2
43 3
79 6
85 6
88 6
34 1
66 1
71 5
61 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 298 73 12 32 8 12 11 32 38 7 41 32
Criminal ¹ 191 1 121 13 10 20 6 11 2 3 1 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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DELAWAREU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,289 1,413 1,774 2,361 2,025 1,522Terminations 1,149 1,176 1,528 1,565 2,220 2,143Pending 1,646 1,883 2,120 2,907 2,709 2,090
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 18.1 7.7 14.2 35.5 24.8
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.1 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 322 353 444 590 506 381
Civil 288 314 407 550 471 358CriminalFelony 28 32 25 34 29 15SupervisedReleaseHearings 6 8 11 7 7 8
Pending Cases 412 471 530 727 677 523
Weighted Filings ² 548 615 1,077 1,812 1,525 986
Terminations 287 294 382 391 555 536
Trials Completed 23 19 25 18 19 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.1 7.5 9.0 8.9 9.7 12.0
Civil ² 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.0 8.6 10.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.0 26.8 29.6 29.4 28.5 34.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²21314.4
24814.4
22411.4
2629.7
27711.0
28714.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 57.7 48.4 43.9 47.7 43.2 61.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 41.2 30.3 33.7 30.4 29.7 42.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
88 6
71 4
43 4
93 6
88 6
31 4
3 1
34 3
28 3
70 4
66 5
60 3
82 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,433 43 17 159 3 5 29 94 40 800 122 6 115
Criminal ¹ 59 2 14 7 8 18 2 4 2 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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NEW JERSEYU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 8,187 8,735 9,481 9,448 9,880 10,435Terminations 8,474 8,456 9,198 8,591 9,238 9,684Pending 6,731 7,131 7,558 8,543 9,260 10,041
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 27.5 19.5 10.1 10.4 5.6
Number of Judgeships 17 17 17 17 17 17
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.6 22.8 15.9 0.0 4.9 17.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 482 514 558 556 581 614
Civil 423 449 496 496 524 565CriminalFelony 47 52 51 47 46 38SupervisedReleaseHearings 11 13 11 13 12 11
Pending Cases 396 419 445 503 545 591
Weighted Filings ² 501 544 573 565 607 704
Terminations 498 497 541 505 543 570
Trials Completed 11 12 10 9 8 8
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.1 13.1 11.5 11.9 11.7 10.6
Civil ² 6.7 6.0 6.1 6.1 7.7 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 40.5 42.9 35.1 37.2 37.5 41.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2895.1
3115.1
3164.8
3735.0
4555.5
5656.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 70.5 58.6 51.2 67.9 79.2 56.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 42.1 28.4 28.2 28.9 33.6 42.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
21 1
18 1
8 1
83 3
83 4
22 2
8 2
25 2
90 6
61 2
21 3
69 5
49 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 9,608 299 1,437 1,184 17 198 546 1,542 709 908 1,203 20 1,545
Criminal ¹ 644 5 184 27 76 172 60 28 3 25 8 19 37
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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PENNSYLVANIA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 54,140 48,942 37,983 11,723 12,080 10,596Terminations 68,591 61,608 46,553 16,714 12,198 13,333Pending 40,553 25,901 16,726 11,415 11,326 8,592
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 80.4 78.3 72.1 9.6 12.3
Number of Judgeships 22 22 22 22 22 22
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 27.8 45.3 73.3 66.8 41.5
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 2,461 2,225 1,727 533 549 482
Civil 2,399 2,164 1,668 476 501 431CriminalFelony 47 46 43 40 32 33SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 15 16 17 16 18
Pending Cases 1,843 1,177 760 519 515 391
Weighted Filings ² 375 420 403 411 407 393
Terminations 3,118 2,800 2,116 760 554 606
Trials Completed 20 15 15 17 12 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.7 13.7 15.7 14.9 16.1 14.5
Civil ² 8.0 3.1 1.5 15.1 4.0 5.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.8 20.2 20.0 19.2 21.6 24.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²8,19521.1
5,96524.6
3,72024.7
7868.0
2,26923.0
1,33118.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 70.8 74.5 55.2 80.3 76.8 61.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 37.0 37.6 23.3 37.6 42.1 30.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
81 5
44 3
28 3
90 5
71 1
62 5
55 4
19 1
69 5
82 5
6 1
27 1
87 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 9,473 448 2,538 1,221 6 88 443 886 891 302 1,506 54 1,090
Criminal ¹ 723 2 194 54 90 180 59 50 10 22 14 9 39
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,502 3,354 3,082 3,800 3,221 3,126Terminations 3,345 3,271 3,103 3,129 3,609 3,169Pending 3,076 3,147 3,115 3,793 3,386 3,310
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 10.7 6.8 1.4 17.7 2.9
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 26.3 36.0 27.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 584 559 514 633 537 521
Civil 463 446 422 545 443 436CriminalFelony 105 94 75 71 75 70SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 20 17 18 19 16
Pending Cases 513 525 519 632 564 552
Weighted Filings ² 547 522 471 572 496 498
Terminations 558 545 517 522 602 528
Trials Completed 30 25 25 27 26 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.4 12.0 12.7 13.1 12.4 11.9
Civil ² 5.7 6.4 7.7 7.1 9.3 9.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.5 31.4 29.6 30.2 28.2 33.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1084.9
2049.1
2149.3
2177.2
1576.0
1937.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 17.0 67.4 28.1 37.0 20.9 34.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.4 42.3 37.5 30.5 34.6 31.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
49 4
35 2
26 2
56 1
76 2
28 3
32 3
36 4
18 1
68 3
50 4
57 2
57 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,614 292 34 989 14 91 95 187 178 52 448 6 228
Criminal ¹ 416 2 199 38 22 69 21 20 7 8 5 4 21
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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PENNSYLVANIA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,097 3,084 3,160 3,313 3,336 3,307Terminations 3,128 3,116 3,263 3,326 3,409 3,403Pending 2,872 2,866 2,782 2,771 2,704 2,616
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.8 7.2 4.7 0.2 0.9
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 19.8 7.1 2.2 31.4 36.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 310 308 316 331 334 331
Civil 250 247 244 270 266 259CriminalFelony 52 50 59 51 54 57SupervisedReleaseHearings 8 11 13 11 14 15
Pending Cases 287 287 278 277 270 262
Weighted Filings ² 308 301 323 324 315 322
Terminations 313 312 326 333 341 340
Trials Completed 19 20 18 20 21 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.9 17.5 13.4 13.0 12.5 14.8
Civil ² 6.6 6.7 7.3 6.2 7.3 6.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 32.7 28.9 34.4 34.0 26.8 35.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²653.1
703.3
964.7
944.6
784.0
804.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.2 47.4 34.8 57.9 54.9 49.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 29.8 38.3 27.8 43.3 43.6 36.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
42 3
81 5
65 5
72 2
79 3
86 6
78 5
78 5
28 3
83 6
11 2
61 4
33 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,591 253 50 758 22 56 191 288 102 48 545 7 271
Criminal ¹ 562 2 275 16 46 107 17 32 6 15 6 6 34
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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VIRGIN ISLANDSU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 428 454 373 339 328 329Terminations 614 491 473 359 349 324Pending 1,312 1,323 1,279 1,254 1,231 1,224
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 23.1 27.5 11.8 2.9 0.3
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 214 227 187 170 164 165
Civil 145 155 131 122 107 118CriminalFelony 66 65 51 42 54 37SupervisedReleaseHearings 3 7 5 6 3 11
Pending Cases 656 662 640 627 616 612
Weighted Filings ²
Terminations 307 246 237 180 175 162
Trials Completed 29 30 31 29 21 21
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.2 15.6 15.9 9.8 7.8 7.7
Civil ² 30.7 17.5 15.9 17.8 14.6 13.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 40.0 35.9 23.2 35.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²18231.2
12922.9
12324.4
10922.1
10925.1
12127.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 89.7 89.5 90.7 67.8 39.4 64.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 52.8 46.3 44.8 30.8 13.8 28.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
37 2
92 6
90 6
85 4
83 4
21 1
92 6
24 2
26 1
88 6
91 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 235 4 9 67 9 26 43 46 3 28
Criminal ¹ 73 5 18 7 19 6 5 7 2 2 1 1
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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MARYLANDU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,596 4,945 5,107 4,815 5,236 4,865Terminations 4,410 4,856 5,133 5,151 4,903 5,071Pending 4,589 4,662 4,634 4,291 4,637 4,370
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.9 1.6 4.7 1.0 7.1
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 19.6 17.6 12.7 1.7 13.4 8.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 460 495 511 482 524 487
Civil 360 378 402 385 421 394CriminalFelony 87 102 94 80 83 75SupervisedReleaseHearings 14 14 16 17 20 18
Pending Cases 459 466 463 429 464 437
Weighted Filings ² 470 494 514 484 542 513
Terminations 441 486 513 515 490 507
Trials Completed 26 23 23 21 17 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.4 10.8 12.4 12.9 10.6 12.0
Civil ² 7.4 8.1 6.5 7.8 7.5 7.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 30.0 31.4 29.1 32.9 33.3 26.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²48614.8
1936.1
1735.3
1575.2
1404.2
1484.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 52.2 49.9 47.0 45.8 43.2 50.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 27.3 32.0 26.8 30.1 30.9 30.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
69 8
42 4
33 4
51 8
71 9
53 5
30 3
43 3
41 4
70 8
19 2
33 6
36 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,935 276 51 852 60 137 449 390 393 308 516 503
Criminal ¹ 747 13 289 38 114 143 37 40 2 14 6 21 30
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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NORTH CAROLINA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,425 2,657 3,074 3,078 2,659 2,727Terminations 2,216 2,389 2,698 3,109 2,975 2,835Pending 2,542 2,755 3,095 3,116 2,820 2,639
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 12.5 2.6 11.3 11.4 2.6
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 606 664 769 770 665 682
Civil 353 427 510 548 492 490CriminalFelony 203 200 219 173 127 149SupervisedReleaseHearings 51 37 39 49 46 43
Pending Cases 636 689 774 779 705 660
Weighted Filings ² 597 632 697 705 585 616
Terminations 554 597 675 777 744 709
Trials Completed 36 25 53 58 36 40
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.3 8.4 8.7 9.3 9.5 8.3
Civil ² 8.8 8.4 8.6 8.9 9.0 7.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 50.0 19.5 44.8 27.3 26.8 22.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1297.5
19410.2
25511.9
29513.1
34716.1
31316.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 38.4 45.8 37.7 38.2 45.4 26.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 25.1 37.8 35.5 29.3 41.1 17.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
28 2
13 2
17 2
13 1
27 4
14 3
15 2
11 2
4 1
32 5
27 3
19 5
85 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,961 225 27 715 217 24 52 164 107 36 196 198
Criminal ¹ 594 10 268 26 105 56 45 28 2 20 2 14 18
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,675 1,601 1,889 1,909 1,813 1,801Terminations 1,582 1,603 1,456 1,615 2,107 1,981Pending 1,590 1,570 1,970 2,250 1,962 1,756
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 7.5 12.5 4.7 5.7 0.7
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 419 400 472 477 453 450
Civil 265 255 328 317 297 266CriminalFelony 120 112 115 131 129 149SupervisedReleaseHearings 35 34 30 30 28 36
Pending Cases 398 393 493 563 491 439
Weighted Filings ² 389 353 404 397 392 401
Terminations 396 401 364 404 527 495
Trials Completed 25 20 16 20 17 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.8 8.8 7.2 6.6 6.8 6.1
Civil ² 8.4 9.2 9.3 11.4 11.0 11.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²454.6
444.2
684.6
975.7
1006.9
15712.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 73.7 16.0 75.5 69.4 44.2 42.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 59.7 50.3 45.2 54.8 40.7 24.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
41 3
55 5
64 7
13 1
40 6
52 4
49 6
47 4
48 6
13 2
76 7
77 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,065 90 17 496 21 16 40 107 41 40 130 2 65
Criminal ¹ 591 15 219 37 191 35 35 35 12 4 2 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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NORTH CAROLINA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,743 1,997 2,278 2,467 1,995 1,942Terminations 1,725 1,793 1,983 2,207 2,334 2,197Pending 1,510 1,700 2,034 2,294 1,945 1,676
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 11.4 2.8 14.7 21.3 2.7
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 9.9 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 349 399 456 493 399 388
Civil 212 242 257 304 241 217CriminalFelony 104 114 152 143 105 113SupervisedReleaseHearings 33 44 47 46 53 58
Pending Cases 302 340 407 459 389 335
Weighted Filings ² 313 385 413 454 338 345
Terminations 345 359 397 441 467 439
Trials Completed 27 24 21 24 20 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.7 13.4 12.7 15.4 15.4 15.6
Civil ² 6.2 7.4 8.8 8.1 9.4 8.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.0 22.6 24.9 24.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²344.0
413.9
403.5
342.7
363.2
383.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 51.1 31.2 27.5 30.5 30.7 34.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 44.9 24.5 25.8 24.2 17.5 22.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
48 6
69 9
74 9
22 4
18 2
70 6
71 8
59 8
41 4
84 9
36 4
29 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,087 182 24 258 10 13 58 141 54 46 161 140
Criminal ¹ 566 9 198 57 107 78 27 33 5 5 2 3 42
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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SOUTH CAROLINAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,169 4,838 5,031 4,897 5,673 5,992Terminations 5,432 5,095 4,931 5,053 4,786 4,632Pending 4,581 4,317 4,415 4,353 5,262 6,630
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.9 23.9 19.1 22.4 5.6
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 30.1 14.3 11.1 5.4 19.9 19.4
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 517 484 503 490 567 599
Civil 354 348 365 366 452 488CriminalFelony 137 108 111 93 85 85SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 28 27 32 31 26
Pending Cases 458 432 442 435 526 663
Weighted Filings ² 460 450 482 439 417 484
Terminations 543 510 493 505 479 463
Trials Completed 37 32 29 21 19 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.7 10.1 8.7 9.9 9.9 9.6
Civil ² 10.4 9.2 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.0 22.1 21.9 23.4 33.5 28.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²902.9
1524.8
2387.2
2989.1
3237.6
3295.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 51.0 42.5 45.7 51.4 45.0 50.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 18.8 11.7 21.1 14.7 18.1 18.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
21 1
21 3
19 3
39 5
58 8
13 2
35 4
52 5
55 7
49 7
46 5
39 7
47 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,881 319 1,591 1,267 11 34 352 391 294 46 388 1 187
Criminal ¹ 844 6 251 102 105 213 14 28 44 30 7 15 29
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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VIRGINIA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,276 5,426 5,219 5,113 5,039 4,915Terminations 5,042 5,299 5,253 4,931 4,923 4,570Pending 3,305 3,403 3,325 3,410 3,392 3,230
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.8 9.4 5.8 3.9 2.5
Number of Judgeships 11 11 11 11 11 11
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 480 493 474 465 458 447
Civil 300 312 300 308 311 318CriminalFelony 134 127 128 109 104 85SupervisedReleaseHearings 46 54 47 48 43 44
Pending Cases 300 309 302 310 308 294
Weighted Filings ² 474 486 473 514 456 470
Terminations 458 482 478 448 448 415
Trials Completed 34 33 30 23 26 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.3
Civil ² 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 11.4 11.6 12.6 10.8 11.3 10.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²502.7
663.4
784.1
241.2
321.5
622.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 39.0 52.7 53.2 58.8 50.5 52.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 35.3 42.9 38.8 49.9 39.5 39.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
46 5
56 6
50 5
39 5
25 3
78 9
37 5
62 9
18 3
7 1
5 1
1 1
12 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,498 92 35 1,076 7 83 260 377 315 383 417 14 439
Criminal ¹ 928 2 239 126 126 192 35 71 13 32 13 25 54
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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VIRGINIA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,590 1,679 1,804 1,898 1,781 1,675Terminations 1,673 1,657 1,744 1,759 1,817 1,766Pending 1,224 1,249 1,226 1,384 1,324 1,220
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.3 0.2 7.2 11.7 6.0
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 398 420 451 475 445 419
Civil 287 288 298 329 298 296CriminalFelony 81 103 121 112 108 84SupervisedReleaseHearings 29 29 32 34 40 40
Pending Cases 306 312 307 346 331 305
Weighted Filings ² 339 367 385 393 365 343
Terminations 418 414 436 440 454 442
Trials Completed 47 43 40 46 44 33
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.5 7.0 7.6 8.5 7.7 9.4
Civil ² 8.2 8.6 8.5 7.1 9.4 10.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 12.5 15.4 11.7 14.1 19.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²121.8
121.8
121.9
172.2
182.4
172.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.1 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.4 43.1 32.5 38.8 35.6 39.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 11.9 29.9 6.3 7.7 9.7 20.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
65 7
62 8
54 6
41 7
33 5
75 8
72 9
58 7
9 2
44 6
58 6
8 3
9 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,183 122 10 642 12 20 33 64 85 14 106 75
Criminal ¹ 334 166 13 33 59 7 15 19 6 2 14
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,074 1,157 1,207 1,202 1,334 1,315Terminations 1,087 1,192 1,111 1,195 1,217 1,379Pending 822 790 886 891 1,004 940
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 22.4 13.7 8.9 9.4 1.4
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 358 386 402 401 445 438
Civil 196 209 217 228 227 225CriminalFelony 108 124 136 101 152 143SupervisedReleaseHearings 54 52 49 72 65 70
Pending Cases 274 263 295 297 335 313
Weighted Filings ² 298 329 360 392 376 370
Terminations 362 397 370 398 406 460
Trials Completed 15 18 16 21 18 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.3 5.8 6.8
Civil ² 9.4 9.1 8.8 8.3 9.2 11.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 17.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²152.7
153.1
122.3
101.6
81.2
101.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.2 53.1 40.9 47.7 46.2 41.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 23.3 31.6 25.6 26.4 29.2 36.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
43 4
59 7
71 8
16 3
12 1
73 7
64 7
54 6
55 7
19 4
77 8
5 2
3 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 676 64 19 250 7 23 29 89 62 16 51 66
Criminal ¹ 429 13 288 9 38 26 13 23 2 8 3 3 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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WEST VIRGINIA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,117 1,544 3,520 24,555 37,875 21,115Terminations 1,448 1,730 2,160 1,412 2,295 11,668Pending 2,377 2,181 7,127 27,456 63,062 72,541
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 897.4 1,267.6 499.9 14.0 44.3
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 423 309 704 4,911 7,575 4,223
Civil 345 210 622 4,821 7,473 4,140CriminalFelony 57 77 59 61 68 55SupervisedReleaseHearings 21 22 24 29 34 29
Pending Cases 475 436 1,425 5,491 12,612 14,508
Weighted Filings ² 328 268 349 2,886 4,584 2,689
Terminations 290 346 432 282 459 2,334
Trials Completed 17 14 12 14 15 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.1 8.0 7.5 6.7 6.4 6.5
Civil ² 9.4 10.5 16.0 7.5 5.5 15.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 18.0 19.2 21.1 17.7 27.3 21.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²542.5
1015.4
3,70153.9
9263.4
1,0411.7
3,1394.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 35.8 29.5 31.6 32.5 28.9 39.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 8.6 3.1 5.9 9.7 13.5 0.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
92 9
1 1
1 1
75 9
50 7
1 1
1 1
2 1
55 7
14 3
90 9
18 4
33 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 20,699 109 16,866 196 2 9 61 108 3,191 4 81 72
Criminal ¹ 273 2 181 33 20 1 10 4 1 5 9 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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LOUISIANA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 6,929 4,763 3,700 6,565 3,597 4,029Terminations 10,020 7,864 3,722 7,164 4,688 3,699Pending 11,626 8,472 8,408 7,775 6,738 6,876
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 41.9 15.4 8.9 38.6 12.0
Number of Judgeships 12 12 12 12 12 12
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 24.6 15.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 577 397 308 547 300 336
Civil 534 358 269 513 260 289CriminalFelony 35 32 32 28 33 41SupervisedReleaseHearings 8 7 7 6 7 6
Pending Cases 969 706 701 648 562 573
Weighted Filings ² 441 319 286 639 283 273
Terminations 835 655 310 597 391 308
Trials Completed 13 12 10 10 9 8
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.1 9.6 10.8 10.3 9.2 9.4
Civil ² 26.7 35.0 10.4 26.0 4.9 10.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.0 19.2 18.3 17.2 18.1 15.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²4,09536.5
1,05313.0
1,23115.4
1,06914.5
1,24019.8
1,04416.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 65.4 74.8 44.7 34.8 54.7 43.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 60.4 60.5 50.9 44.0 56.4 44.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
9 2
79 8
55 5
82 8
91 8
23 5
84 9
83 9
90 9
44 6
62 7
2 1
86 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,466 68 1,075 534 2 35 107 426 721 30 305 2 161
Criminal ¹ 489 4 173 75 57 107 6 7 2 16 6 17 19
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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LOUISIANA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,377 1,097 1,144 1,120 1,049 1,110Terminations 1,274 1,087 1,282 1,075 1,028 1,093Pending 1,282 1,279 1,138 1,160 1,163 1,172
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 19.4 1.2 3.0 0.9 5.8
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 11.4 0.0 11.4 10.2 5.9 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 459 366 381 373 350 370
Civil 391 305 290 291 287 285CriminalFelony 56 54 78 71 53 73SupervisedReleaseHearings 12 7 13 11 9 12
Pending Cases 427 426 379 387 388 391
Weighted Filings ² 428 364 341 346 321 367
Terminations 425 362 427 358 343 364
Trials Completed 21 33 33 31 27 34
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.1 10.2 8.6 7.6 8.5 8.9
Civil ² 4.9 12.0 10.6 11.4 12.3 11.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 37.8 40.5 53.4 41.6 33.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²909.2
979.8
667.6
525.8
353.8
333.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 29.5 43.0 52.1 40.2 30.0 32.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 20.3 41.3 39.8 34.6 35.9 39.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
19 3
74 6
56 6
52 5
81 6
62 7
66 6
74 6
7 1
41 5
74 8
54 9
25 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 854 26 35 235 4 9 25 128 178 10 150 2 52
Criminal ¹ 219 3 78 39 24 32 3 9 17 4 1 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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LOUISIANA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,730 2,676 3,275 3,998 3,317 3,730Terminations 2,535 2,440 2,578 2,842 2,275 2,268Pending 2,799 3,017 3,709 4,835 5,882 7,342
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 36.6 39.4 13.9 6.7 12.5
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 390 382 468 571 474 533
Civil 326 307 407 509 430 485CriminalFelony 49 60 45 46 30 35SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 15 16 16 14 14
Pending Cases 400 431 530 691 840 1,049
Weighted Filings ² 338 310 356 428 351 396
Terminations 362 349 368 406 325 324
Trials Completed 22 21 25 16 13 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.6 9.2 10.3 10.9 10.1 10.4
Civil ² 10.2 12.1 13.5 12.6 11.5 12.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.0 25.1 28.6 28.3 29.2 28.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1265.2
1385.4
1093.3
1523.4
1512.7
88812.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.3 40.0 44.0 38.7 53.8 50.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 31.7 27.8 33.6 30.8 44.0 47.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
8 1
33 5
21 3
87 9
80 5
5 2
54 5
80 8
69 8
59 8
79 9
42 8
75 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,392 71 1,393 788 3 41 36 216 561 11 210 2 60
Criminal ¹ 241 4 81 5 23 39 12 27 10 19 8 4 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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MISSISSIPPI NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,093 1,172 1,012 1,034 963 920Terminations 1,094 1,107 1,175 1,022 1,135 1,076Pending 1,227 1,280 1,105 1,122 947 799
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.8 21.5 9.1 11.0 4.5
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 5.2 12.0 4.1 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 364 391 337 345 321 307
Civil 294 319 266 262 263 232CriminalFelony 64 71 66 79 49 66SupervisedReleaseHearings 6 1 5 4 9 8
Pending Cases 409 427 368 374 316 266
Weighted Filings ² 378 414 341 344 300 310
Terminations 365 369 392 341 378 359
Trials Completed 27 23 28 24 19 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.2 13.1 12.2 12.2 11.8 9.9
Civil ² 11.3 11.2 11.7 10.4 9.9 10.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 27.0 25.4 26.3 29.5 20.0 24.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²12413.1
11211.5
232.8
212.6
223.1
71.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 41.5 34.6 32.2 52.0 27.7 35.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 34.4 29.3 32.4 51.2 25.6 43.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
57 6
83 9
69 9
60 6
88 7
85 9
80 8
75 7
48 6
54 7
60 5
28 7
1 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 697 74 30 181 2 15 26 97 91 10 151 20
Criminal ¹ 199 59 3 30 25 12 31 19 5 1 6 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,902 2,640 2,502 2,619 2,423 2,139Terminations 3,095 2,830 2,500 2,644 2,416 2,270Pending 2,415 2,219 2,216 2,189 2,190 2,037
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 26.3 19.0 14.5 18.3 11.7
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 484 440 417 437 404 357
Civil 396 361 333 333 315 284CriminalFelony 63 52 59 74 63 53SupervisedReleaseHearings 25 27 24 29 26 20
Pending Cases 403 370 369 365 365 340
Weighted Filings ² 434 414 399 425 377 350
Terminations 516 472 417 441 403 378
Trials Completed 21 24 24 25 23 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.4 7.6 7.9 7.0 7.4 8.5
Civil ² 8.2 8.7 9.7 10.1 10.4 10.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.0 19.7 20.7 23.1 22.4 21.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²793.8
924.7
844.3
854.5
955.1
935.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.9 31.6 28.0 32.9 32.4 34.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 46.1 32.1 29.4 36.1 32.5 33.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
78 9
76 7
57 7
76 7
67 4
69 8
68 7
71 5
28 4
33 4
61 6
15 4
43 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,701 58 93 524 7 35 55 264 258 13 314 1 79
Criminal ¹ 315 141 9 24 62 9 13 1 17 18 2 19
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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TEXAS NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,837 6,166 7,578 9,326 8,732 8,263Terminations 5,519 5,881 5,963 6,284 6,554 6,619Pending 4,737 4,838 6,426 9,453 11,583 13,176
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 41.6 34.0 9.0 11.4 5.4
Number of Judgeships 12 12 12 12 12 12
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 17.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 486 514 632 777 728 689
Civil 365 403 511 639 570 535CriminalFelony 94 83 95 111 130 128SupervisedReleaseHearings 27 28 26 27 27 26
Pending Cases 395 403 536 788 965 1,098
Weighted Filings ² 467 481 544 626 624 604
Terminations 460 490 497 524 546 552
Trials Completed 27 24 23 21 19 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.3 6.3 6.6 7.4 7.4 7.4
Civil ² 6.8 6.3 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.0 19.2 22.4 25.0 23.1 23.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²892.6
611.7
791.6
881.1
2202.2
1,67914.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.5 35.1 43.0 38.6 40.9 40.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 39.5 32.4 38.9 41.0 35.1 40.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
64 7
12 3
11 2
20 3
58 3
4 1
16 3
30 4
28 4
22 3
9 1
24 6
81 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 6,420 145 1,575 1,430 18 404 271 928 331 169 482 2 665
Criminal ¹ 1,523 33 594 204 199 178 48 98 36 71 25 10 27
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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TEXAS EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,196 4,517 4,446 5,125 5,281 5,296Terminations 3,665 3,986 4,104 4,617 4,896 5,408Pending 4,293 4,834 5,154 5,640 6,000 5,794
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 26.2 17.2 19.1 3.3 0.3
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.9 12.0 17.5 24.0 24.0 29.2
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 525 565 556 641 660 662
Civil 376 424 412 500 528 564CriminalFelony 148 140 143 140 131 97SupervisedReleaseHearings 1 0 1 1 1 1
Pending Cases 537 604 644 705 750 724
Weighted Filings ² 613 896 885 1,266 1,402 1,521
Terminations 458 498 513 577 612 676
Trials Completed 21 17 17 18 18 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.7 11.2 11.1 12.8 12.2 14.3
Civil ² 10.0 8.1 10.3 8.3 9.0 8.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.5 23.2 24.8 18.5 27.9 22.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1615.4
1905.6
1795.2
2346.0
2275.4
2405.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.7 37.4 43.1 36.1 35.3 41.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 40.6 31.5 36.8 32.0 30.5 36.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
37 4
14 4
9 1
29 4
94 9
12 3
2 1
13 3
62 7
81 9
28 4
21 5
44 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,509 148 64 1,133 22 139 110 262 216 1,975 228 7 205
Criminal ¹ 777 12 338 50 94 107 23 66 10 21 12 7 37
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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TEXAS SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 17,745 17,908 14,874 15,253 14,674 14,159Terminations 16,197 17,549 16,163 14,778 14,896 13,934Pending 12,410 12,682 11,258 11,919 11,833 12,074
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 20.2 20.9 4.8 7.2 3.5
Number of Judgeships 19 19 19 19 19 19
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 32.2 44.2 25.9 21.9 37.7 47.2
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 934 943 783 803 772 745
Civil 328 394 318 304 322 318CriminalFelony 505 440 357 388 347 340SupervisedReleaseHearings 101 108 108 110 103 88
Pending Cases 653 667 593 627 623 635
Weighted Filings ² 674 686 558 586 583 549
Terminations 852 924 851 778 784 733
Trials Completed 27 30 30 25 25 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.1
Civil ² 6.6 6.3 7.9 7.2 6.9 7.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.6 19.8 19.9 21.2 21.8 21.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1773.6
3265.7
3707.5
3828.0
4208.2
3977.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 49.4 49.2 54.3 51.9 51.1 48.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 38.8 40.0 43.1 40.1 38.6 40.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
51 5
9 2
50 4
4 2
9 2
19 4
26 4
8 2
18 2
4 1
16 3
14 3
60 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 6,035 91 100 1,295 40 431 636 1,293 561 160 609 4 815
Criminal ¹ 6,451 385 641 4,632 283 201 51 93 17 18 25 63 42
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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TEXAS WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 13,491 12,864 13,970 12,496 12,010 11,076Terminations 12,595 12,539 14,037 12,840 12,242 10,828Pending 7,396 7,566 7,197 6,707 6,308 6,330
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 17.9 13.9 20.7 11.4 7.8
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.0 24.0 21.8 12.0 12.0 4.5
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 1,038 990 1,075 961 924 852
Civil 232 242 261 249 268 250CriminalFelony 692 638 680 572 523 489SupervisedReleaseHearings 113 109 134 140 132 113
Pending Cases 569 582 554 516 485 487
Weighted Filings ² 750 723 781 675 656 630
Terminations 969 965 1,080 988 942 833
Trials Completed 38 44 34 27 22 21
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.2
Civil ² 8.8 7.7 6.8 7.3 6.6 7.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.0 16.1 16.2 18.7 21.8 17.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²612.6
592.5
793.1
692.9
753.2
913.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 28.9 61.1 47.7 52.4 59.9 59.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 44.3 48.7 41.7 43.5 46.8 46.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
72 8
6 1
67 8
2 1
3 1
38 6
13 2
5 1
24 3
6 2
14 2
6 2
25 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,256 92 55 981 28 252 274 417 264 156 398 5 334
Criminal ¹ 6,349 822 938 3,778 259 229 35 110 7 44 26 51 50
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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KENTUCKY EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,251 2,166 2,300 2,218 2,398 1,860Terminations 2,375 2,196 2,380 2,130 2,295 2,226Pending 2,071 2,039 2,012 2,111 2,217 1,845
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 17.4 14.1 19.1 16.1 22.4
Number of Judgeships 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7 12.0 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 409 394 418 403 436 338
Civil 269 261 282 239 283 222CriminalFelony 116 106 104 130 114 81SupervisedReleaseHearings 25 27 33 34 39 35
Pending Cases 377 371 366 384 403 335
Weighted Filings ² 376 334 328 347 344 283
Terminations 432 399 433 387 417 405
Trials Completed 13 13 11 15 18 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.4 7.2 7.7 8.8 8.6 10.2
Civil ² 9.9 8.8 8.6 9.0 8.8 10.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.0 25.6 21.9 30.0 25.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²453.3
775.3
876.3
1058.0
1379.7
14211.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.2 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 54.0 54.7 46.6 45.8 50.1 51.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 41.3 52.8 35.1 31.9 36.4 37.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
87 9
77 9
72 9
45 4
42 5
70 9
81 9
67 7
55 5
57 6
58 5
72 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,219 182 78 336 21 48 95 104 133 12 112 1 97
Criminal ¹ 447 9 231 12 38 79 10 20 6 9 7 8 18
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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KENTUCKY WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,108 1,634 1,693 2,145 2,050 2,051Terminations 1,887 1,870 1,928 1,888 1,584 1,617Pending 2,174 1,929 1,708 1,972 2,447 2,849
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.7 25.5 21.1 4.4
Number of Judgeships 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 7.5 16.9 27.0 24.7
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 468 363 376 477 456 456
Civil 366 278 290 397 370 381CriminalFelony 93 73 70 65 66 59SupervisedReleaseHearings 10 12 16 15 20 16
Pending Cases 483 429 380 438 544 633
Weighted Filings ² 452 371 352 422 411 400
Terminations 419 416 428 420 352 359
Trials Completed 12 14 16 15 12 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.5 12.2 12.3 13.8 11.0 13.0
Civil ² 8.0 10.1 10.1 8.1 8.5 8.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.0 25.5 27.3 28.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²774.8
725.1
816.7
805.0
623.1
773.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.2 51.1 38.7 45.7 36.9 42.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 30.5 36.8 28.4 34.5 28.1 33.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
39 4
51 6
34 5
71 9
76 8
20 3
51 6
75 9
77 7
76 8
34 1
41 3
15 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,716 87 426 279 10 55 147 159 210 25 172 1 145
Criminal ¹ 262 2 131 10 33 45 9 21 4 4 1 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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MICHIGAN EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 6,161 6,649 7,095 7,354 6,387 6,080Terminations 6,019 6,491 6,775 6,970 6,775 6,057Pending 6,163 6,309 6,632 7,129 6,756 6,745
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 1.3 8.6 14.3 17.3 4.8
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.8 24.0 24.7 31.9 33.3 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 411 443 473 490 426 405
Civil 338 363 388 402 345 327CriminalFelony 59 63 72 71 66 62SupervisedReleaseHearings 14 17 13 17 15 16
Pending Cases 411 421 442 475 450 450
Weighted Filings ² 399 412 453 498 433 404
Terminations 401 433 452 465 452 404
Trials Completed 12 12 13 13 15 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.1 9.9 10.2 10.1 9.5 10.4
Civil ² 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 8.5 8.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 27.7 22.3 28.0 26.3 28.4 28.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2675.5
3707.4
4498.5
4498.0
4658.7
66712.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 59.1 49.6 70.1 59.4 57.5 72.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 52.8 50.3 51.3 51.2 52.6 50.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
59 5
66 8
48 6
65 6
76 8
49 7
47 5
68 8
69 6
59 7
39 2
39 2
74 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,908 426 51 962 32 234 456 753 263 287 670 23 751
Criminal ¹ 916 3 179 101 196 158 86 70 12 29 18 21 43
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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MICHIGAN WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,246 2,643 2,567 2,532 2,277 2,070Terminations 2,296 2,343 2,668 2,589 2,208 2,208Pending 1,668 1,957 1,852 1,802 1,865 1,711
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 7.8 21.7 19.4 18.2 9.1
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 562 661 642 633 569 518
Civil 380 478 487 477 427 398CriminalFelony 134 141 115 113 103 82SupervisedReleaseHearings 47 42 40 43 40 38
Pending Cases 417 489 463 451 466 428
Weighted Filings ² 493 581 580 557 513 460
Terminations 574 586 667 647 552 552
Trials Completed 23 22 25 25 17 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.4 5.8 6.7 7.2 7.4 7.5
Civil ² 7.0 5.8 7.0 7.3 8.1 9.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 28.5 29.9 31.2 34.9 28.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²473.5
623.9
754.9
805.3
764.9
644.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 35.8 47.4 36.9 33.1 34.5 37.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.3 34.7 38.5 33.5 32.5 30.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
75 7
37 4
32 4
44 3
36 4
56 8
41 3
30 3
48 4
23 1
43 3
43 4
32 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,593 267 9 545 1 58 95 112 59 68 176 2 201
Criminal ¹ 326 11 71 58 37 64 16 30 2 5 8 6 18
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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OHIO NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,700 5,478 8,136 7,184 5,126 6,144Terminations 4,937 5,778 5,135 4,658 4,363 8,362Pending 6,163 5,848 8,810 11,246 12,012 9,774
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 30.7 12.2 24.5 14.5 19.9
Number of Judgeships 12 11 11 11 11 11
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 13.0 17.7 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 392 498 740 653 466 559
Civil 312 387 633 549 366 457CriminalFelony 60 86 81 78 65 61SupervisedReleaseHearings 20 25 25 25 35 40
Pending Cases 514 532 801 1,022 1,092 889
Weighted Filings ² 362 432 557 514 405 384
Terminations 411 525 467 423 397 760
Trials Completed 14 14 15 12 13 10
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.4 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.7
Civil ² 9.5 17.2 10.0 8.5 8.3 27.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.0 20.1 23.6 26.4 18.9 35.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²68112.2
3857.7
4425.5
2962.8
1,32511.7
2,62228.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.1 40.9 40.2 36.9 47.8 43.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 40.2 33.7 32.3 25.9 42.1 37.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
5 2
28 3
22 3
67 7
33 3
7 1
58 7
6 1
86 9
37 3
93 9
63 8
92 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,025 389 2,352 508 24 31 330 273 151 297 371 5 294
Criminal ¹ 673 9 189 27 113 159 17 60 23 25 5 20 26
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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OHIO SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,703 3,561 3,484 3,635 3,672 6,849Terminations 3,585 3,657 3,679 3,486 3,670 3,599Pending 3,748 3,635 3,435 3,377 3,374 6,614
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 85.0 92.3 96.6 88.4 86.5
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 463 445 436 454 459 856
Civil 342 328 331 334 346 746CriminalFelony 90 92 72 87 81 81SupervisedReleaseHearings 31 25 33 34 33 29
Pending Cases 469 454 429 422 422 827
Weighted Filings ² 471 454 447 483 464 481
Terminations 448 457 460 436 459 450
Trials Completed 18 25 28 25 32 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.5 8.8 8.1 8.3 7.5 7.5
Civil ² 10.6 10.4 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.8 26.4 28.4 29.3 27.6 29.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1866.5
1746.3
1495.6
1525.6
1465.3
1562.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 41.7 45.3 41.7 42.8 55.3 51.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 37.3 40.0 33.0 34.4 42.5 39.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
2 1
5 1
4 1
45 4
50 7
10 2
36 2
56 5
18 3
23 1
45 4
44 5
12 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,969 471 62 405 26 44 279 231 3,442 269 473 1 266
Criminal ¹ 636 8 260 82 64 78 28 50 10 15 5 12 24
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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TENNESSEE EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,449 2,398 2,467 2,717 2,431 2,312Terminations 2,255 2,422 2,435 2,600 2,681 2,377Pending 2,725 2,708 2,734 2,871 2,632 2,559
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.6 3.6 6.3 14.9 4.9
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 7.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 490 480 493 543 486 462
Civil 275 270 314 335 300 268CriminalFelony 191 179 153 176 153 164SupervisedReleaseHearings 23 31 26 33 34 30
Pending Cases 545 542 547 574 526 512
Weighted Filings ² 494 479 500 549 495 456
Terminations 451 484 487 520 536 475
Trials Completed 25 18 19 16 11 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.1 10.9 10.6 10.0 9.4 9.6
Civil ² 11.3 11.7 11.3 10.3 11.7 13.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 31.0 24.3 27.7 26.8 29.6 33.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²674.1
784.5
824.4
1286.4
1136.1
1036.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.9
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 38.5 34.4 48.1 41.5 56.2 53.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.4 29.6 44.3 28.5 47.5 53.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
61 6
48 5
62 8
11 1
48 6
34 6
42 4
50 4
82 8
49 4
86 8
58 7
48 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,340 110 28 402 7 29 93 119 140 21 264 4 123
Criminal ¹ 818 16 463 29 139 58 23 48 8 12 5 5 12
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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TENNESSEE MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,134 2,062 1,951 2,149 2,976 2,431Terminations 1,815 1,845 2,012 2,133 3,215 2,573Pending 2,408 2,600 2,510 2,519 2,267 2,122
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 13.9 17.9 24.6 13.1 18.3
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 534 516 488 537 744 608
Civil 387 385 392 423 647 505CriminalFelony 121 108 76 86 52 61SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 23 20 28 46 43
Pending Cases 602 650 628 630 567 531
Weighted Filings ² 532 511 485 567 641 554
Terminations 454 461 503 533 804 643
Trials Completed 24 38 32 33 31 24
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.1 13.1 15.3 16.4 15.2 18.9
Civil ² 9.3 9.3 9.5 10.7 12.0 12.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 31.5 23.5 25.3 24.5 36.2 31.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²28415.9
36519.2
38420.0
35418.4
1619.0
875.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 33.5 34.5 48.9 61.0 33.1 32.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 24.0 30.8 38.4 52.0 29.4 22.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
86 8
19 2
13 2
67 7
27 2
30 4
25 1
17 2
15 2
90 9
84 7
52 6
41 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,018 155 24 905 12 26 134 145 113 45 317 2 140
Criminal ¹ 240 5 84 19 44 43 9 4 1 12 9 1 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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TENNESSEE WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,249 2,204 2,275 2,424 2,130 2,176Terminations 2,261 2,158 2,123 2,630 2,343 2,147Pending 2,714 2,775 2,944 2,747 2,532 2,564
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 3.2 1.3 4.4 10.2 2.2
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 8.2 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 450 441 455 485 426 435
Civil 259 285 294 289 268 271CriminalFelony 156 107 115 131 97 109SupervisedReleaseHearings 34 49 46 65 60 55
Pending Cases 543 555 589 549 506 513
Weighted Filings ² 457 420 437 466 360 375
Terminations 452 432 425 526 469 429
Trials Completed 43 39 30 26 29 39
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.7 13.7 15.7 11.3 9.2 9.8
Civil ² 10.7 10.8 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 27.0 25.2 20.7 28.7 18.6 20.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²705.0
865.2
975.3
955.5
1428.6
1287.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 39.4 54.1 57.9 54.9 41.2 43.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 44.4 56.8 55.9 52.3 49.5 51.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
30 3
60 7
61 7
25 2
20 1
33 5
61 8
60 6
5 1
52 5
62 6
11 1
59 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,356 107 103 413 11 58 79 127 100 27 251 80
Criminal ¹ 542 3 217 9 165 47 16 14 8 36 9 7 11
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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ILLINOIS NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 9,974 10,438 11,569 11,869 11,058 12,809Terminations 9,164 10,033 10,569 11,490 10,639 11,260Pending 10,840 10,927 11,885 12,260 12,603 14,099
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 28.4 22.7 10.7 7.9 15.8
Number of Judgeships 22 22 22 22 22 22
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 47.2 40.9 38.2 33.9 22.5 7.4
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 453 474 526 540 503 582
Civil 396 419 476 477 456 538CriminalFelony 40 46 39 45 33 33SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 10 10 18 13 11
Pending Cases 493 497 540 557 573 641
Weighted Filings ² 512 503 533 540 519 527
Terminations 417 456 480 522 484 512
Trials Completed 15 15 14 13 12 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 14.5 15.7 17.2 18.7 17.5 19.4
Civil ² 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 28.5 27.0 31.0 31.5 35.4 33.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1,17413.6
1,16913.1
1,11011.2
1,0029.8
9739.0
1,28210.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 49.2 41.0 42.6 41.2 42.0 44.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 39.9 32.9 36.1 35.9 34.4 36.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
6 1
23 2
10 2
90 7
83 6
18 3
27 2
41 5
77 6
91 7
17 2
54 4
70 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 11,844 288 2,136 2,025 34 238 1,415 1,017 501 761 1,418 16 1,995
Criminal ¹ 711 156 51 82 211 66 22 8 41 11 12 51
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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ILLINOIS CENTRALU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,652 1,726 2,002 2,014 1,927 1,775Terminations 1,670 1,727 1,778 1,786 1,909 1,852Pending 1,540 1,539 1,751 1,994 2,020 1,939
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 7.4 2.8 11.3 11.9 7.9
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.9 27.3 1.0 0.0 3.2 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 413 432 501 504 482 444
Civil 285 306 339 359 366 347CriminalFelony 100 97 129 114 84 61SupervisedReleaseHearings 28 29 33 32 32 36
Pending Cases 385 385 438 499 505 485
Weighted Filings ² 376 370 435 447 412 371
Terminations 418 432 445 447 477 463
Trials Completed 28 26 21 26 32 30
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.1 9.6 9.0 9.7 13.5 12.4
Civil ² 10.6 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 10.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 30.0 38.5 37.9 36.7 36.7 35.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²423.7
534.6
534.2
604.1
784.8
915.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 33.8 37.7 31.6 34.1 33.3 30.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 29.1 38.6 30.5 33.7 35.7 31.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
73 5
57 6
45 5
67 5
40 4
39 6
63 7
52 6
13 1
72 5
66 5
61 6
44 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,386 121 26 651 8 97 69 74 40 16 205 1 78
Criminal ¹ 245 8 79 14 51 35 7 28 3 8 1 2 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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ILLINOIS SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,593 6,867 4,666 4,406 4,124 2,015Terminations 1,592 2,043 2,022 2,183 4,122 10,329Pending 3,218 8,046 10,681 12,911 12,910 4,595
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 43.9 70.7 56.8 54.3 51.1
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 898 1,717 1,167 1,102 1,031 504
Civil 769 1,581 1,032 942 881 375CriminalFelony 88 102 103 126 112 90SupervisedReleaseHearings 42 34 31 34 38 39
Pending Cases 805 2,012 2,670 3,228 3,228 1,149
Weighted Filings ² 606 1,142 824 762 709 390
Terminations 398 511 506 546 1,031 2,582
Trials Completed 29 29 16 20 23 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.7 8.3 10.1
Civil ² 6.0 7.5 9.8 10.7 27.9 35.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 42.0 22.6 21.8 25.5 34.4 30.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²652.2
49.6
52.5
1,68813.5
4,93539.4
1,63738.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 25.8 32.2 29.9 25.5 27.7 26.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 16.7 25.9 21.0 24.1 21.5 8.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
94 7
38 4
39 4
36 1
35 1
3 1
57 6
1 1
41 4
56 3
94 7
48 2
94 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,500 83 287 562 8 29 54 66 201 8 91 2 109
Criminal ¹ 357 7 165 12 61 51 17 22 2 7 5 1 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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INDIANA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,257 2,273 2,227 2,796 3,877 2,071Terminations 2,111 2,190 2,140 2,234 2,311 2,657Pending 2,227 2,261 2,305 2,862 4,434 3,847
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.2 8.9 7.0 25.9 46.6
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 451 455 445 559 775 414
Civil 323 322 327 448 687 338CriminalFelony 102 111 93 86 65 57SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 22 26 25 24 19
Pending Cases 445 452 461 572 887 769
Weighted Filings ² 445 467 441 490 592 391
Terminations 422 438 428 447 462 531
Trials Completed 26 27 25 30 23 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.1 8.2 9.6 11.3 10.9 10.8
Civil ² 9.6 10.6 10.8 10.0 10.6 12.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.0 34.8 36.9 25.4 44.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1529.4
1086.5
945.5
1054.7
1233.1
1073.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 36.9 38.3 34.4 36.8 29.7 7.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 41.6 38.6 29.6 30.5 28.5 30.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
93 6
64 7
47 7
72 6
68 5
11 2
56 5
35 4
41 4
63 4
82 6
71 7
15 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,690 246 233 354 18 8 91 131 100 30 334 1 144
Criminal ¹ 287 5 67 2 111 42 19 9 1 11 6 5 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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INDIANA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,770 2,999 2,877 3,512 3,373 3,274Terminations 2,847 2,736 2,901 3,243 3,279 3,405Pending 2,422 2,682 2,638 2,894 2,978 2,826
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 18.2 9.2 13.8 6.8 2.9
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 17.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 554 600 575 702 675 655
Civil 478 513 493 590 583 574CriminalFelony 66 83 79 104 84 73SupervisedReleaseHearings 10 4 3 8 8 8
Pending Cases 484 536 528 579 596 565
Weighted Filings ² 579 644 604 733 666 653
Terminations 569 547 580 649 656 681
Trials Completed 16 18 20 23 18 18
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.7 9.2 10.9 11.2 10.9 12.8
Civil ² 9.6 9.3 9.7 8.8 9.2 8.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 32.0 30.0 25.5 36.2 33.0 33.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1185.6
994.4
622.8
411.7
512.1
441.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.8 39.0 36.8 43.1 47.2 40.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.8 40.1 34.3 33.2 41.1 44.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
49 3
16 1
6 1
52 3
88 7
25 4
12 1
12 2
38 3
75 6
36 4
59 5
3 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,868 354 145 745 18 25 211 235 180 62 504 4 385
Criminal ¹ 364 11 121 13 71 50 15 41 3 17 4 2 16
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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WISCONSIN EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,749 1,992 1,809 1,969 2,143 2,289Terminations 1,811 1,971 2,013 2,054 2,008 2,057Pending 1,848 1,828 1,569 1,477 1,616 1,845
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 30.9 14.9 26.5 16.3 6.8
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 12.0 4.7
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 350 398 362 394 429 458
Civil 230 269 255 285 308 342CriminalFelony 100 103 86 74 80 79SupervisedReleaseHearings 20 27 20 35 40 37
Pending Cases 370 366 314 295 323 369
Weighted Filings ² 356 381 373 378 392 417
Terminations 362 394 403 411 402 411
Trials Completed 12 13 12 7 7 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.2 12.5 12.7 9.5 8.5 7.7
Civil ² 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.0 33.9 25.6 31.8 30.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²484.4
454.1
454.3
403.6
554.6
574.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.8 39.8 48.3 32.5 34.1 33.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 34.1 25.3 44.4 25.8 28.9 37.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
16 2
50 5
46 6
48 2
38 2
67 7
46 4
64 7
77 6
26 2
8 1
49 3
33 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,709 194 51 520 14 20 145 93 44 71 194 1 362
Criminal ¹ 390 8 160 5 81 52 20 40 2 7 1 4 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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WISCONSIN WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,023 1,167 1,099 1,226 1,138 1,087Terminations 993 1,021 1,021 1,148 1,144 1,094Pending 693 840 918 993 986 982
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.3 6.9 1.1 11.3 4.5
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 10.2 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 512 584 550 613 569 544
Civil 381 480 448 488 471 439CriminalFelony 112 83 81 92 72 68SupervisedReleaseHearings 19 21 21 34 27 37
Pending Cases 347 420 459 497 493 491
Weighted Filings ² 512 629 601 653 575 519
Terminations 497 511 511 574 572 547
Trials Completed 19 21 15 14 17 23
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.5
Civil ² 5.2 5.1 6.2 6.1 7.8 8.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 16.0 14.4 17.6 17.6 19.6 21.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²0.0
2.3
3.4
3.4
111.4
101.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 22.7 24.1 23.9 23.1 21.8 29.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 21.6 17.2 18.0 16.9 11.9 23.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
57 4
31 3
25 3
59 4
38 2
37 5
28 3
32 3
17 2
14 1
32 3
13 1
2 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 878 141 22 226 10 23 89 70 28 49 89 3 128
Criminal ¹ 135 8 40 9 38 14 2 13 1 1 1 1 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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ARKANSAS EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,821 3,457 2,535 2,527 2,330 2,476Terminations 2,605 2,420 4,018 5,439 5,335 2,537Pending 8,631 9,601 8,131 5,242 2,230 2,164
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 12.2 28.4 2.3 2.0 6.3
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 22.1 12.0 10.2 0.0 6.1 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 564 691 507 505 466 495
Civil 453 584 388 383 370 378CriminalFelony 84 91 97 96 74 95SupervisedReleaseHearings 27 17 22 27 22 23
Pending Cases 1,726 1,920 1,626 1,048 446 433
Weighted Filings ² 413 436 440 449 390 431
Terminations 521 484 804 1,088 1,067 507
Trials Completed 24 22 26 28 26 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.4 13.3 13.9 13.6 14.7 17.0
Civil ² 14.2 12.7 24.7 46.7 58.9 10.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 21.0 23.1 20.8 24.6 20.3 20.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2,89035.5
3,20135.4
4,77663.4
2,57856.0
684.2
322.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 46.7 52.3 54.8 50.5 52.1 46.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 46.9 39.7 48.1 49.3 48.8 43.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
18 4
40 5
37 3
33 7
62 9
54 6
45 5
43 5
18 6
89 10
66 9
10 1
8 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,888 263 40 921 10 13 66 123 97 8 215 1 131
Criminal ¹ 469 37 255 24 74 21 9 9 3 5 6 9 17
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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ARKANSAS WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,330 1,403 1,502 1,660 1,511 1,361Terminations 1,163 1,305 1,406 1,474 1,573 1,508Pending 1,218 1,314 1,413 1,605 1,535 1,385
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.3 3.0 9.4 18.0 9.9
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 22.5 19.2 3.4 5.9 8.1 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 443 468 501 553 504 454
Civil 322 335 368 397 384 349CriminalFelony 111 123 119 137 97 83SupervisedReleaseHearings 10 10 14 19 22 21
Pending Cases 406 438 471 535 512 462
Weighted Filings ² 393 380 422 462 413 372
Terminations 388 435 469 491 524 503
Trials Completed 13 11 14 17 13 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.3 6.7 6.9 9.0 8.5 8.8
Civil ² 11.6 12.0 12.3 11.7 12.6 11.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 11.4 25.2 17.6 18.7 22.7 26.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²192.1
222.2
181.7
211.8
232.0
222.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 68.6 59.5 44.6 48.7 46.9 41.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 50.4 46.6 45.7 46.6 45.3 40.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
76 9
53 6
44 4
43 10
65 10
44 5
62 8
46 6
69 10
39 5
77 10
31 4
5 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,047 395 19 315 7 12 30 74 54 9 68 1 63
Criminal ¹ 247 113 23 32 19 9 29 17 2 2 1
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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IOWA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,036 1,218 1,079 1,060 1,066 1,213Terminations 999 1,162 1,152 1,097 1,132 1,175Pending 758 809 714 681 616 651
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 17.1 0.4 12.4 14.4 13.8
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 518 609 540 530 533 607
Civil 272 260 262 268 263 305CriminalFelony 185 272 200 179 188 193SupervisedReleaseHearings 62 78 78 84 83 110
Pending Cases 379 405 357 341 308 326
Weighted Filings ² 449 458 395 393 381 452
Terminations 500 581 576 549 566 588
Trials Completed 47 62 101 113 93 124
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.1 6.2 6.5 6.8 5.8 6.0
Civil ² 7.9 8.1 10.4 9.9 8.4 5.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²153.1
163.3
143.1
92.0
123.1
133.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 48.4 40.0 37.9 36.6 41.9 48.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 42.2 32.9 27.6 31.5 31.4 44.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
7 2
20 2
52 5
7 2
4 1
72 8
43 3
22 3
1 1
11 1
4 2
18 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 609 170 12 131 3 16 20 33 119 9 53 43
Criminal ¹ 385 7 130 56 80 46 7 25 3 14 4 13
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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IOWA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,426 1,457 1,409 1,321 1,143 1,163Terminations 1,533 1,525 1,445 1,384 1,203 1,198Pending 1,082 1,003 971 916 858 812
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 18.4 20.2 17.5 12.0 1.7
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 475 486 470 440 381 388
Civil 270 273 258 257 218 214CriminalFelony 127 140 161 124 105 112SupervisedReleaseHearings 78 72 50 59 58 62
Pending Cases 361 334 324 305 286 271
Weighted Filings ² 382 398 398 375 313 331
Terminations 511 508 482 461 401 399
Trials Completed 43 35 30 36 35 33
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.8 11.1 9.8 9.5 9.5 9.1
Civil ² 10.4 9.9 7.8 8.2 10.0 8.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.0 21.8 23.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²314.7
233.8
244.2
294.9
234.1
275.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 36.2 38.8 33.9 35.9 43.9 39.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 17.9 24.7 20.8 23.4 33.9 23.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
32 6
69 9
76 7
24 6
16 5
83 10
76 10
69 9
9 4
42 7
34 5
41 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 643 95 18 159 2 18 41 62 94 16 88 50
Criminal ¹ 335 8 102 34 67 22 10 57 3 12 13 5 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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MINNESOTAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,591 4,602 4,316 3,895 5,047 6,243Terminations 4,557 5,241 4,280 3,751 5,138 4,682Pending 5,144 4,349 4,440 4,513 4,427 5,981
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 11.7 35.7 44.6 60.3 23.7
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 8.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 799 657 617 556 721 892
Civil 703 561 527 474 638 777CriminalFelony 73 70 59 45 52 84SupervisedReleaseHearings 23 26 30 37 30 31
Pending Cases 735 621 634 645 632 854
Weighted Filings ² 709 598 587 538 625 859
Terminations 651 749 611 536 734 669
Trials Completed 10 14 13 13 13 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.9 10.6 10.0 11.7 10.4 10.7
Civil ² 4.2 6.8 6.7 5.6 13.2 2.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.7 24.6 25.1 23.4 22.7 27.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3287.0
2546.6
2225.5
67416.1
2536.3
1983.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 49.5 45.3 52.0 55.1 39.6 49.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 31.8 31.6 37.6 36.7 29.8 38.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
4 1
3 1
3 1
41 9
47 8
8 1
5 1
15 1
62 9
62 8
2 1
38 5
25 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,440 111 1,451 260 7 51 200 277 1,596 662 417 6 402
Criminal ¹ 586 6 198 18 76 171 40 43 7 8 6 3 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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MISSOURI EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,890 3,979 3,643 3,751 3,923 3,350Terminations 3,585 3,550 3,215 3,821 3,767 3,249Pending 3,329 3,772 4,177 4,171 4,363 4,469
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 13.9 15.8 8.0 10.7 14.6
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 17.1 12.0 2.7 0.0 9.0 0.5
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 486 497 455 469 490 419
Civil 322 357 332 353 363 282CriminalFelony 134 116 90 81 87 94SupervisedReleaseHearings 30 25 34 35 41 43
Pending Cases 416 472 522 521 545 559
Weighted Filings ² 462 448 423 430 388 382
Terminations 448 444 402 478 471 406
Trials Completed 12 10 23 41 28 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.4 7.4 7.9 7.8 8.1 8.8
Civil ² 7.5 6.6 8.7 10.6 8.6 8.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.0 25.2 28.3 25.7 22.9 35.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2108.2
2397.9
40311.5
49814.0
76820.5
99026.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 33.4 34.7 40.5 31.4 34.4 38.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 24.1 27.1 33.4 18.7 26.0 22.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
83 10
62 8
58 6
34 8
27 6
26 2
59 6
66 8
34 7
39 5
29 4
64 7
90 10
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,258 211 145 479 13 28 240 223 245 48 291 2 333
Criminal ¹ 752 31 216 11 209 116 21 61 5 36 10 4 32
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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MISSOURI WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,429 3,489 3,882 3,817 3,510 3,422Terminations 3,142 3,332 3,604 3,552 3,583 3,633Pending 2,844 2,942 3,163 3,419 3,346 3,137
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 0.2 1.9 11.8 10.3 2.5
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 2.0 16.0 2.2 14.6 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 572 582 647 636 585 570
Civil 398 401 461 426 390 380CriminalFelony 127 131 140 164 150 149SupervisedReleaseHearings 47 50 46 46 46 42
Pending Cases 474 490 527 570 558 523
Weighted Filings ² 506 517 565 552 498 514
Terminations 524 555 601 592 597 606
Trials Completed 24 22 21 20 22 32
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.7 12.6 14.5 13.3 14.5 16.9
Civil ² 6.9 8.4 7.8 9.4 10.6 9.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.0 28.1 22.7 19.2 16.4 25.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²382.1
442.4
623.0
462.2
502.6
623.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.5 38.2 47.4 37.4 65.0 46.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 38.1 24.5 33.5 17.5 36.8 30.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
46 7
26 3
35 2
13 5
31 7
31 3
29 2
19 2
11 5
88 9
52 7
29 3
22 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,279 613 67 510 16 37 100 222 166 42 209 37 260
Criminal ¹ 886 3 362 17 255 72 23 88 9 17 6 8 26
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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NEBRASKAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,777 1,600 1,695 1,717 1,618 1,495Terminations 1,970 1,693 1,782 1,689 1,622 1,547Pending 1,135 1,088 1,057 1,160 1,187 1,125
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.9 6.6 11.8 12.9 7.6
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 8.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 592 533 565 572 539 498
Civil 254 229 242 229 213 214CriminalFelony 206 200 212 237 227 192SupervisedReleaseHearings 132 104 111 106 99 93
Pending Cases 378 363 352 387 396 375
Weighted Filings ² 513 431 472 492 440 433
Terminations 657 564 594 563 541 516
Trials Completed 39 23 23 23 17 18
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.2 7.7 8.3 7.5 7.9 8.0
Civil ² 8.7 8.4 8.0 8.7 8.8 7.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 18.0 16.7 22.2 21.9 25.9 31.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²183.2
223.9
254.4
244.1
274.7
366.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 36.5 32.7 37.3 32.9 31.8 34.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 25.5 12.1 27.4 17.4 18.7 18.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
71 8
39 4
76 7
8 3
7 2
66 7
44 4
40 4
38 8
30 2
20 3
50 6
49 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 642 15 11 159 14 21 28 87 64 14 152 77
Criminal ¹ 574 11 231 115 68 63 22 39 1 8 4 2 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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NORTH DAKOTAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 659 638 708 887 861 901Terminations 586 629 583 697 817 816Pending 446 449 559 743 779 939
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 36.7 41.2 27.3 1.6 4.6
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 330 319 354 444 431 451
Civil 110 116 118 136 143 153CriminalFelony 192 167 204 260 213 220SupervisedReleaseHearings 28 37 33 48 75 78
Pending Cases 223 225 280 372 390 470
Weighted Filings ² 288 238 317 416 350 376
Terminations 293 315 292 349 409 408
Trials Completed 23 21 23 17 34 34
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.8 6.6 6.1 7.2 7.5 8.7
Civil ² 10.2 9.7 9.6 8.4 13.1 10.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²157.1
135.9
155.8
175.6
196.5
183.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.8 34.8 36.1 40.3 37.3 38.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 26.2 16.3 14.4 21.7 24.4 22.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
23 5
54 7
85 9
6 1
10 3
42 4
60 7
65 7
7 3
37 4
56 8
29 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 306 11 7 75 3 13 20 74 40 3 33 2 25
Criminal ¹ 439 122 110 35 56 35 50 2 6 9 5 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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SOUTH DAKOTAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 942 1,018 1,166 1,232 1,038 1,133Terminations 988 931 1,043 1,013 1,088 1,041Pending 771 828 881 1,024 876 914
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 20.3 11.3 2.8 8.0 9.2
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 314 339 389 411 346 378
Civil 112 114 128 107 102 128CriminalFelony 161 176 202 246 188 177SupervisedReleaseHearings 41 49 59 57 56 73
Pending Cases 257 276 294 341 292 305
Weighted Filings ² 289 285 362 384 301 334
Terminations 329 310 348 338 363 347
Trials Completed 23 27 32 24 30 38
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.7 7.1 7.2 7.5 8.5 8.6
Civil ² 11.9 13.1 11.5 12.4 14.6 8.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 24.5 29.8 21.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²328.0
5714.0
4911.7
4711.4
4912.6
5813.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 37.1 43.2 42.8 44.6 39.0 39.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 33.2 34.5 27.0 20.8 18.9 16.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
11 3
72 10
89 10
10 4
11 4
75 9
75 9
77 10
6 2
35 3
40 6
12 2
78 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 383 19 14 112 1 4 6 50 101 6 40 1 29
Criminal ¹ 530 93 32 38 25 109 99 4 30 23 16 61
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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ALASKAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 493 611 501 515 518 510Terminations 521 550 552 572 511 503Pending 528 706 713 521 541 550
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 3.4 16.5 1.8 1.0 1.5
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 3.6 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 164 204 167 172 173 170
Civil 113 112 103 98 105 100CriminalFelony 48 89 62 70 60 66SupervisedReleaseHearings 3 2 2 4 7 4
Pending Cases 176 235 238 174 180 183
Weighted Filings ² 171 219 177 189 167 188
Terminations 174 183 184 191 170 168
Trials Completed 12 6 11 9 9 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.3 9.0 9.1 9.3 9.2 10.0
Civil ² 7.6 9.3 7.8 9.0 8.5 9.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²308.1
308.8
3911.3
3210.2
3711.1
3711.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 61.5 59.3 75.9 46.2 53.7 53.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 42.2 29.3 25.6 36.8 35.4 33.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
44 4
90 13
91 13
60 10
92 14
92 13
90 13
91 13
82 12
55 6
47 8
73 12
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 300 32 7 54 4 4 14 46 56 36 47
Criminal ¹ 196 6 79 2 28 29 6 18 1 6 5 8 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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ARIZONAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 11,015 13,809 13,255 10,417 13,745 9,458Terminations 10,145 12,353 14,850 10,702 13,677 9,610Pending 6,746 8,126 6,214 5,802 5,762 5,403
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 14.1 31.5 28.6 9.2 31.2
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 22.4 27.1 39.8 60.4 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 847 1,062 1,020 801 1,057 728
Civil 284 295 307 308 573 282CriminalFelony 461 650 573 367 366 341SupervisedReleaseHearings 103 117 139 126 118 105
Pending Cases 519 625 478 446 443 416
Weighted Filings ² 653 787 764 615 787 570
Terminations 780 950 1,142 823 1,052 739
Trials Completed 17 32 24 19 17 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.0 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.9
Civil ² 7.0 7.5 7.8 7.2 7.9 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.0 30.9 33.8 30.1 30.9 30.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1033.4
1013.2
883.1
933.0
752.3
923.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 60.9 59.0 62.5 59.1 48.4 57.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 37.9 37.4 37.4 30.9 24.5 32.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
90 14
10 2
58 7
3 1
5 2
57 8
22 5
7 2
62 8
3 2
21 4
46 6
15 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,660 262 44 1,420 21 78 203 317 178 98 507 5 527
Criminal ¹ 4,431 756 484 2,531 125 92 146 104 5 30 57 43 58
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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CALIFORNIA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 7,820 7,782 8,497 7,549 7,239 6,884Terminations 9,025 8,234 7,947 7,742 7,751 7,085Pending 7,711 7,158 7,529 7,119 6,611 6,424
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 12.0 11.5 19.0 8.8 4.9
Number of Judgeships 14 14 14 14 14 14
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 36.9 21.7 22.6 38.0 23.8 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 559 556 607 539 517 492
Civil 446 464 503 458 430 406CriminalFelony 67 58 75 51 56 49SupervisedReleaseHearings 45 34 28 30 31 38
Pending Cases 551 511 538 509 472 459
Weighted Filings ² 598 617 669 633 609 577
Terminations 645 588 568 553 554 506
Trials Completed 10 15 18 10 11 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.0 9.9 8.3 10.8 10.9 13.7
Civil ² 10.4 8.0 7.0 6.6 8.2 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 24.0 30.3 29.8 30.9 31.0 31.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²87013.3
5358.8
5308.4
3906.6
4117.6
4779.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 63.5 65.9 63.9 56.5 62.5 60.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 41.8 34.3 44.1 36.9 38.5 42.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
61 8
41 8
29 5
77 12
36 10
46 6
18 3
45 8
77 11
77 11
21 4
53 7
66 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,678 181 154 1,248 10 283 521 596 349 500 874 88 874
Criminal ¹ 676 29 166 83 90 173 15 24 16 13 17 17 33
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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CALIFORNIA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 7,213 7,324 7,156 6,096 6,024 5,772Terminations 6,814 7,441 7,331 6,856 6,210 6,068Pending 9,232 9,062 8,868 8,096 7,920 7,611
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 20.0 21.2 19.3 5.3 4.2
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 5.5 0.0 16.5 12.0 3.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 1,202 1,221 1,193 1,016 1,004 962
Civil 956 965 926 775 829 797CriminalFelony 197 202 202 184 119 106SupervisedReleaseHearings 49 54 65 58 57 59
Pending Cases 1,539 1,510 1,478 1,349 1,320 1,269
Weighted Filings ² 1,086 1,129 1,161 926 982 930
Terminations 1,136 1,240 1,222 1,143 1,035 1,011
Trials Completed 19 15 15 15 16 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.5 12.1 13.4 14.2 16.3 20.0
Civil ² 7.9 8.0 7.8 8.8 8.4 8.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 40.0 43.6 45.9 50.5 47.8 38.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²76310.8
72310.7
75311.6
76713.6
79613.9
81414.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 52.1 44.7 39.4 42.7 38.7 40.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 52.7 45.1 43.3 44.7 40.0 35.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
56 6
2 1
2 1
27 5
17 6
2 1
4 1
3 1
55 5
92 14
36 6
67 10
80 13
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,784 436 61 1,977 26 209 148 237 169 39 1,001 2 479
Criminal ¹ 628 62 199 91 76 89 12 36 18 13 4 10 18
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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CALIFORNIA CENTRALU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 16,986 17,690 18,232 17,464 16,952 16,275Terminations 17,026 17,359 18,232 17,990 17,015 16,913Pending 13,745 13,996 13,930 13,384 13,243 12,453
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.2 8.0 10.7 6.8 4.0
Number of Judgeships 28 28 28 28 28 28
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 35.7 21.3 25.9 9.4 3.6 11.6
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 607 632 651 624 605 581
Civil 494 533 557 533 521 511CriminalFelony 72 70 67 60 51 38SupervisedReleaseHearings 41 29 27 30 33 32
Pending Cases 491 500 498 478 473 445
Weighted Filings ² 609 639 668 667 669 655
Terminations 608 620 651 643 608 604
Trials Completed 13 13 13 14 14 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.8 11.0 10.4 10.8 13.5 14.2
Civil ² 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.4 19.3 19.5 19.3 21.3 19.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²8528.3
7547.1
5935.5
7877.6
6125.9
5735.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 62.2 50.9 50.9 44.8 39.3 41.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 59.9 50.0 48.7 44.8 41.2 41.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
55 5
24 4
12 2
83 14
43 11
51 7
11 2
21 4
62 8
80 13
6 1
9 2
46 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 14,320 1,046 380 2,131 95 1,111 876 1,599 684 1,398 2,591 14 2,395
Criminal ¹ 1,050 10 343 143 48 231 33 54 19 51 19 25 74
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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CALIFORNIA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 9,973 10,729 11,774 10,458 9,522 8,527Terminations 10,660 10,597 12,077 11,048 9,483 8,096Pending 5,406 6,371 6,397 5,861 5,878 5,974
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 14.5 20.5 27.6 18.5 10.4
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 8.9 30.6 19.3 5.7 9.9 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 767 825 906 804 732 656
Civil 250 236 275 250 272 244CriminalFelony 401 475 507 439 348 311SupervisedReleaseHearings 116 114 124 116 112 101
Pending Cases 416 490 492 451 452 460
Weighted Filings ² 517 557 621 554 540 489
Terminations 820 815 929 850 729 623
Trials Completed 16 18 17 17 18 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.8 4.6
Civil ² 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 35.0 29.3 36.3 33.1 29.1 33.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1727.0
1826.9
1956.6
2639.0
3139.8
3119.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 56.9 54.3 49.3 49.6 50.5 49.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 47.1 44.1 41.1 37.8 40.6 40.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
77 11
15 3
68 9
5 2
6 3
45 5
34 8
18 3
48 3
2 1
10 2
54 8
66 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,174 87 365 597 23 111 142 257 225 163 501 5 698
Criminal ¹ 4,041 80 1,303 1,884 49 447 42 60 9 6 36 51 74
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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HAWAIIU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,092 1,285 1,187 1,137 1,197 997Terminations 1,022 1,057 1,248 1,238 1,295 1,135Pending 992 1,223 1,156 1,076 1,004 864
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.7 22.4 16.0 12.3 16.7
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 5.6 0.1 9.5 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 273 321 297 284 299 249
Civil 174 212 193 173 181 146CriminalFelony 55 71 64 73 75 46SupervisedReleaseHearings 44 39 40 39 44 57
Pending Cases 248 306 289 269 251 216
Weighted Filings ² 279 364 315 287 304 222
Terminations 256 264 312 310 324 284
Trials Completed 13 11 15 19 12 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.9 9.1 9.1 10.7 10.4 10.3
Civil ² 8.9 8.6 9.0 9.6 6.5 9.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 16.5 11.7 8.1 9.7 27.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²223.6
182.3
192.6
244.0
234.1
336.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 73.1 58.2 91.3 72.4 151.3 69.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 41.9 29.3 39.3 29.0 51.2 34.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
85 13
87 12
87 12
79 13
19 7
88 12
88 12
86 12
69 10
58 7
49 9
35 5
49 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 585 11 42 70 2 33 34 75 111 21 133 53
Criminal ¹ 184 1 103 4 12 17 8 4 4 1 4 18 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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IDAHOU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,144 1,044 1,109 1,074 889 960Terminations 1,033 1,013 1,047 1,151 951 953Pending 1,107 1,114 1,172 1,077 995 989
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 16.1 8.0 13.4 10.6 8.0
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 572 522 555 537 445 480
Civil 360 320 354 317 268 278CriminalFelony 176 175 163 177 133 162SupervisedReleaseHearings 37 28 39 44 44 41
Pending Cases 554 557 586 539 498 495
Weighted Filings ² 566 523 569 507 432 468
Terminations 517 507 524 576 476 477
Trials Completed 19 22 18 18 19 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.1 8.2 8.2
Civil ² 10.6 10.6 11.7 9.9 11.9 10.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.0 22.9 27.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²435.7
456.0
425.3
446.2
527.5
639.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 35.6 37.0 30.7 33.8 56.3 40.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.0 30.7 21.6 18.7 41.5 27.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
13 2
45 9
60 8
12 3
32 9
36 3
39 9
49 9
55 5
31 4
66 12
68 10
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 555 34 11 184 1 21 19 61 34 11 96 83
Criminal ¹ 320 2 100 65 52 42 17 16 4 7 3 2 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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MONTANAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,088 1,129 1,268 1,202 1,377 1,166Terminations 1,234 1,123 1,178 1,226 1,294 1,239Pending 864 875 870 858 936 857
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 7.2 3.3 8.0 3.0 15.3
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 3.6 9.3 10.7 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 363 376 423 401 459 389
Civil 186 182 218 222 270 193CriminalFelony 130 137 141 123 147 127SupervisedReleaseHearings 46 57 64 56 41 68
Pending Cases 288 292 290 286 312 286
Weighted Filings ² 337 322 379 381 407 343
Terminations 411 374 393 409 431 413
Trials Completed 45 40 42 37 40 44
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.4 7.0 7.0 7.4 6.7 7.8
Civil ² 9.1 9.6 8.9 8.6 9.2 9.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²459.7
4610.6
488.8
499.0
488.4
468.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.1 47.7 44.6 42.9 44.2 45.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 31.4 34.5 27.5 32.5 35.0 31.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
84 12
68 11
79 11
21 4
14 5
81 10
72 10
63 11
2 1
28 3
52 10
20 3
64 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 580 47 15 188 3 21 39 93 59 5 53 57
Criminal ¹ 380 9 110 9 62 27 61 39 6 17 3 4 33
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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NEVADAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,258 4,255 3,898 3,802 3,707 3,742Terminations 3,921 3,894 3,818 3,707 3,726 3,631Pending 4,400 4,432 4,435 4,527 4,456 4,532
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 12.1 12.1 4.0 1.6 0.9
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 7.6 1.1 14.9 26.6 11.5 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 608 608 557 543 530 535
Civil 459 464 419 406 417 432CriminalFelony 111 110 101 103 80 71SupervisedReleaseHearings 38 34 37 34 32 32
Pending Cases 629 633 634 647 637 647
Weighted Filings ² 589 617 545 542 530 558
Terminations 560 556 545 530 532 519
Trials Completed 22 24 21 21 20 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.0 9.2 11.2 10.2 11.7 13.8
Civil ² 7.8 7.6 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 34.0 35.5 37.9 39.6 40.7 36.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2427.2
2076.3
2276.9
3099.3
36110.9
36410.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 50.6 58.4 65.4 57.8 56.0 56.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 39.2 49.0 42.4 32.6 30.8 41.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
34 3
32 6
27 4
55 9
43 11
16 2
24 6
39 7
55 5
79 12
43 7
65 9
71 11
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,026 99 38 698 13 243 107 355 253 92 611 7 510
Criminal ¹ 494 116 71 124 54 32 56 12 8 5 16
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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OREGONU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,354 3,515 3,450 3,364 3,342 3,183Terminations 3,084 3,465 3,512 3,375 3,427 3,317Pending 3,181 3,139 3,058 3,028 2,938 2,810
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.1 9.4 7.7 5.4 4.8
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 22.1 18.9 9.2 10.6 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 559 586 575 561 557 531
Civil 372 394 382 387 383 376CriminalFelony 137 128 130 114 112 86SupervisedReleaseHearings 50 64 64 60 62 69
Pending Cases 530 523 510 505 490 468
Weighted Filings ² 502 519 516 523 513 491
Terminations 514 578 585 563 571 553
Trials Completed 14 20 15 15 18 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.8 10.2 9.9 10.3 10.2 11.2
Civil ² 10.5 10.9 10.9 10.2 11.4 10.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.0 29.0 22.4 21.6 22.8 23.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1174.9
1114.7
1165.2
1024.5
1034.7
1084.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 37.3 30.1 28.1 40.6 28.2 26.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.5 26.5 32.6 40.6 22.0 16.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
59 7
34 7
38 6
37 7
13 4
43 4
33 7
29 6
82 12
65 9
66 12
22 4
39 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,255 554 50 386 26 62 132 218 130 168 335 3 191
Criminal ¹ 509 6 142 109 72 32 52 30 4 15 22 4 21
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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WASHINGTON EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,648 1,862 1,877 1,834 1,887 1,736Terminations 1,595 1,716 1,695 1,772 2,074 1,837Pending 1,047 1,174 1,315 1,374 1,186 1,090
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.3 6.8 7.5 5.3 8.0
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 18.4 12.0 8.9 12.0 17.4 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 412 466 469 459 472 434
Civil 175 227 242 215 205 196CriminalFelony 114 123 105 125 123 92SupervisedReleaseHearings 124 116 122 119 144 146
Pending Cases 262 294 329 344 297 273
Weighted Filings ² 273 315 323 318 309 275
Terminations 399 429 424 443 519 459
Trials Completed 21 20 21 19 19 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.5 7.6 8.0 8.8 8.1 11.8
Civil ² 9.9 11.2 10.7 10.0 12.2 9.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 24.6 26.6 23.6 29.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²325.0
303.9
323.5
353.9
365.2
436.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.8 37.5 40.8 40.2 37.6 44.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 39.7 21.7 27.5 25.5 26.2 28.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
74 10
61 10
78 10
35 6
1 1
82 11
83 11
55 10
28 2
67 10
52 10
53 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 785 369 9 133 7 11 19 56 38 11 81 51
Criminal ¹ 367 15 89 51 51 47 17 42 5 14 7 5 24
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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WASHINGTON WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,864 4,082 4,558 4,364 4,198 3,887Terminations 3,734 3,990 4,254 4,502 4,429 3,921Pending 2,961 3,059 3,345 3,050 2,792 2,755
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 0.6 4.8 14.7 10.9 7.4
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 552 583 651 623 600 555
Civil 416 457 502 491 486 446CriminalFelony 102 91 107 86 69 66SupervisedReleaseHearings 33 35 43 46 45 43
Pending Cases 423 437 478 436 399 394
Weighted Filings ² 582 621 670 619 573 576
Terminations 533 570 608 643 633 560
Trials Completed 20 22 21 20 17 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.1 7.2 7.4 8.6 8.1 8.6
Civil ² 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 17.0 19.2 20.9 17.2 20.5 18.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²863.8
1436.1
2007.9
582.5
773.5
693.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.9 39.0 37.4 42.0 34.8 33.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 34.0 30.2 29.0 32.8 31.1 28.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
70 9
29 5
23 3
60 10
27 8
61 9
19 4
28 5
48 3
35 5
13 3
7 1
18 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,123 715 41 432 15 94 312 471 214 175 319 3 332
Criminal ¹ 462 19 173 62 65 44 15 49 11 2 3 19
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
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GUAMU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 76 117 130 121 85 118Terminations 76 95 96 133 134 122Pending 109 140 179 203 159 155
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 55.3 0.9 9.2 2.5 38.8
Number of Judgeships 1 1 1 1 1 1
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 76 117 130 121 85 118
Civil 29 39 29 38 20 38CriminalFelony 39 73 96 79 56 78SupervisedReleaseHearings 8 5 5 4 9 2
Pending Cases 109 140 179 203 159 155
Weighted Filings ²
Terminations 76 95 96 133 134 122
Trials Completed 9 32 10 7 16 6
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.8 10.2 14.1 28.9 18.2 21.8
Civil ² 7.3 14.3 13.5 16.8 22.7 20.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²5
8.97
11.711
19.39
13.410
20.09
14.8Average Number
of Felony DefendantsFiled per Case 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 61.6 85.9 59.7 205.0 257.0 132.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 49.7 49.1 35.2 71.1 78.6 46.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
3 1
93 14
93 14
49 8
93 15
93 14
93 14
93 14
93 15
91 15
82 14
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 38 1 9 3 1 5 4 10 5
Criminal ¹ 78 26 5 3 14 7 2 3 18
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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NORTHERN MARIANASU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 77 58 67 80 90 60Terminations 59 45 57 76 96 53Pending 108 115 122 128 94 98
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 22.1 3.4 10.4 25.0 33.3
Number of Judgeships 1 1 1 1 1 1
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 4.0 12.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 77 58 67 80 90 60
Civil 39 26 27 36 34 25CriminalFelony 37 24 28 35 29 17SupervisedReleaseHearings 1 8 12 9 27 18
Pending Cases 108 115 122 128 94 98
Weighted Filings ²
Terminations 59 45 57 76 96 53
Trials Completed 4 6 18 11 11 6
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.0 7.7 9.9 10.3 9.4 11.1
Civil ² 9.6 10.8 15.7 32.1 12.6 14.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²12
16.715
21.124
32.923
29.516
27.120
30.8Average Number
of Felony DefendantsFiled per Case 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 68.5 85.5 92.1 123.0 65.3 263.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 61.3 43.3 55.4 67.2 38.3 59.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
91 15
94 15
94 15
92 15
71 13
94 15
94 15
93 14
64 8
89 14
93 15
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 25 1 4 3 6 5 6
Criminal ¹ 17 1 4 5 2 1 2 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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COLORADOU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,002 4,217 4,271 4,170 4,353 3,829Terminations 3,979 4,270 4,204 4,138 4,252 3,933Pending 3,187 3,120 3,191 3,194 3,298 3,155
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.3 9.2 10.3 8.2 12.0
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.0 17.7 1.0 2.6 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 572 602 610 596 622 547
Civil 449 487 489 482 518 441CriminalFelony 96 88 97 82 76 77SupervisedReleaseHearings 27 28 25 32 28 29
Pending Cases 455 446 456 456 471 451
Weighted Filings ² 596 662 669 651 677 574
Terminations 568 610 601 591 607 562
Trials Completed 24 24 22 24 22 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.5 8.6 9.2 8.6 8.8 9.5
Civil ² 5.9 5.9 5.4 6.3 5.7 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.5 28.0 24.7 24.4 29.3 27.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²703.1
642.8
793.4
793.3
873.4
682.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 32.0 43.0 43.2 32.9 34.0 30.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 33.0 46.9 47.0 35.4 42.8 38.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
80 7
30 3
24 2
50 6
50 5
48 2
20 3
27 3
34 3
46 7
21 2
34 4
14 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,084 258 46 721 41 31 157 474 201 192 490 2 471
Criminal ¹ 539 3 121 137 101 48 21 25 4 12 2 11 54
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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KANSASU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,385 2,385 2,859 2,624 2,306 5,081Terminations 2,574 2,521 2,491 2,632 2,469 3,920Pending 2,156 1,988 2,341 2,328 2,157 3,321
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 113.0 113.0 77.7 93.6 120.3
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 7.9 12.0 12.0 12.2 3.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 398 398 477 437 384 847
Civil 261 256 284 265 239 696CriminalFelony 108 113 156 130 108 107SupervisedReleaseHearings 29 29 36 43 37 44
Pending Cases 359 331 390 388 360 554
Weighted Filings ² 385 380 456 417 361 748
Terminations 429 420 415 439 412 653
Trials Completed 31 25 26 27 22 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.0 7.8 7.2 8.4 9.1 9.5
Civil ² 8.7 8.1 8.1 7.8 9.0 2.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 19.0 23.3 22.8 24.7 26.6 24.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²694.6
1168.4
1198.0
1218.3
13610.2
1194.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 44.4 44.8 38.1 15.9 52.0 36.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 42.8 33.7 32.3 37.6 46.2 25.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
1 1
7 2
5 1
26 3
25 4
27 1
6 1
16 2
18 2
46 7
1 1
25 3
36 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,175 186 35 375 26 893 92 149 1,963 38 232 18 168
Criminal ¹ 639 32 184 44 146 70 37 34 11 38 8 10 25
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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NEW MEXICOU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,822 5,033 4,936 5,781 6,148 6,240Terminations 5,704 5,215 4,805 5,320 6,017 6,423Pending 3,075 2,693 2,734 2,969 3,072 2,843
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 7.2 24.0 26.4 7.9 1.5
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 832 719 705 826 878 891
Civil 176 178 186 176 181 165CriminalFelony 584 465 447 563 603 634SupervisedReleaseHearings 71 75 73 87 94 93
Pending Cases 439 385 391 424 439 406
Weighted Filings ² 612 515 534 564 600 586
Terminations 815 745 686 760 860 918
Trials Completed 24 27 23 19 15 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.0
Civil ² 9.0 8.4 9.2 8.9 10.2 11.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 27.6 27.8 36.7 23.1 24.8 27.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²16612.7
585.2
625.2
866.7
664.9
786.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 44.6 47.9 55.6 48.3 49.8 43.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 27.7 25.4 32.2 26.8 26.2 24.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
33 5
4 1
84 7
1 1
7 1
59 4
17 2
4 1
62 4
1 1
74 5
37 5
49 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,155 169 24 180 27 15 52 143 140 11 294 1 99
Criminal ¹ 4,433 340 331 3,471 94 31 80 38 2 16 16 5 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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OKLAHOMA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,069 1,146 1,100 1,081 1,156 1,180Terminations 1,066 1,168 1,154 1,247 1,123 1,117Pending 1,055 1,072 1,057 917 962 1,019
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 10.4 3.0 7.3 9.2 2.1
Number of Judgeships 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.8 12.0 12.0 5.3 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 305 327 314 309 330 337
Civil 241 244 224 212 237 229CriminalFelony 50 65 69 78 74 81SupervisedReleaseHearings 14 19 21 19 19 27
Pending Cases 301 306 302 262 275 291
Weighted Filings ² 331 316 315 320 302 321
Terminations 305 334 330 356 321 319
Trials Completed 18 23 23 14 12 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.6 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.8
Civil ² 10.1 10.8 11.4 11.9 9.4 10.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 14.0 19.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²525.8
454.9
424.7
253.3
293.6
283.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.9 42.1 38.2 41.4 41.3 50.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 24.1 29.2 24.3 24.4 35.8 25.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
31 4
78 6
70 5
45 5
56 6
80 6
79 7
81 6
77 8
10 4
65 4
22 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 802 200 24 122 6 24 37 94 64 8 156 67
Criminal ¹ 283 5 128 37 26 23 14 19 2 13 1 15
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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OKLAHOMA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 622 634 654 671 662 682Terminations 651 606 614 643 693 698Pending 532 581 634 675 661 647
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 9.6 7.6 4.3 1.6 3.0
Number of Judgeships 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 415 423 436 447 441 455
Civil 334 340 359 353 360 373CriminalFelony 68 69 70 76 63 63SupervisedReleaseHearings 13 13 7 18 18 19
Pending Cases 355 387 423 450 441 431
Weighted Filings ² 382 369 399 398 383 401
Terminations 434 404 409 429 462 465
Trials Completed 14 15 11 17 10 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.6 8.1 8.5 7.3 8.7 7.9
Civil ² 9.8 11.7 12.5 11.3 13.8 13.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²122.7
71.4
5.9
122.1
101.8
122.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 44.1 38.4 38.6 29.6 29.4 38.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 42.9 43.5 34.6 25.1 19.9 23.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
26 3
52 4
41 3
64 7
68 8
55 3
49 5
51 4
62 4
29 6
87 8
7 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 559 241 9 84 13 5 54 37 1 86 29
Criminal ¹ 95 4 27 24 6 4 6 5 7 2 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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OKLAHOMA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,942 2,044 2,123 1,934 1,936 2,002Terminations 1,930 1,967 2,157 2,054 1,862 1,887Pending 1,506 1,585 1,542 1,436 1,496 1,609
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 3.1 2.1 5.7 3.5 3.4
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 9.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 324 341 354 322 323 334
Civil 243 253 263 237 239 251CriminalFelony 59 69 64 60 58 56SupervisedReleaseHearings 21 19 27 26 26 27
Pending Cases 251 264 257 239 249 268
Weighted Filings ² 334 341 364 312 305 325
Terminations 322 328 360 342 310 315
Trials Completed 14 22 30 26 23 24
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.7 7.9 7.8 6.7 6.2 6.5
Civil ² 8.1 8.8 8.2 8.9 8.4 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 16.0 14.5 19.7 18.8 20.9 23.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²564.8
564.7
484.0
383.5
332.9
635.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 37.9 41.4 30.6 36.8 28.1 29.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 44.1 41.6 29.3 31.4 28.6 26.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
24 2
80 7
66 4
74 8
56 6
84 7
77 6
82 7
15 1
14 5
21 2
23 2
40 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,507 141 87 318 13 46 39 309 132 23 263 1 135
Criminal ¹ 335 12 105 52 50 24 30 32 9 8 3 1 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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UTAHU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,534 2,805 2,435 2,497 2,104 2,055Terminations 2,349 2,845 2,457 2,511 2,288 2,138Pending 2,362 2,339 2,309 2,281 2,102 2,008
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 18.9 26.7 15.6 17.7 2.3
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 7.0 17.9 20.7 2.7 5.9 11.6
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 507 561 487 499 421 411
Civil 269 300 281 286 235 217CriminalFelony 176 202 143 142 124 131SupervisedReleaseHearings 62 59 63 72 61 63
Pending Cases 472 468 462 456 420 402
Weighted Filings ² 490 564 495 507 444 404
Terminations 470 569 491 502 458 428
Trials Completed 20 21 19 23 19 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.7 5.5 5.9 6.6 7.5 5.7
Civil ² 8.5 8.6 9.9 11.0 11.1 12.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 36.0 27.3 36.7 38.0 38.0 37.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1127.1
1116.6
1378.2
1136.6
1097.1
1389.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.5 65.2 57.5 43.8 45.1 48.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.8 40.3 41.6 31.1 33.9 39.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
45 6
65 5
74 6
18 2
15 2
60 5
47 4
61 5
69 6
9 3
84 7
66 6
69 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,085 79 52 129 6 34 74 228 86 109 145 143
Criminal ¹ 654 7 100 250 121 44 23 49 4 21 21 2 12
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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WYOMINGU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 786 791 665 642 726 633Terminations 802 760 793 586 745 620Pending 698 726 596 652 632 646
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 19.5 20.0 4.8 1.4 12.8
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 10.1 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 262 264 222 214 242 211
Civil 94 131 102 90 96 79CriminalFelony 135 105 87 87 94 86SupervisedReleaseHearings 33 27 32 37 52 46
Pending Cases 233 242 199 217 211 215
Weighted Filings ² 242 239 197 192 205 176
Terminations 267 253 264 195 248 207
Trials Completed 28 18 21 16 13 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.6 5.6 5.1
Civil ² 9.0 8.5 8.1 10.8 10.8 12.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 15.0 11.6 15.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²9
3.1113.1
51.9
52.0
2.8
52.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.7 33.0 40.4 34.4 36.7 33.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 40.1 29.1 35.9 28.3 34.2 38.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
82 8
89 8
92 8
37 4
22 3
89 8
91 8
89 8
69 6
4 2
82 6
2 1
10 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 237 4 6 60 1 5 5 33 70 1 33 19
Criminal ¹ 258 2 108 49 29 10 17 26 2 5 5 1 4
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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ALABAMA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,771 4,943 5,052 3,751 2,988 2,872Terminations 4,173 3,186 3,603 3,829 6,335 2,956Pending 3,307 5,066 6,512 6,453 3,137 3,057
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 23.8 41.9 43.2 23.4 3.9
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 4.7 0.0 0.0 8.2 13.4 4.7
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 471 618 632 469 374 359
Civil 399 540 551 395 310 297CriminalFelony 56 63 66 60 49 45SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 15 15 14 15 17
Pending Cases 413 633 814 807 392 382
Weighted Filings ² 427 541 594 472 374 365
Terminations 522 398 450 479 792 370
Trials Completed 23 22 26 22 22 21
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.4 7.1 6.5
Civil ² 14.3 8.5 8.0 8.6 22.7 11.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.5 15.4 25.9 27.4 22.2 26.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1274.5
1473.2
1873.1
70511.9
2238.3
2308.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.3 36.1 35.8 35.9 35.1 33.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.0 33.9 30.6 34.1 29.3 31.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
52 5
75 9
53 8
80 9
75 8
64 7
67 8
72 8
24 4
14 3
72 8
30 5
65 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,379 310 86 583 11 38 154 234 128 21 599 7 208
Criminal ¹ 355 4 78 18 118 65 8 19 4 11 8 9 13
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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ALABAMA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,456 1,371 1,481 1,402 1,447 1,391Terminations 1,396 1,360 1,347 1,357 1,390 1,572Pending 1,323 1,332 1,462 1,502 1,560 1,370
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.5 1.5 6.1 0.8 3.9
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.2 3.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 485 457 494 467 482 464
Civil 391 366 400 352 388 370CriminalFelony 72 75 72 96 75 69SupervisedReleaseHearings 23 16 21 19 19 25
Pending Cases 441 444 487 501 520 457
Weighted Filings ² 455 462 460 473 462 463
Terminations 465 453 449 452 463 524
Trials Completed 27 25 25 22 22 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.0 8.1 9.0 8.5 8.8 9.5
Civil ² 8.5 9.7 9.4 9.9 10.6 8.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 17.5 25.0 18.5 18.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²413.8
403.8
514.4
574.9
766.1
787.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 39.2 46.7 39.6 44.7 55.8 41.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.1 35.6 27.2 35.9 52.9 29.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
52 5
47 6
42 6
58 7
61 5
47 4
40 6
38 6
34 7
46 9
40 6
57 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,110 94 26 468 4 8 30 81 73 3 250 1 72
Criminal ¹ 206 3 56 23 37 24 4 8 10 19 4 9 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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ALABAMA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,275 1,336 1,392 1,195 1,177 1,131Terminations 1,317 1,249 1,442 1,241 1,299 1,108Pending 1,038 1,129 1,087 1,031 889 917
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 11.3 15.3 18.8 5.4 3.9
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 425 445 464 398 392 377
Civil 264 256 275 232 211 219CriminalFelony 123 155 147 133 138 113SupervisedReleaseHearings 37 35 42 34 44 45
Pending Cases 346 376 362 344 296 306
Weighted Filings ² 408 419 425 391 344 335
Terminations 439 416 481 414 433 369
Trials Completed 26 32 33 17 29 18
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.9 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.0
Civil ² 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.6 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 19.5 16.9 18.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²182.9
284.2
324.7
325.2
234.7
254.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 41.9 35.9 46.2 42.1 45.1 9.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.2 18.0 35.8 34.3 35.1 33.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
52 5
73 8
73 9
22 2
23 2
74 9
74 9
73 9
38 8
11 2
21 4
36 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 657 102 18 149 4 20 28 100 65 97 74
Criminal ¹ 340 1 71 21 115 61 10 27 3 12 7 5 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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FLORIDA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,130 2,328 2,375 2,524 2,188 2,367Terminations 2,166 2,149 2,461 2,492 2,381 2,308Pending 1,914 2,115 2,039 2,069 1,874 1,929
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 11.1 1.7 0.3 6.2 8.2
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.3 12.0 5.2 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 533 582 594 631 547 592
Civil 421 473 489 517 452 490CriminalFelony 87 83 82 85 66 72SupervisedReleaseHearings 25 26 23 30 30 30
Pending Cases 479 529 510 517 469 482
Weighted Filings ² 547 574 604 640 519 621
Terminations 542 537 615 623 595 577
Trials Completed 39 34 30 30 29 31
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.2 5.6 6.0 6.9 6.3 6.5
Civil ² 8.2 7.1 7.5 6.7 7.4 7.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 21.0 19.0 13.3 24.1 15.1 16.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²513.5
744.3
704.3
593.5
473.0
533.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 33.7 32.9 34.3 36.5 34.9 32.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 25.5 22.5 26.9 28.7 28.0 22.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
12 1
22 3
17 3
54 6
48 3
40 2
14 3
24 3
12 2
14 3
14 3
4 1
21 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,959 104 32 729 9 38 145 116 81 14 610 1 80
Criminal ¹ 289 1 68 12 60 68 6 36 8 11 3 8 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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FLORIDA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 9,782 9,928 9,723 10,201 10,314 10,352Terminations 10,494 10,505 16,029 12,149 10,683 10,932Pending 17,942 17,447 11,232 9,380 9,072 8,597
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.8 4.3 6.5 1.5 0.4
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 7.0 12.0 9.4 23.5 20.4 0.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 652 662 648 680 688 690
Civil 508 526 522 545 565 567CriminalFelony 116 113 106 108 95 96SupervisedReleaseHearings 29 23 20 27 27 28
Pending Cases 1,196 1,163 749 625 605 573
Weighted Filings ² 635 660 653 670 659 696
Terminations 700 700 1,069 810 712 729
Trials Completed 25 21 23 22 19 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.3 7.0
Civil ² 7.7 9.2 32.8 10.8 7.7 8.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 19.7 21.1 22.0 19.9 24.7 21.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²5,38033.2
8,96257.5
3,35435.3
1,46219.3
1,19316.1
4386.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 33.1 35.0 36.9 37.8 37.2 38.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.5 30.0 26.3 25.2 28.9 27.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
36 4
11 1
7 1
31 5
54 4
23 1
9 2
9 1
28 6
20 5
32 5
17 3
55 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 8,499 934 142 2,068 22 139 1,016 878 440 412 1,142 76 1,230
Criminal ¹ 1,430 24 434 161 162 235 28 126 45 130 15 35 35
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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FLORIDA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 12,104 11,803 11,335 11,045 11,467 11,782Terminations 12,023 11,382 11,142 11,345 11,229 12,165Pending 6,515 6,963 7,075 6,764 7,025 6,595
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.7 0.2 3.9 6.7 2.7
Number of Judgeships 18 18 18 18 18 18
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 27.5 21.1 19.4 31.9 12.7
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 672 656 630 614 637 655
Civil 508 505 457 454 486 500CriminalFelony 143 130 150 136 128 133SupervisedReleaseHearings 22 21 22 24 23 22
Pending Cases 362 387 393 376 390 366
Weighted Filings ² 625 681 664 634 691 717
Terminations 668 632 619 630 624 676
Trials Completed 28 23 22 24 24 26
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.3
Civil ² 3.7 4.6 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 17.3 16.8 15.0 16.1 16.4 21.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²641.4
861.7
952.0
922.0
1112.2
1142.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.3 47.4 41.3 47.8 49.0 46.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 22.0 24.3 17.1 21.8 22.0 21.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
27 2
16 2
14 2
17 1
63 6
68 8
7 1
13 2
14 3
7 1
3 1
15 2
11 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 8,994 212 189 1,039 30 164 1,599 1,194 981 556 1,837 20 1,173
Criminal ¹ 2,382 17 576 483 199 691 89 44 26 67 29 78 83
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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GEORGIA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,688 6,405 6,417 6,152 6,063 6,204Terminations 5,431 6,147 6,520 5,983 6,001 5,990Pending 4,742 4,963 4,799 5,002 5,024 5,220
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 9.1 3.1 3.3 0.8 2.3
Number of Judgeships 11 11 11 11 11 11
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 41.3 39.9 24.0 28.9 36.0 14.5
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 517 582 583 559 551 564
Civil 428 487 516 480 465 487CriminalFelony 72 81 52 62 67 60SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 14 16 17 19 18
Pending Cases 431 451 436 455 457 475
Weighted Filings ² 538 572 556 555 535 573
Terminations 494 559 593 544 546 545
Trials Completed 23 21 21 19 21 21
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.3 9.1 9.7 10.4 10.1 9.2
Civil ² 6.7 6.5 5.8 6.7 6.5 6.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 27.0 29.9 28.6 32.1 29.8 29.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1012.8
872.4
902.3
932.4
952.4
1373.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 37.1 41.2 43.8 40.6 40.1 34.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.8 36.6 38.6 31.4 37.2 28.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
29 3
27 4
20 4
70 8
71 7
41 3
21 4
33 5
24 4
43 8
11 2
45 6
20 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,353 342 240 955 31 515 696 532 389 169 793 2 689
Criminal ¹ 654 6 144 76 101 171 31 36 1 48 9 16 15
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
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GEORGIA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,427 1,713 1,858 2,014 1,888 1,758Terminations 1,569 1,689 1,818 1,737 1,810 1,786Pending 1,245 1,314 1,400 1,714 1,830 1,801
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 23.2 2.6 5.4 12.7 6.9
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.6
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 357 428 465 504 472 440
Civil 274 317 351 376 374 324CriminalFelony 66 94 94 112 85 105SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 17 20 16 13 11
Pending Cases 311 329 350 429 458 450
Weighted Filings ² 342 406 434 443 372 399
Terminations 392 422 455 434 453 447
Trials Completed 16 15 14 14 16 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.8 9.8 9.0 9.2 9.7 8.5
Civil ² 10.1 10.0 8.3 9.3 9.9 12.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 17.1 20.5 24.3 25.4 24.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²515.2
636.5
353.3
262.1
261.8
533.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 53.0 44.8 47.3 42.2 51.5 79.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 47.3 48.2 46.7 35.6 42.1 62.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
67 9
58 7
49 7
28 3
83 9
49 5
52 7
57 7
48 9
33 7
80 9
26 4
29 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,297 102 115 527 15 18 37 72 99 11 221 80
Criminal ¹ 418 27 172 36 64 42 11 19 8 15 3 6 15
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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GEORGIA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Jun 302010
Jun 302011
Jun 302012
Jun 302013
Jun 302014
Jun 302015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,607 1,633 1,558 1,720 1,664 1,561Terminations 1,587 1,647 1,669 1,565 1,599 1,693Pending 1,254 1,243 1,126 1,290 1,366 1,237
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.9 4.4 0.2 9.2 6.2
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 536 544 519 573 555 520
Civil 345 362 374 367 359 374CriminalFelony 156 146 101 153 142 97SupervisedReleaseHearings 34 36 44 53 53 49
Pending Cases 418 414 375 430 455 412
Weighted Filings ² 509 504 487 521 506 470
Terminations 529 549 556 522 533 564
Trials Completed 22 21 23 43 46 41
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.9 9.6 9.2 9.0 9.7 7.3
Civil ² 8.5 8.3 7.7 8.1 9.4 9.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.5 30.0 23.1 22.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²8
1.1141.8
243.1
334.3
323.8
343.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.2 41.9 41.1 37.3 41.7 52.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 45.2 38.0 36.9 35.6 36.3 40.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
66 8
36 5
40 5
29 4
21 1
58 6
37 5
26 4
3 1
21 6
47 7
28 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,123 86 8 517 12 13 39 95 83 14 159 97
Criminal ¹ 291 1 79 1 69 91 4 18 6 13 2 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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