Judicial Business 2003

Judicial Business
of the United States Courts
2003

Caseload Highlights

Judicial Business

Supplemental Tables

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Table S-1 Appeals Terminated on the Merits After Oral Hearings or Submission on Briefs
Table S-2 Total Case Participations in Cases Terminated on the Merits
Table S-3 Types of Opinions or Orders Filed in Cases Terminated on the Merits
Table S-4 Sources of Pro Se Appeals, 2002 and 2003
Table S-5 Appeals Under Submission More Than Three Months, 2002 and 2003
Table S-6 Criminal Appeals Filed Under the Sentencing Guidelines, 1999 Through 2003

U.S. District Courts - Civil

Table S-7 Civil Cases Filed, by Origin, 1999 Through 2003
Table S-8 Recovery of Overpayment and Enforcement of Judgment Cases Filed
Table S-9 Social Security Cases Commenced
Table S-10 Product Liability Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit, 2002 and 2003
Table S-11 Cases Pending Three Years or More, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit, 2002 and 2003
Table S-12 Civil Cases Referred to Arbitration, by District

Other

Table S-13 Federal Probation System - Offenders Receiving Federally Funded Substance Abuse Treatment
Table S-14 Pretrial Services Defendants Receiving Federally Funded Substance Abuse Treatment
Table S-15 U.S. District Courts - National Petit Juror Service, 1999 Through 2003
Table S-16 U.S. District Courts - National Grand Juror Service, 1999 Through 2003
Table S-17 Matters Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges,1993 and 1999 Through 2003
Table S-18 Three-Judge District Court Hearings, by Nature of Suit, 1999 Through 2003
Table S-19 Cases Transferred by Order of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1968 Through 2003
Table S-20 Cumulative Summary of Multidistrict Litigation, 2001 Through 2003
Table S-21 Representations by Federal Defender Organizations, 1999 Through 2003
Table S-22 Report of Complaints Filed and Action Taken Under Authority of Title 28 U.S.C. 372(c)

Appendix: Detailed Statistical Tables

U.S. Supreme Court

Table A-1 Cases on Docket, Disposed of, and Remaining on Dockets, 1998 Through 2002

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Table B Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 2002 and 2003
Table B-1 Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit
Table B-1A Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, by Nature of Suit or Offense
Table B-2 Petitions for Review on Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court Commenced, Terminated, and Pending
Table B-3 Sources of Appeals and Original Proceedings Commenced, by Circuit, 1999 Through 2003
Table B-3A Sources of Appeals in Civil and Criminal Cases From U.S. District Courts
Table B-4 Median Time Intervals in Cases Terminated After Hearing or Submission, by Circuit
Table B-5 Appeals Terminated on the Merits, by Circuit
Table B-5A Appeals Terminated by Procedural Judgments,by Circuit
Table B-6 Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit
Table B-7 Nature of Suit or Offense in Cases Arising From the U.S. District Courts, by Circuit
Table B-8 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit-Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending
Table B-9 Pro Se Appeals Commenced and Terminated, by Circuit

U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels

Table B-10 Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 2002 and 2003
Table B-11 Appeals Commended, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit

U.S. District Courts - Civil

Table C Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 2002 and 2003
Table C-1 Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending
Table C-2 Cases Commenced, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit
Table C-2A Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit, 1999 Through 2003
Table C-3 Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit and District
Table C-3A Cases Pending, by Nature of Suit and District
Table C-3B Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and District
Table C-4 Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and Action Taken
Table C-4A Cases Terminated, by District and Action Taken
Table C-5 Median Time Intervals From Filing to Disposition of Cases Terminated, by District and Method of Disposition
Table C-6 Cases Pending, by District and Length of Time Pending
Table C-7 Civil and Criminal Trials Completed, by District
Table C-8 Lengths of Civil and Criminal Trials Completed, by District
Table C-9 Civil and Criminal Trials Terminated That Required 20 or More Days
Table C-10 Median Time Intervals From Filing to Trial of Civil Cases in Which Trials Were Completed, by District

U.S. District Courts - Criminal

Table D Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 2002 and 2003
Table D Defendants Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 2002 and 2003
Table D-1 Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending
Table D-1 Defendants Commenced, Terminated, and Pending
Table D-2 Cases Commenced, by Major Offense, 1999 Through 2003
Table D-2 Defendants Commenced, by Major Offense, 1999 Through 2003
Table D-3 Cases Commenced, by Major Offense and District
Table D-3 Defendants Commenced, by Major Offense and District
Table D-4 Defendants Disposed of, by Type of Disposition and Major Offense
Table D-5 Defendants Sentenced After Conviction, by Major Offense
Table D-6 Median Time Intervals From Filing to Disposition of Criminal Defendants Disposed of, by District
Table D-7 Defendants Disposed of, by Type of Disposition and District
Table D-8 Defendants Pending, by Major Offense and District
Table D-9 Defendants Terminated, by Major Offense and District
Table D-10 Median Time Intervals from Filing to Disposition of Defendants Disposed of, by Major Offense
Table D-12 Median Time From Conviction to Sentencing for Defendants Convicted Defendants Convicted

U.S. District Courts - Federal Probation System

Table E-1 Persons Received for and Removed From Supervision
Table E-2 Persons Under Supervision
Table E-3 Persons Under Supervision, by Offense
Table E-7 Persons Removed From Supervision Without Violation and With Violation, by Type

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

Table F Bankruptcy Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 2002 and 2003
Table F-2 Business and Nonbusiness Cases Commenced, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code
Table F-8 Adversary Proceedings Commenced, Terminated, and Pending Under the Bankruptcy Code

U.S. Court of International Trade

Table G-1 Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, 2002 and 2003

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Table G-2A Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending
Table G-2B Judgments and Appeals

U.S. District Courts - Pretrial Services

Table H-1 Cases Activated
Table H-2 Interviews and Types of Pretrial Services Reports
Table H-3 Recommendations Made at Initial Hearings
Table H-4 Release and Detention Status at Initial Hearings
Table H-5 Initial Detention Hearings Held
Table H-6 Types of Bonds Set for Defendants Released
Table H-7 Defendants Received for and Under Supervision
Table H-8 Defendants with Conditions of Release
Table H-9 Release and Detention
Table H-9A Detention Summary: Days and Costs
Table H-10 Bail Review Hearings Held
Table H-11 Defendants With Bail Violations
Table H-11A Circumstances Involved in Technical Violations
Table H-12 Violations and Actions Taken by Court
Table H-13 Cases Closed, by Types of Disposition

U.S. District Courts - Grand and Petit Juror

Table J-1 Grand Juror Service
Table J-2 Petit Juror Service on Days Jurors Were Selected for Trial

U.S. District Courts - Federal Defender Organizations

Table K-1 Summary of Representations, by District

U.S. District Courts - U.S. Magistrate Judges

Table M-1 Class A Misdemeanor Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Major Offense
Table M-1A Class A Misdemeanor Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Type of Disposition
Table M-2 Petty Offense Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Major Offense
Table M-2A Petty Offense Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Type of Disposition
Table M-3 Felony Preliminary Proceedings Handled by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 636(a)
Table M-3A Miscellaneous Matters Handled by U.S. Magistrate Judges
Table M-4 Criminal Pretrial Matters Handled by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)
Table M-4A Civil Pretrial Matters Handled by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)
Table M-4B Reports and Recommendations Issued by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)
Table M-4C Evidentiary Proceedings Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)
Table M-5 Civil Consent Cases Terminated by U.S. Magistrate Judges Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c)

U.S. District Courts - Trials

Table T-1 Civil and Criminal Trials, by District
Table T-2 Length of Civil and Criminal Trials Resulting in a Verdict or Judgments, by District

Other

Table V-1 Services Provided to and Received From Other District Courts
Table V-2 Services Provided by Visiting Judges in Appeals Terminated
Table X-1A Weighted and Unweighted Filings per Authorized Judgeship
Table X-4 Class Action Civil Cases Pending, by Nature of Suit and District
Table X-5 Class Action Civil Cases Commenced, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit

Judicial Businessof the United States Courts 2003

Judicial Business
of the United States Courts
2003