| Judicial Caseload | 2016 | 2021 | 2024 | 2025 | Percent Change Since 2016 | Percent Change Since 2021 | Percent Change Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Courts of Appeals1 | |||||||
| Cases Filed | 60,357 | 44,546 | 39,788 | 41,824 | -30.7 | -6.1 | 5.1 |
| Cases Terminated | 57,744 | 47,748 | 40,086 | 40,411 | -30.0 | -15.4 | 0.8 |
| Cases Pending | 43,275 | 35,552 | 31,972 | 33,748 | -22.0 | -5.1 | 5.6 |
| U.S. District Courts | |||||||
| Civil | |||||||
| Cases Filed | 291,851 | 344,567 | 290,896 | 303,563 | 4.0 | -11.9 | 4.4 |
| Cases Terminated | 271,649 | 271,625 | 396,635 | 407,539 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 2.7 |
| Cases Pending | 361,566 | 629,588 | 536,766 | 432,923 | 19.7 | -31.2 | -19.3 |
| Criminal (Includes Transfers) | |||||||
| Defendants Filed | 77,357 | 74,465 | 69,802 | 79,129 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 13.4 |
| Defendant Terminations | 77,493 | 63,848 | 74,796 | 82,135 | 6.0 | 28.6 | 9.8 |
| Defendants Pending | 98,460 | 126,258 | 112,310 | 109,022 | 10.7 | -13.7 | -2.9 |
| U.S. Bankruptcy Courts | |||||||
| Cases Filed | 805,580 | 434,540 | 504,112 | 557,376 | -30.8 | 28.3 | 10.6 |
| Cases Terminated | 910,122 | 579,469 | 494,468 | 536,590 | -41.0 | -7.4 | 8.5 |
| Cases Pending | 1,164,747 | 761,709 | 664,827 | 687,517 | -41.0 | -9.7 | 3.4 |
| Post-Conviction Supervision | |||||||
| Persons Under Supervision | 137,410 | 122,458 | 121,777 | 119,532 | -0.1 | -2.4 | -1.8 |
| Pretrial Services2 | |||||||
| Total Cases Activated3 | 91,111 | 76,723 | 72,899 | 81,466 | -0.1 | 6.2 | 11.8 |
| Pretrial Services Cases Activated | 88,218 | 76,367 | 72,587 | 81,228 | -0.1 | 6.4 | 11.9 |
| Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated | 598 | 356 | 312 | 238 | -0.6 | -33.1 | -23.7 |
| Total Released on Supervision | 23,592 | 26,622 | 20,572 | 19,032 | -0.2 | -28.5 | -7.5 |
| Pretrial Supervision | 22,735 | 26,037 | 20,114 | 18,647 | -0.2 | -28.4 | -7.3 |
| Diversion Supervision | 857 | 585 | 458 | 385 | -0.6 | -34.2 | -15.9 |
| 1 Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 2 Excludes data for the District of Columbia. 3 Includes cases opened within the districts and cases transferred into the districts. | |||||||
Judicial Business 2025
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