Judicial Caseload Indicators - Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics 2024
Judicial Caseload Indicators
12-Month Periods
Ending March 31, 2015, 2020, 2023, and 2024| Judicial Caseload | 2015 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | Percent Change Since 2015 | Percent Change Since 2020 | Percent Change Since 2023 |
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| U.S. Courts of Appeals 1 | | | | | | | |
| Cases Filed | 54,244 | 50,258 | 40,681 | 39,469 | -27.2 | -21.5 | -3.0 |
| Cases Terminated | 54,756 | 49,057 | 41,908 | 40,326 | -26.4 | -17.8 | -3.8 |
| Cases Pending | 41,112 | 39,014 | 32,375 | 31,531 | -23.3 | -19.2 | -2.6 |
| U.S. District Courts | | | | | | | |
| Civil | | | | | | | |
| Cases Filed | 281,608 | 332,732 | 284,220 | 347,991 | 23.6 | 4.6 | 22.4 |
| Cases Terminated | 264,124 | 300,372 | 338,983 | 298,371 | 13.0 | -0.7 | -12.0 |
| Cases Pending | 340,925 | 397,492 | 583,543 | 633,066 | 85.7 | 59.3 | 8.5 |
| Criminal (Includes Transfers) | | | | | | | |
| Defendants Filed | 80,081 | 93,213 | 68,950 | 66,035 | -17.5 | -29.2 | -4.2 |
| Defendant Terminations | 83,704 | 88,730 | 73,069 | 71,854 | -14.2 | -19.0 | -1.7 |
| Defendants Pending | 97,883 | 114,174 | 118,890 | 113,511 | 16.0 | -0.6 | -4.5 |
| U.S. Bankruptcy Courts | | | | | | | |
| Cases Filed | 911,086 | 764,282 | 403,273 | 467,774 | -48.7 | -38.8 | 16.0 |
| Cases Terminated | 1,049,457 | 788,373 | 451,241 | 472,424 | -55.0 | -40.1 | 4.7 |
| Cases Pending | 1,322,457 | 989,129 | 656,665 | 652,148 | -50.7 | -34.1 | -0.7 |
| Post-Conviction Supervision | | | | | | | |
| Persons Under Supervision | 133,452 | 126,875 | 123,506 | 122,461 | -8.2 | -3.5 | -0.8 |
| Pretrial Services | | | | | | | |
| Total Cases Activated 2 | 96,803 | 109,472 | 74,581 | 70,219 | -27.5 | -35.9 | -5.8 |
| Pretrial Services Cases Activated | 96,017 | 109,036 | 74,287 | 69,906 | -27.2 | -35.9 | -5.9 |
| Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated | 786 | 436 | 294 | 313 | -60.2 | -28.2 | 6.5 |
| Total Released on Supervision | 24,760 | 26,598 | 22,136 | 21,010 | -15.1 | -21.0 | -5.1 |
| Pretrial Supervision | 23,674 | 25,951 | 21,718 | 20,572 | -13.1 | -20.7 | -5.3 |
| Diversion Supervision | 1,086 | 647 | 418 | 438 | -59.7 | -32.3 | 4.8 |
- Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- Includes cases opened within the districts and cases transferred into the districts.
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Caseload Statistics 2024
