Judicial Business 2011

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September 30, 2011

Judicial Business of the U.S. Courts is the most comprehensive set of detailed statistical tables published on the work of the federal Judiciary, plus charts and text explaining why increases or decreases occurred in the courts' caseload.

The report provides data for the fiscal year ending September 30 for the U.S. courts of appeals, district courts and bankruptcy courts; the probation and pretrial services system; and other components of the federal Judiciary.
The Judicial Caseload Indicators table compares the Judiciary's current fiscal year caseload to its caseload 1, 5, and 10 years earlier.
Publications dating back to 1997 are available online.

2011 Judicial Business Caseload Highlights (pdf)

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Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
All Judicial Business Text and Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table — Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 11.53 MB

Supreme Court of the United States
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases on Docket, Disposed of, and Remaining on Docket	A-1	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table A-1—Supreme Court of the United States Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 69.48 KB

U.S. Courts of Appeals
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	B	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 66.50 KB
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Nature of Proceeding	B-1	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-1—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 177.27 KB
Civil and Criminal Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Nature of Proceeding	B-1A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-1A—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 142.86 KB
Petitions for Review on Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court Filed, Terminated, and Pending	B-2	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-2—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 90.49 KB
Cases Filed, by Source	B-3	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-3—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 120.71 KB
Sources of Civil and Criminal Cases from U.S. District Courts	B-3A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-3A—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 93.32 KB
Median Times for Cases Terminated on the Merits	B-4	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-4—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 61.14 KB
Median Times for Civil and Criminal Cases Terminated on the Merits	B-4A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-4A—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 87.87 KB
Median Times for Bankruptcy Cases Terminated on the Merits	B-4B	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-4B—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 57.54 KB
Median Times for Administrative Agency Cases Terminated on the Merits	B-4C	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-4C—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 59.02 KB
Median Times for Original Proceedings and Miscellaneous Applications Terminated on the Merits	B-4D	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-4D—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 56.13 KB
Decisions in Cases Terminated on the Merits, by Nature of Proceeding	B-5	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-5—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 156.01 KB
Cases Terminated on Procedural Grounds, by Nature of Proceeding	B-5A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-5A—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 107.20 KB
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Nature of Proceeding, as a Percent of Total Cases	B-6	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-6—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 95.17 KB
Civil and Criminal Cases Filed, by Circuit and Nature of Suit or Offense	B-7	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-7—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 198.55 KB
Pro Se Cases Filed and Terminated, by Nature of Proceeding	B-9	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-9—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 82.85 KB
Cases Terminated on the Merits After Oral Arguments or Submission on Briefs	S-1	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-10—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 68.60 KB
Judge Participation in Cases Terminated on the Merits	S-2	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-11—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 67.32 KB
Type of Opinion or Order Filed in Cases Terminated on the Merits	S-3	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-12—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 77.19 KB
Pro Se Cases Filed, by Source	S-4	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-19—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 91.36 KB
Cases Under Submission for More Than Three Months	S-5	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-20—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 92.40 KB
All U.S. Courts of Appeals Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table —U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 1.39 MB
All U.S. Courts of Appeals Supplemental Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table —U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 322.03 KB
Criminal Cases Filed Under the Sentencing Guidelines	S-6	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table S-6 Retired—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 50.73 KB

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	B-8	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table B-8—U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 82.24 KB

U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	B-10	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table BAP-1—U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 44.45 KB
Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code	B-11	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table BAP-2—U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 124.73 KB
All U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table —U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 159.80 KB

U.S. District Courts–Civil
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Civil Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending	C	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 149.23 KB
Civil Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Jurisdiction	C-1	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-1—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 139.95 KB
Civil Cases Filed, by Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit	C-2	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-2—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 156.16 KB
Civil Cases Filed, by Nature Of Suit	C-2A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-2A—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 118.22 KB
Civil Cases Filed, by Jurisdiction, Nature of Suit, and District	C-3	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-3—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 201.92 KB
Civil Cases Pending, by Jurisdiction, Nature of Suit, and District	C-3A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-3A—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 202.75 KB
Civil Cases Terminated, by Jurisdiction, Nature of Suit, and District	C-3B	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-3B—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 201.69 KB
Civil Cases Terminated, by District and Action Taken	C-4A	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-4A—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 104.80 KB
Civil Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and Action Taken	C-4	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-4—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 165.38 KB
Median Time From Filing to Disposition of Civil Cases, by Action Taken	C-5	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-5—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 141.67 KB
Civil Cases Pending, by Length of Time	C-6	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-6—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 113.92 KB
Intellectual Property Cases, Securities/Commodities/Exchange Cases, and Bankruptcy Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending	C-7	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-7—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 153.26 KB
Civil Cases Filed, by Origin	C-8	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-8—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 49.04 KB
Recovery of Overpayment and Enforcement of Judgment Cases Filed, by Nature of Suit	C-9	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-9—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 126.55 KB
Social Security Cases Filed, by Nature of Suit	C-10	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-10—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 97.67 KB
Product Liability Cases Filed, by Nature of Suit	C-11	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-11—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 118.99 KB
Civil Cases Pending Three Years or More, by Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit	C-12	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-12—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 125.23 KB
Civil Pro Se and Non-Pro Se Filings	C-13	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table C-13—U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 116.61 KB
All U.S. District Courts–Civil Tables		September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table —U.S. District Courts–Civil Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 1.83 MB

U.S. District Courts–Criminal
Title	Publication Table Number	Reporting Period	Publication Name	Download
Criminal Defendants Filed, Terminated, and Pending (Including Transfers)	D	September 30, 2011	Judicial Business	Download Table D—U.S. District Courts–Criminal Judicial Business (September 30, 2011) pdf, 141.49 KB

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