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Judicial Caseload Indicators - Judicial Business 2017

Judicial Caseload Indicators
12-Month Periods Ending September 30, 2008, 2013, 2016, and 2017
Judicial Caseload	2008	2013	2016	2017	Percent Change Since 2008	Percent Change Since 2013	Percent Change Since 2016
U.S. Courts of Appeals¹
Cases Filed	61,104	56,475	60,357	50,506	-17.3	-10.6	-16.3
Cases Terminated	59,096	58,393	57,744	54,347	-8.0	-6.9	-5.9
Cases Pending	53,332	41,979	43,241²	39,400	-26.1	-6.1	-8.9
U.S. District Courts
Civil
Cases Filed	267,257	284,604	291,851	267,769	0.2	-5.9	-8.3
Cases Terminated	234,571	255,260	271,649	289,901	23.6	13.6	-6.7
Cases Pending	294,122	300,469	361,263²	339,131	15.3	12.9	-6.1
Criminal (Includes Transfers)
Defendants Filed	92,355	91,266	77,357	77,018	-16.6	-15.6	-0.4
Defendant Terminations	91,817	91,506	77,493	75,337	-17.9	-17.7	-2.8
Defendants Pending	103,339	107,895	98,460	100,505	-2.7	-6.8	2.1
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Cases Filed	1,042,806	1,107,699	805,580	790,830	-24.2	-28.6	-1.8
Cases Terminated	975,296	1,197,918	910,122	856,750	-12.2	-28.5	-5.9
Cases Pending	1,350,175	1,535,261	1,135,323²	1,069,373	-20.8	-30.3	-5.8
Post-Conviction Supervision
Persons Under Supervision	120,676	131,869	137,410	134,731	11.6	2.2	-1.9
Pretrial Services
Total Cases Activated	99,670	108,705	91,709	88,750	-11.0	-18.4	-3.2
Pretrial Services Cases Activated	98,244	108,002	91,111	88,255	-10.2	-18.3	-3.1
Pretrial Diversion Cases Activated	1,426	703	598	495	-65.3	-29.6	-17.2
Total Released on Supervision	31,951	28,664	23,592	23,186	-27.4	-19.1	-1.7
Pretrial Supervision	30,653	27,612	22,735	22,469	-26.7	-18.6	-1.2
Diversion Supervision	1,298	1,052	857	717	-44.8	-31.8	-16.3
¹ Excludes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ² Revised.