Post on 27-Jan-2021
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 406,331 376,905 371,507 387,758 379,581 398,224Terminations 365,740 362,004 365,176 381,292 383,069 410,091
Pending 410,461 423,100 427,512 432,872 427,380 458,988Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -2.0 5.7 7.2 2.7 4.9
Number of Judgeships 677 677 677 677 677 677
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 877.2 533.2 641.7 1,032.3 1,426.3 1,592.6
Actions per
Judgeship
Filings
Total 600 557 549 573 561 588
Civil 449 416 406 431 409 423CriminalFelony 114 105 106 102 111 125SupervisedReleaseHearings 37 36 37 39 41 41
Pending Cases ² 606 625 631 639 631 678
Weighted Filings ² 521 485 481 489 496 521
Terminations 540 535 539 563 566 606
Trials Completed 19 18 17 17 16 17
MedianTimes
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.4 6.9
Civil ² 8.6 8.6 8.7 9.9 10.1 11.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.7 26.6 26.7 26.6 26.3 27.5
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²28,560
8.828,656
8.442,069
12.261,011
17.452,820
15.660,064
16.5Average Number
of Felony Defendants Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present forJury Selection 50.9 49.2 47.9 49.7 50.5 52.9Percent Not Selectedor Challenged 37.6 36.4 37.3 38.3 36.6 38.5
United States District Courts — National Judicial Caseload Profile
12-Month Periods Ending
Total Civil 286,289A-Social Security 17,611B-Personal Injury/Product Liability 47,821C-Prisoner Petitions 54,066D-Forfeitures and Penalties 1,183E-Real Property 6,987F-Labor Suits 17,117G-Contracts 26,217H-Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) 25,109I-Copyright, Patent, and Trademark 13,297J-Civil Rights 43,209K-Antitrust 534L-All Other Civil 33,138
Total Criminal¹ 84,139A-Marijuana 1,899B-All Other Drugs 21,803C-Immigration 30,005D-Firearms and Explosives 12,459E-Fraud 7,213F-Violent Offenses 2,640G-Sex Offenses 3,239H-Forgery and Counterfeiting 344I-Larceny and Theft 1,118J-Justice System Offenses 814K-Regulatory Offenses 851L-All Other Criminal 1,754
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, whereas filings "by nature of offense" do not.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,814 2,551 2,889 3,102 3,488 4,041
Terminations 2,680 2,645 2,581 2,746 3,049 3,455
Pending 3,332 3,207 3,511 3,867 4,286 4,859Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 43.6 58.4 39.9 30.3 15.9
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 31.9 25.3 9.4 49.3 32.0 0.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 188 170 193 207 233 269
Civil 148 144 168 173 202 225
CriminalFelony 31 17 18 21 20 35
SupervisedReleaseHearings 9 9 7 13 10 10
Pending Cases ² 222 214 234 258 286 324
Weighted Filings ² 203 178 215 208 246 282
Terminations 179 176 172 183 203 230
Trials Completed 7 7 6 6 5 9
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.6 11.7 17.7 11.8 12.9 9.1
Civil ² 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.2 6.6 5.8
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 37.5 37.6 42.0 42.7 55.0 43.3
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²38316.5
38416.2
33212.4
38412.7
41112.0
59715.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 64.9 56.9 57.4 64.4 68.8 93.4
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 50.3 43.2 48.3 50.5 56.0 58.7
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
12 -
87 -
76 -
90 -
85 -
78 -
86 -
89 -
82 -
40 -
7 -
58 -
81 -
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,376 52 451 307 14 27 115 190 183 76 606 20 1,335
Criminal ¹ 514 2 121 6 125 65 26 13 - 4 78 9 65
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
MAINE
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 790 808 910 856 806 847
Terminations 737 842 819 877 849 778
Pending 633 594 682 663 625 695Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 7.2 4.8 -6.9 -1.1 5.1
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 8.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 263 269 303 285 269 282
Civil 167 178 202 193 175 168
CriminalFelony 69 66 72 57 62 88
SupervisedReleaseHearings 27 25 29 35 32 26
Pending Cases ² 211 198 227 221 208 232
Weighted Filings ² 247 268 290 247 240 283
Terminations 246 281 273 292 283 259
Trials Completed 23 19 18 18 23 16
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.0 9.8 9.2 11.6 8.4 10.5
Civil ² 7.9 8.1 7.2 5.9 8.2 7.0
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) - - - - 13.7 -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²7
1.76
1.55
1.18
1.7173.9
204.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 71.4 41.7 38.9 35.5 35.1 48.6
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 23.1 20.5 31.7 19.9 18.8 34.8
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
41 3
86 5
85 5
50 2
58 2
90 5
85 5
85 4
48 1
60 2
17 1
- -
29 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 504 94 37 44 3 74 22 45 36 8 101 - 40
Criminal ¹ 263 11 117 12 45 25 10 19 2 3 2 5 12
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
MASSACHUSETTS
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,290 5,816 4,826 3,854 3,874 4,015
Terminations 3,644 3,645 3,956 4,182 4,873 6,220
Pending 5,672 7,819 8,675 8,356 7,369 5,181Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -24.1 -31.0 -16.8 4.2 3.6
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 26.4 17.6 10.0 12.0 14.9 24.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 407 447 371 296 298 309
Civil 354 393 295 232 238 238
CriminalFelony 34 33 52 42 37 49
SupervisedReleaseHearings 19 22 24 23 23 22
Pending Cases ² 436 601 667 643 567 399
Weighted Filings ² 328 367 311 283 292 312
Terminations 280 280 304 322 375 478
Trials Completed 11 11 12 10 11 12
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 16.2 15.4 14.8 11.9 14.0 14.7
Civil ² 9.0 9.2 10.3 13.3 17.6 36.3
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 27.3 29.1 30.4 32.1 31.3 30.0
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2444.9
2633.7
3874.9
1,54220.5
2,55438.5
89720.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 68.8 100.5 48.0 75.7 77.4 71.2
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 42.3 43.0 28.2 40.4 41.7 38.6
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
48 5
82 3
70 2
85 5
66 4
62 3
78 3
50 1
67 2
85 4
92 5
33 1
88 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,093 89 515 371 5 153 273 357 260 139 452 4 475
Criminal ¹ 631 5 197 71 68 129 20 41 2 17 12 7 62
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 713 805 848 851 1,139 1,617
Terminations 773 843 794 744 789 774
Pending 601 573 639 741 1,087 1,940Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 126.8 100.9 90.7 90.0 42.0
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 238 268 283 284 380 539
Civil 173 176 176 185 288 428
CriminalFelony 49 63 79 75 72 88
SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 29 27 23 20 23
Pending Cases ² 200 191 213 247 362 647
Weighted Filings ² 218 243 254 250 329 461
Terminations 258 281 265 248 263 258
Trials Completed 11 16 11 9 12 11
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.8 7.6 7.2 9.2 10.1 8.3
Civil ² 8.6 8.1 7.9 8.7 9.7 10.1
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) - 19.9 - - - -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²102.1
296.6
224.9
214.0
293.2
372.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 13.1 41.9 63.3 56.0 63.1 49.9
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 38.1 21.9 41.3 31.0 34.2 36.0
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
2 1
34 1
24 1
50 2
64 3
24 2
42 1
86 5
71 3
30 1
63 3
- -
9 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,285 53 796 111 8 27 16 37 57 11 103 - 66
Criminal ¹ 262 3 136 33 32 25 10 8 1 4 4 - 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
RHODE ISLAND
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,094 696 768 771 854 886
Terminations 2,261 1,900 919 718 814 847
Pending 2,128 932 767 821 871 912Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -19.0 27.3 15.4 14.9 3.7
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 6.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 365 232 256 257 285 295
Civil 293 183 193 218 215 226
CriminalFelony 60 38 49 31 51 54
SupervisedReleaseHearings 11 11 13 8 19 15
Pending Cases ² 709 311 256 274 290 304
Weighted Filings ² 313 215 253 228 271 302
Terminations 754 633 306 239 271 282
Trials Completed 9 8 10 6 5 3
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.4 8.8 9.0 9.9 10.7 10.5
Civil ² 36.8 23.0 16.3 10.4 9.6 8.5
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 31.0 - 27.6 - - -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²67934.4
21225.7
6610.2
618.7
659.2
7410.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 94.6 72.9 51.0 52.9 43.3 65.4
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 63.2 51.4 23.8 36.1 36.3 46.2
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
47 4
85 4
75 3
81 4
81 5
81 4
81 4
84 3
93 5
60 2
35 2
- -
66 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 677 49 39 45 12 48 58 110 78 7 171 - 60
Criminal ¹ 162 1 63 15 19 38 4 15 1 2 2 - 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
PUERTO RICO
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,907 2,697 3,943 3,690 2,523 2,857
Terminations 3,001 2,774 3,209 3,263 2,614 2,816
Pending 3,480 3,402 4,141 4,592 4,452 4,551Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -1.7 5.9 -27.5 -22.6 13.2
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 11.1 0.0 0.0 9.9 12.0 18.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 415 385 563 527 360 408
Civil 138 142 347 296 163 174
CriminalFelony 254 220 190 202 166 188
SupervisedReleaseHearings 23 24 26 29 31 46
Pending Cases ² 497 486 592 656 636 650
Weighted Filings ² 507 454 521 475 357 378
Terminations 429 396 458 466 373 402
Trials Completed 15 12 13 14 8 11
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.7 11.9 13.8 13.1 16.6 18.2
Civil ² 13.0 13.4 6.5 8.6 13.7 18.0
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 19.8 29.1 23.7 - - -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²856.5
957.1
863.7
1074.3
1125.3
1688.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 139.6 89.1 67.7 70.7 75.0 85.8
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 64.2 56.4 44.9 39.3 39.6 45.5
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
17 2
67 2
84 4
12 1
33 1
23 1
63 2
68 2
71 3
90 5
90 4
- -
61 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,220 177 8 89 41 409 44 128 173 16 88 2 45
Criminal ¹ 1,316 93 350 163 477 73 54 42 - 11 4 31 18
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
CONNECTICUT
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,530 2,565 2,599 2,795 2,844 2,900
Terminations 2,625 2,560 2,579 2,718 2,884 2,892
Pending 2,971 2,964 2,975 3,056 3,015 3,010Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 14.6 13.1 11.6 3.8 2.0
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 10.8 4.7 12.0 2.9 12.0 12.2
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 316 321 325 349 356 363
Civil 248 267 255 282 284 271
CriminalFelony 49 35 47 44 48 68
SupervisedReleaseHearings 19 19 23 23 23 24
Pending Cases ² 371 371 372 382 377 376
Weighted Filings ² 320 302 309 328 343 366
Terminations 328 320 322 340 361 362
Trials Completed 16 15 15 15 14 12
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.1 15.2 16.8 14.8 12.9 12.1
Civil ² 9.7 10.4 9.8 10.4 10.2 9.5
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 42.1 42.8 39.5 36.2 36.9 34.5
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2078.9
2058.5
1677.0
1425.7
1355.6
1044.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.9 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 62.3 60.0 55.6 55.4 57.2 75.4
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 10.0 10.8 22.3 19.8 13.5 27.4
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
55 4
75 5
58 5
69 4
62 6
65 5
68 4
76 5
67 5
70 2
51 3
48 1
29 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,167 218 34 421 22 25 121 228 193 207 438 2 258
Criminal ¹ 540 3 277 21 84 87 22 21 - 4 2 3 16
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
NEW YORK NORTHERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,369 2,491 2,277 2,224 2,237 2,311
Terminations 2,529 2,635 2,334 2,298 2,388 2,298
Pending 2,880 2,740 2,677 2,603 2,453 2,475Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -2.4 -7.2 1.5 3.9 3.3
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.4 7.6 3.0 12.0 12.0 4.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 474 498 455 445 447 462
Civil 346 386 344 342 335 347
CriminalFelony 80 69 66 62 77 78
SupervisedReleaseHearings 48 43 45 41 36 37
Pending Cases ² 576 548 535 521 491 495
Weighted Filings ² 379 374 355 331 334 362
Terminations 506 527 467 460 478 460
Trials Completed 25 20 12 17 15 13
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.3 11.8 12.9 10.5 12.7 10.9
Civil ² 11.0 10.8 11.8 11.3 10.2 10.2
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 39.5 40.8 41.5 45.7 42.8 39.9
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1607.8
1738.5
1577.9
1638.5
1649.4
1458.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 32.1 34.2 32.1 30.5 30.9 31.3
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 22.1 23.8 18.0 15.5 16.2 19.1
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
49 2
53 4
39 4
60 3
47 3
42 4
70 5
54 4
62 4
63 1
66 5
55 3
59 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,736 303 53 563 20 25 67 98 94 91 302 1 119
Criminal ¹ 388 4 123 138 22 31 2 38 - 4 - 1 25
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
NEW YORK EASTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 9,092 8,544 8,800 8,853 9,034 8,784
Terminations 7,719 8,661 8,712 8,407 9,310 8,930
Pending 12,575 12,345 12,370 12,765 12,561 12,393Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -3.4 2.8 -0.2 -0.8 -2.8
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 20.2 25.9 29.0 48.0 48.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 606 570 587 590 602 586
Civil 525 495 502 504 515 496
CriminalFelony 54 48 54 54 49 55
SupervisedReleaseHearings 27 26 31 31 39 35
Pending Cases ² 838 823 825 851 837 826
Weighted Filings ² 594 552 560 518 545 553
Terminations 515 577 581 560 621 595
Trials Completed 17 16 15 19 15 12
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 22.2 21.5 22.9 22.3 19.7 21.6
Civil ² 8.6 9.5 9.0 9.5 8.4 8.6
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 32.0 32.5 26.6 38.2 32.4 42.0
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1,20512.8
1,17112.3
1,46515.3
1,83218.3
1,64816.9
1,51115.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 118.6 119.8 113.6 95.1 123.7 137.4
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 38.3 37.4 42.4 54.8 44.7 46.3
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
68 6
25 2
17 2
80 5
49 4
11 2
23 3
21 2
67 5
93 6
37 2
56 4
83 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 7,443 375 213 507 10 208 1,118 416 688 551 1,461 14 1,882
Criminal ¹ 816 5 257 98 118 155 44 27 18 10 20 22 42
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
NEW YORK SOUTHERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 12,129 13,575 12,570 12,881 13,252 15,028
Terminations 12,036 13,622 13,349 13,615 12,402 13,445
Pending 18,689 18,578 17,744 16,991 17,579 19,117Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 23.9 10.7 19.6 16.7 13.4
Number of Judgeships 28 28 28 28 28 28
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 32.9 0.0 8.0 13.0 32.8 54.2
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 433 485 449 460 473 537
Civil 355 418 376 373 396 457
CriminalFelony 54 44 48 57 50 50
SupervisedReleaseHearings 25 22 25 31 27 30
Pending Cases ² 667 664 634 607 628 683
Weighted Filings ² 429 442 454 467 491 584
Terminations 430 487 477 486 443 480
Trials Completed 16 14 14 16 15 15
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 15.2 15.9 15.6 13.0 14.2 14.1
Civil ² 8.1 8.9 8.4 9.2 6.7 5.9
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 31.0 32.1 24.8 28.2 29.9 35.1
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3,44525.4
3,09122.1
2,31517.5
2,18818.1
2,41518.9
2,69718.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.9 1.9
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 91.1 83.6 69.8 62.2 72.5 80.9
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 56.6 56.0 53.5 50.6 49.4 53.6
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
16 1
36 3
21 3
84 6
55 5
20 3
21 2
49 3
53 2
82 5
9 1
50 2
86 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 12,785 468 849 1,183 25 104 1,337 1,148 1,157 1,339 3,674 56 1,445
Criminal ¹ 1,393 2 619 52 176 349 40 52 7 25 15 13 43
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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NEW YORK WESTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,906 3,030 2,918 2,822 3,534 3,583
Terminations 2,970 2,938 2,859 2,901 2,939 3,391
Pending 3,553 3,632 3,684 3,583 4,178 4,358Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 23.3 18.3 22.8 27.0 1.4
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 8.4 3.6 18.8 12.0 12.0 12.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 727 758 730 706 884 896
Civil 463 491 469 480 626 627
CriminalFelony 112 125 111 89 115 108
SupervisedReleaseHearings 152 142 149 137 142 161
Pending Cases ² 888 908 921 896 1,045 1,090
Weighted Filings ² 492 521 510 449 564 594
Terminations 743 735 715 725 735 848
Trials Completed 12 11 11 11 15 15
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 14.7 14.2 16.1 18.2 13.2 13.1
Civil ² 9.4 11.4 11.0 12.1 11.7 14.0
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 59.1 66.3 54.6 75.1 57.8 67.0
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²35614.8
36214.3
37814.4
39014.5
44013.4
43112.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 63.6 59.0 68.2 76.9 93.6 63.1
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 38.9 38.8 46.9 35.2 51.5 42.8
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
58 5
8 1
6 1
32 1
2 1
8 1
20 1
5 1
53 2
77 3
86 6
61 5
71 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,506 1,046 103 475 42 39 49 89 108 127 238 5 185
Criminal ¹ 432 2 172 65 55 57 8 46 - 4 9 4 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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VERMONT
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 618 535 594 610 504 515
Terminations 618 536 527 602 532 516
Pending 535 531 594 600 571 549Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -16.7 -3.7 -13.3 -15.6 2.2
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 309 268 297 305 252 258
Civil 168 142 146 155 133 112
CriminalFelony 113 100 112 109 71 103
SupervisedReleaseHearings 28 27 40 42 49 43
Pending Cases ² 268 266 297 300 286 275
Weighted Filings ² 300 271 288 286 217 245
Terminations 309 268 264 301 266 258
Trials Completed 30 20 20 23 27 21
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.8 11.0 11.5 10.9 12.8 14.0
Civil ² 9.5 10.8 8.6 10.1 10.9 9.7
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) - - - - - -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²217.7
248.4
278.8
288.9
319.9
3612.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 44.6 46.6 61.0 107.0 44.4 105.5
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 46.4 30.7 47.5 72.0 39.3 78.6
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
54 3
88 6
90 6
37 2
40 2
86 6
88 6
86 6
29 1
81 4
54 4
- -
71 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 223 50 6 19 4 10 3 19 37 4 35 - 36
Criminal ¹ 206 4 102 37 27 9 3 11 - 5 6 1 1
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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DELAWARE
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,274 1,691 1,390 1,667 2,225 2,394
Terminations 2,147 2,294 1,750 1,413 2,125 2,142
Pending 2,764 2,161 1,803 2,059 2,161 2,409Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.3 41.6 72.2 43.6 7.6
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 23.0 8.5
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 569 423 348 417 556 599
Civil 528 400 315 395 528 570
CriminalFelony 34 16 27 17 24 24
SupervisedReleaseHearings 7 8 6 5 5 5
Pending Cases ² 691 540 451 515 540 602
Weighted Filings ² 1,050 710 503 565 878 1,012
Terminations 537 574 438 353 531 536
Trials Completed 19 22 13 15 14 13
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.8 11.2 13.8 11.6 13.1 11.1
Civil ² 7.7 10.7 12.4 10.4 5.3 5.3
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 27.7 33.7 24.8 24.4 27.1 32.3
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²28211.0
28514.2
20912.8
25313.4
1899.6
2069.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 44.4 43.0 67.6 57.7 87.6 44.2
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 27.0 28.7 45.6 41.5 46.7 24.4
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
32 3
24 2
10 2
93 6
91 6
28 4
4 2
28 2
62 4
66 2
4 2
45 2
63 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,279 25 30 206 4 7 15 141 50 1,012 109 10 670
Criminal ¹ 96 - 24 26 18 7 8 5 - 1 4 1 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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NEW JERSEY
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 9,561 10,042 10,205 11,913 19,524 25,855
Terminations 9,249 8,995 10,319 10,670 9,727 14,205
Pending 8,867 9,941 9,772 11,017 20,827 32,982Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 170.4 157.5 153.4 117.0 32.4
Number of Judgeships 17 17 17 17 17 17
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 1.9 11.5 43.4 48.0 34.0 50.4
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 562 591 600 701 1,148 1,521
Civil 505 539 555 661 1,106 1,465
CriminalFelony 45 40 34 26 32 45
SupervisedReleaseHearings 13 11 12 13 10 11
Pending Cases ² 522 585 575 648 1,225 1,940
Weighted Filings ² 541 594 550 550 834 1,066
Terminations 544 529 607 628 572 836
Trials Completed 9 8 12 8 6 8
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.3 10.5 13.3 14.4 8.7 8.6
Civil ² 7.5 6.9 8.4 7.6 6.5 5.1
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 36.8 36.1 45.5 31.4 48.7 48.9
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²4285.5
5786.5
5406.1
6526.3
7803.9
1,2714.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 85.1 84.5 76.7 79.6 105.6 127.5
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 32.2 43.4 36.4 36.1 39.4 41.7
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
4 1
1 1
1 1
87 4
83 4
3 1
1 1
7 1
86 5
33 1
2 1
60 5
23 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 24,901 407 16,679 1,232 7 114 709 884 1,097 713 1,347 25 1,687
Criminal ¹ 759 12 207 75 150 185 35 32 3 11 8 18 23
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 12,171 10,743 9,591 8,928 7,939 7,878
Terminations 15,450 12,731 11,201 9,019 8,197 7,586
Pending 11,322 9,352 7,726 7,634 7,396 7,704Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -35.3 -26.7 -17.9 -11.8 -0.8
Number of Judgeships 22 22 22 22 22 22
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 80.1 47.5 26.6 36.0 54.0 56.8
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 553 488 436 406 361 358
Civil 503 438 390 364 314 313
CriminalFelony 34 32 32 27 30 33
SupervisedReleaseHearings 16 19 15 15 16 12
Pending Cases ² 515 425 351 347 336 350
Weighted Filings ² 373 352 335 316 314 305
Terminations 702 579 509 410 373 345
Trials Completed 13 13 11 10 9 6
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 14.9 15.7 14.2 14.5 14.9 14.2
Civil ² 8.7 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.8
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 18.6 24.4 17.8 20.7 21.2 21.7
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2,07021.1
1,64020.7
1,48023.4
1,37121.9
1,08217.7
1,12017.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 73.8 63.4 67.1 66.8 60.6 61.2
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 40.0 32.8 34.9 48.3 44.5 43.8
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
65 5
76 4
49 4
91 5
82 3
73 5
80 4
77 4
91 6
83 4
7 3
10 1
85 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 6,882 337 811 984 4 73 440 848 763 273 1,540 28 781
Criminal ¹ 721 - 251 72 90 130 42 77 11 17 5 7 19
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,579 3,167 3,094 3,235 3,251 3,035
Terminations 3,577 3,371 2,909 2,865 3,111 3,031
Pending 3,529 3,310 3,471 3,840 3,980 3,987Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -15.2 -4.2 -1.9 -6.2 -6.6
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 597 528 516 539 542 506
Civil 501 433 419 443 434 396
CriminalFelony 79 75 83 82 88 88
SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 19 14 15 20 21
Pending Cases ² 588 552 579 640 663 665
Weighted Filings ² 512 468 471 475 474 452
Terminations 596 562 485 478 519 505
Trials Completed 26 22 20 25 28 25
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.0 11.6 12.5 13.1 14.5 14.5
Civil ² 8.1 9.8 8.9 9.9 9.9 9.8
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 34.5 25.5 33.6 34.4 34.8 34.9
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2479.1
1897.4
2198.4
2428.6
2187.5
2398.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 23.0 31.1 47.9 50.8 52.0 51.9
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 33.9 28.9 38.9 50.8 33.5 39.6
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
78 6
47 3
31 3
50 1
69 1
21 2
44 3
38 3
17 2
84 5
56 5
49 4
60 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,378 180 72 865 4 66 94 158 192 77 510 1 159
Criminal ¹ 529 4 207 110 64 55 23 19 1 7 14 2 23
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,308 3,351 3,149 3,325 3,323 3,398
Terminations 3,429 3,423 3,103 3,268 3,185 3,345
Pending 2,629 2,569 2,613 2,662 2,795 2,843Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.7 1.4 7.9 2.2 2.3
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.6 36.0 36.0 45.9 55.1 65.9
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 331 335 315 333 332 340
Civil 267 262 250 278 259 268
CriminalFelony 51 56 51 42 56 56
SupervisedReleaseHearings 13 17 14 13 17 16
Pending Cases ² 263 257 261 266 280 284
Weighted Filings ² 290 298 286 289 308 301
Terminations 343 342 310 327 319 335
Trials Completed 20 21 22 17 19 20
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.9 14.5 12.5 15.1 16.1 15.0
Civil ² 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.2
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 28.0 29.6 37.3 30.8 33.5 32.4
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²814.2
854.7
673.6
623.2
522.7
573.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 58.7 47.8 47.1 46.8 48.4 53.1
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 48.3 34.2 37.2 36.0 39.7 41.8
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
53 4
80 5
61 5
77 3
79 2
85 6
82 5
80 5
32 3
86 6
12 4
46 3
14 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,675 151 51 897 18 62 200 243 159 68 596 38 192
Criminal ¹ 562 2 226 20 71 104 32 30 6 35 6 4 26
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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VIRGIN ISLANDS
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 326 363 315 347 243 301
Terminations 361 343 314 291 229 287
Pending 1,217 1,229 1,222 1,280 1,293 1,313Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -7.7 -17.1 -4.4 -13.3 23.9
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 163 182 158 174 122 151
Civil 116 129 91 90 75 87
CriminalFelony 46 44 57 75 43 58
SupervisedReleaseHearings 2 9 10 9 4 6
Pending Cases ² 609 615 611 640 647 657
Weighted Filings ² - - - - - -
Terminations 181 172 157 146 115 144
Trials Completed 25 24 22 29 32 34
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.8 7.6 8.1 6.2 7.4 13.8
Civil ² 15.6 14.0 14.8 19.1 16.6 14.1
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 42.8 - - - - -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²11125.3
11826.0
10525.1
11927.9
13532.6
15635.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 46.0 58.5 66.0 51.9 96.4 96.3
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 19.1 24.9 44.4 12.1 40.1 54.9
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
6 2
92 6
91 6
74 2
89 5
22 3
- -
92 6
7 1
80 3
87 6
- -
90 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 174 - 3 8 3 50 - 57 26 - 17 - 10
Criminal ¹ 116 - 35 18 17 7 16 7 - 2 3 8 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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MARYLAND
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,164 4,914 5,117 5,322 5,081 5,153
Terminations 4,986 5,057 4,891 4,984 4,723 4,755
Pending 4,469 4,300 4,460 4,691 5,046 5,453Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -0.2 4.9 0.7 -3.2 1.4
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 13.1 7.8 13.9 24.0 24.0 2.1
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 516 491 512 532 508 515
Civil 404 405 418 415 399 413
CriminalFelony 91 69 74 91 84 80
SupervisedReleaseHearings 21 17 21 26 26 22
Pending Cases ² 447 430 446 469 505 545
Weighted Filings ² 494 460 470 471 465 494
Terminations 499 506 489 498 472 476
Trials Completed 18 17 18 18 17 18
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.5 11.7 11.3 12.0 11.2 12.9
Civil ² 7.6 7.6 7.1 7.9 7.9 7.6
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 33.7 27.4 28.0 32.2 31.5 31.4
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1253.9
1454.6
1464.4
1644.7
1854.9
1924.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.5 53.0 43.7 57.5 42.7 48.3
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 28.2 33.1 23.2 37.8 25.0 29.4
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
58 6
44 2
27 2
57 8
66 9
33 3
34 2
51 4
38 6
75 9
25 2
41 5
28 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,128 326 413 824 31 75 329 443 463 224 454 22 524
Criminal ¹ 799 61 258 67 156 116 42 38 - 20 7 8 26
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,758 2,773 2,718 3,235 2,634 3,008
Terminations 3,063 2,831 2,668 2,663 2,629 2,779
Pending 2,783 2,696 2,401 2,959 2,963 3,186Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 9.1 8.5 10.7 -7.0 14.2
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 690 693 680 809 659 752
Civil 504 504 464 610 402 450
CriminalFelony 135 147 164 142 185 233
SupervisedReleaseHearings 50 43 52 57 71 69
Pending Cases ² 696 674 600 740 741 797
Weighted Filings ² 578 584 607 598 564 664
Terminations 766 708 667 666 657 695
Trials Completed 39 42 32 42 38 38
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.5 8.8 8.0 9.2 9.4 9.0
Civil ² 8.5 8.2 9.1 9.5 9.6 9.9
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 18.9 26.1 29.7 19.3 40.6 43.3
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²32515.4
36218.0
402.5
442.0
773.7
1225.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 50.5 26.9 37.9 34.6 33.8 38.6
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 43.0 19.6 36.9 26.0 24.5 24.8
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
15 2
11 1
22 1
6 1
19 4
12 2
10 1
13 2
6 2
37 6
57 5
58 6
42 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,800 193 34 891 18 62 51 125 85 31 171 - 139
Criminal ¹ 932 46 361 122 249 65 36 24 1 5 4 3 16
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLE
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,823 1,845 1,735 2,097 1,813 1,982
Terminations 1,995 2,001 2,015 1,838 1,912 1,835
Pending 2,062 1,847 1,551 1,788 1,648 1,759Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.7 7.4 14.2 -5.5 9.3
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 456 461 434 524 453 496
Civil 294 278 276 373 284 290
CriminalFelony 134 150 116 117 114 134
SupervisedReleaseHearings 28 34 42 35 55 72
Pending Cases ² 516 462 388 447 412 440
Weighted Filings ² 407 435 383 426 390 408
Terminations 499 500 504 460 478 459
Trials Completed 19 14 14 13 19 24
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.8 6.1 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.7
Civil ² 10.9 12.5 10.5 9.9 9.9 10.5
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 36.1 - 22.6 - - -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²915.9
1179.0
12912.3
836.5
776.6
776.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.4 44.5 48.6 43.8 45.8 45.3
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 42.7 27.9 45.1 40.1 36.4 36.1
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
23 3
48 4
54 7
24 2
17 2
51 5
55 5
55 5
19 3
11 2
70 6
- -
48 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,160 101 17 601 8 10 44 94 43 28 146 - 68
Criminal ¹ 530 8 139 39 239 40 34 22 1 2 1 1 4
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,032 2,015 2,040 2,368 2,268 2,122
Terminations 2,191 2,312 2,263 2,094 2,198 2,209
Pending 2,027 1,717 1,473 1,757 1,823 1,726Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.4 5.3 4.0 -10.4 -6.4
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 406 403 408 474 454 424
Civil 230 244 218 300 247 239
CriminalFelony 128 104 126 117 140 114
SupervisedReleaseHearings 49 54 64 56 67 72
Pending Cases ² 405 343 295 351 365 345
Weighted Filings ² 386 354 376 398 446 371
Terminations 438 462 453 419 440 442
Trials Completed 22 19 13 13 19 14
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 15.6 15.6 12.0 9.9 8.8 10.3
Civil ² 9.1 8.6 9.1 8.7 8.7 8.9
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 24.9 - 23.6 17.8 16.5 27.2
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²222.0
292.8
374.2
433.6
504.2
494.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 28.0 33.9 26.5 31.0 36.3 36.4
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 17.0 18.8 25.9 21.4 38.0 33.2
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
77 8
64 8
69 9
29 4
17 2
77 8
66 8
60 6
59 7
58 7
45 3
28 4
24 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,193 186 22 317 21 17 58 129 61 48 229 - 105
Criminal ¹ 568 11 176 64 140 83 18 46 2 5 6 4 13
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,128 6,331 5,790 5,151 5,000 4,952
Terminations 4,781 4,638 4,829 7,596 4,685 5,112
Pending 4,618 6,312 7,260 4,824 5,149 4,990Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -3.4 -21.8 -14.5 -3.9 -1.0
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.4 18.5 24.0 24.0 31.5 13.3
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 513 633 579 515 500 495
Civil 400 520 468 388 350 366
CriminalFelony 82 87 84 95 114 95
SupervisedReleaseHearings 32 27 27 32 36 34
Pending Cases ² 462 631 726 482 515 499
Weighted Filings ² 411 479 490 435 455 428
Terminations 478 464 483 760 469 511
Trials Completed 21 15 12 15 14 19
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.9 9.9 10.0 11.6 11.8 12.7
Civil ² 9.4 9.2 8.5 17.2 8.7 9.5
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 29.2 27.7 28.0 27.3 21.1 24.7
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3068.4
3226.1
3295.3
37510.6
40611.2
45012.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 47.1 47.3 57.0 65.7 51.3 49.4
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 15.4 20.4 22.4 37.0 34.4 40.6
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
66 7
49 5
36 3
43 6
51 8
41 4
49 4
36 3
34 5
73 8
51 4
21 3
74 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,663 374 90 1,221 14 85 287 410 470 46 430 4 232
Criminal ¹ 944 20 295 135 244 126 14 20 13 17 4 14 42
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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VIRGINIA EASTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,005 4,924 4,841 5,106 4,681 4,939
Terminations 5,005 4,433 4,949 4,644 4,717 4,808
Pending 3,163 3,157 3,042 3,529 3,507 3,294Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -1.3 0.3 2.0 -3.3 5.5
Number of Judgeships 11 11 11 11 11 11
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 6.0 21.9
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 455 448 440 464 426 449
Civil 302 320 308 346 295 309
CriminalFelony 107 86 89 74 88 96
SupervisedReleaseHearings 46 41 43 44 43 44
Pending Cases ² 288 287 277 321 319 299
Weighted Filings ² 421 431 411 393 397 407
Terminations 455 403 450 422 429 437
Trials Completed 26 23 20 24 22 23
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.5 5.2
Civil ² 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.6
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 11.3 10.7 10.8 10.1 12.7 12.4
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²301.5
572.4
683.1
2278.4
35514.0
311.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 60.8 48.5 35.5 47.6 50.9 57.7
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 48.0 37.5 44.8 34.1 38.2 41.6
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
40 5
58 7
51 5
42 5
38 6
82 9
56 6
63 8
24 4
6 1
6 1
1 1
1 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,403 100 31 1,110 7 80 178 318 306 235 550 21 467
Criminal ¹ 1,051 11 268 271 162 151 34 77 10 13 15 15 24
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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VIRGINIA WESTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,716 1,733 1,658 1,816 1,641 1,887
Terminations 1,809 1,728 1,669 1,744 1,650 1,567
Pending 1,240 1,232 1,201 1,237 1,248 1,567Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 10.0 8.9 13.8 3.9 15.0
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 12.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 429 433 415 454 410 472
Civil 297 296 303 345 306 334
CriminalFelony 95 100 75 73 62 93
SupervisedReleaseHearings 38 38 37 37 43 45
Pending Cases ² 310 308 300 309 312 392
Weighted Filings ² 363 378 342 359 341 397
Terminations 452 432 417 436 413 392
Trials Completed 45 36 40 37 43 43
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.0 9.0 8.9 10.6 8.4 8.4
Civil ² 8.5 10.0 10.3 8.8 9.4 10.7
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 17.6 13.3 18.8 17.6 20.2 22.6
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²182.5
152.0
172.2
212.3
161.7
211.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 35.5 34.3 49.0 38.4 39.1 35.3
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 7.3 10.5 29.7 14.2 19.0 11.9
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
13 1
51 6
43 4
47 7
35 5
63 7
60 7
69 9
4 1
31 5
72 7
15 2
5 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,335 176 12 586 2 92 53 67 121 14 131 - 81
Criminal ¹ 371 2 152 65 62 38 14 7 - 14 7 1 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,332 1,236 1,270 1,320 1,430 1,544
Terminations 1,174 1,357 1,334 1,232 1,281 1,315
Pending 1,016 889 841 925 1,061 1,285Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.9 24.9 21.6 17.0 8.0
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 444 412 423 440 477 515
Civil 218 216 233 257 256 297
CriminalFelony 160 127 116 91 122 129
SupervisedReleaseHearings 66 69 74 92 99 89
Pending Cases ² 339 296 280 308 354 428
Weighted Filings ² 429 364 365 328 390 435
Terminations 391 452 445 411 427 438
Trials Completed 20 16 15 15 17 14
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.1 6.5 7.0 6.9 6.6 7.8
Civil ² 9.0 11.1 9.9 9.2 10.3 11.5
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) - 19.1 - - - -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²7
1.1101.7
61.0
172.6
304.2
424.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.9 47.6 35.1 58.6 46.9 56.9
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 22.5 36.8 21.0 32.2 23.4 35.0
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
30 4
44 2
52 6
26 3
12 1
55 6
47 3
62 7
59 7
23 3
78 8
- -
33 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 891 18 11 398 3 180 29 89 60 11 42 - 50
Criminal ¹ 385 1 263 14 51 20 8 16 1 5 2 2 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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WEST VIRGINIA SOUTHERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 41,562 22,292 16,233 12,462 3,582 1,875
Terminations 1,988 5,584 13,068 27,004 41,083 50,440
Pending 57,336 74,068 77,331 62,787 25,136 22,580Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -95.5 -91.6 -88.4 -85.0 -47.7
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 8,312 4,458 3,247 2,492 716 375
Civil 8,210 4,367 3,175 2,400 611 262
CriminalFelony 67 59 46 55 64 72
SupervisedReleaseHearings 35 32 26 38 41 40
Pending Cases ² 11,467 14,814 15,466 12,557 5,027 4,516
Weighted Filings ² 5,661 3,185 2,222 1,732 530 313
Terminations 398 1,117 2,614 5,401 8,217 10,088
Trials Completed 16 15 8 10 10 10
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.5 7.8
Civil ² 6.2 3.2 19.8 32.6 40.0 52.6
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 27.4 23.4 - 27.6 - -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1,006
1.81,956
2.613,606
17.629,529
47.214,582
58.716,382
73.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 28.3 40.5 84.3 26.4 34.5 41.6
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 5.6 5.1 55.4 3.4 6.3 22.7
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
93 9
74 9
63 8
65 9
43 7
1 1
77 9
1 1
77 9
23 3
94 9
- -
94 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,312 69 423 328 8 13 44 159 97 - 85 - 86
Criminal ¹ 362 - 196 20 99 18 2 18 1 - 4 - 4
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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LOUISIANA EASTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 7,109 3,520 8,816 17,594 18,519 14,898
Terminations 4,630 3,792 3,720 5,369 5,114 7,681
Pending 6,692 6,262 11,368 23,576 37,009 44,213Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 109.6 323.2 69.0 -15.3 -19.6
Number of Judgeships 12 12 12 12 12 12
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 9.0 19.2 24.0 20.7
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 592 293 735 1,466 1,543 1,242
Civil 549 249 695 1,438 1,507 1,205
CriminalFelony 37 37 33 22 26 27
SupervisedReleaseHearings 6 7 7 6 10 9
Pending Cases ² 558 522 947 1,965 3,084 3,684
Weighted Filings ² 602 240 620 1,182 1,273 1,036
Terminations 386 316 310 447 426 640
Trials Completed 10 8 9 9 8 7
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.2 10.6 11.3 15.2 16.8 12.6
Civil ² 4.9 10.3 7.2 7.1 4.5 11.5
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 19.0 15.0 17.8 18.7 17.3 20.2
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1,13518.2
1,01117.6
1,0099.3
2,49210.8
2,8387.7
6,89515.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 50.2 35.2 59.9 71.2 44.2 48.0
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 55.1 40.5 59.0 65.3 42.5 44.5
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
89 8
2 1
2 1
92 9
87 8
2 1
3 1
16 3
88 9
71 9
78 8
8 3
81 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 14,463 44 9,061 357 - 27 103 323 3,411 33 314 1 789
Criminal ¹ 328 - 115 38 57 57 13 11 1 15 3 12 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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LOUISIANA MIDDLE
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,058 1,058 1,182 1,116 2,252 1,168
Terminations 1,085 1,067 1,034 1,061 1,168 1,319
Pending 1,113 1,096 1,241 1,294 2,389 2,231Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 10.4 10.4 -1.2 4.7 -48.1
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 4.2 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 353 353 394 372 751 389
Civil 288 281 304 296 666 316
CriminalFelony 54 63 73 61 71 56
SupervisedReleaseHearings 11 9 17 15 14 18
Pending Cases ² 371 365 414 431 796 744
Weighted Filings ² 324 338 380 360 862 398
Terminations 362 356 345 354 389 440
Trials Completed 27 32 41 44 33 42
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.1 8.6 8.3 11.4 10.1 9.3
Civil ² 12.2 11.5 11.0 12.3 10.9 12.3
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 47.1 33.0 33.2 35.2 36.3 28.2
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²364.1
313.6
313.2
444.4
361.7
371.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 39.4 28.9 28.7 28.5 39.0 36.1
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 33.2 39.4 39.8 34.3 32.6 27.7
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
94 9
70 7
47 5
77 7
73 4
15 3
59 7
61 6
5 1
43 7
82 9
29 7
5 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 947 13 27 209 3 7 43 208 204 6 132 - 95
Criminal ¹ 167 1 39 29 65 18 - 5 - 3 - 4 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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LOUISIANA WESTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,694 3,753 2,768 2,219 2,161 2,148
Terminations 2,335 2,291 2,494 6,314 2,748 2,249
Pending 5,222 6,660 6,981 2,879 2,266 2,166Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -41.9 -42.8 -22.4 -3.2 -0.6
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.8 12.0 22.0 44.9 26.8
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 528 536 395 317 309 307
Civil 481 489 350 269 255 241
CriminalFelony 34 34 33 37 46 56
SupervisedReleaseHearings 12 14 12 11 8 10
Pending Cases ² 746 951 997 411 324 309
Weighted Filings ² 404 415 314 277 284 284
Terminations 334 327 356 902 393 321
Trials Completed 12 14 11 9 8 8
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.0 10.8 10.4 9.9 10.2 7.6
Civil ² 11.5 12.0 11.7 28.9 19.2 11.3
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 32.1 27.0 34.7 29.7 27.4 -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1352.7
3395.3
1,46621.7
48818.7
1527.7
1307.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 53.1 47.6 33.8 46.0 34.4 43.9
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 43.6 43.1 30.2 36.7 27.6 27.9
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
64 7
83 9
68 9
77 7
85 7
80 8
84 9
81 9
86 8
19 4
77 7
- -
54 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,685 52 43 559 2 34 57 192 352 13 269 - 112
Criminal ¹ 395 6 105 78 115 35 7 17 5 9 4 3 11
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 997 893 916 1,000 962 1,047
Terminations 1,172 1,105 865 861 997 1,032
Pending 983 770 822 915 886 898Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.0 17.2 14.3 4.7 8.8
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 332 298 305 333 321 349
Civil 264 237 232 260 250 253
CriminalFelony 60 51 64 59 57 79
SupervisedReleaseHearings 8 10 10 14 13 17
Pending Cases ² 328 257 274 305 295 299
Weighted Filings ² 314 280 303 308 310 336
Terminations 391 368 288 287 332 344
Trials Completed 26 14 20 15 22 25
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.8 11.3 9.7 10.3 9.2 8.7
Civil ² 9.8 10.1 9.5 9.0 9.1 8.8
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 20.8 22.8 - - 24.3 -
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²141.9
71.2
81.3
81.1
6.8
142.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 29.4 28.1 33.8 31.4 25.4 32.7
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 27.0 44.5 26.6 39.2 29.5 41.5
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
27 3
78 8
65 8
58 6
76 6
82 9
75 8
78 8
17 2
35 6
42 5
- -
8 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 759 151 20 147 2 10 19 98 121 7 124 1 59
Criminal ¹ 234 3 93 5 60 29 7 26 - 6 1 1 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
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MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,580 2,152 2,030 2,317 2,321 2,472
Terminations 2,571 2,304 2,155 2,226 2,343 2,196
Pending 2,173 2,014 1,875 1,961 1,919 2,184Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -4.2 14.9 21.8 6.7 6.5
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 5.2
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 430 359 338 386 387 412
Civil 342 286 271 300 289 293
CriminalFelony 62 52 45 62 74 101
SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 21 23 25 24 18
Pending Cases ² 362 336 313 327 320 364
Weighted Filings ² 409 343 329 360 380 413
Terminations 429 384 359 371 391 366
Trials Completed 24 22 17 20 19 24
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.6 8.4 8.5 9.3 8.1 7.6
Civil ² 9.7 10.5 10.6 10.6 9.0 9.1
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 22.8 21.4 19.0 27.1 21.4 23.2
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²824.4
754.3
744.5
633.9
422.7
513.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 32.2 34.1 30.7 39.4 31.1 44.3
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 32.2 30.8 34.3 38.7 34.7 44.7
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
36 4
66 6
53 6
39 5
73 4
69 7
53 6
75 7
19 3
19 4
48 6
17 5
16 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,755 56 52 513 6 21 45 266 412 21 263 - 100
Criminal ¹ 607 - 161 74 211 62 20 25 3 9 10 11 21
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
TEXAS NORTHERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 8,614 8,181 7,883 7,828 7,487 7,684
Terminations 6,540 6,550 6,616 6,783 6,795 7,268
Pending 11,006 12,577 13,789 14,816 15,500 15,920Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -10.8 -6.1 -2.5 -1.8 2.6
Number of Judgeships 12 12 12 12 12 12
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 8.9 15.0 25.9 47.0 48.0 57.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 718 682 657 652 624 640
Civil 564 540 495 486 465 459
CriminalFelony 125 116 136 133 129 147
SupervisedReleaseHearings 29 26 26 33 30 34
Pending Cases ² 917 1,048 1,149 1,235 1,292 1,327
Weighted Filings ² 607 577 599 560 544 603
Terminations 545 546 551 565 566 606
Trials Completed 20 20 18 21 17 22
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.5
Civil ² 6.4 6.7 6.5 7.1 6.7 7.0
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 25.5 23.8 25.2 20.5 22.7 19.7
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1391.5
1,24311.3
4,05833.6
5,95845.6
7,60755.6
8,58561.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 39.4 41.0 56.6 54.3 58.9 52.7
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 35.7 39.8 49.0 47.4 45.7 43.0
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
51 6
17 4
20 2
18 3
51 3
6 2
19 5
20 4
26 5
18 3
17 1
7 2
93 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,512 131 574 1,595 16 239 274 634 440 325 667 4 613
Criminal ¹ 1,767 103 698 269 276 138 72 98 10 40 20 19 24
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
TEXAS EASTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,188 5,075 5,827 5,458 4,021 4,188
Terminations 4,935 5,131 6,000 5,454 4,668 3,935
Pending 5,655 5,551 5,373 5,382 4,740 4,986Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -19.3 -17.5 -28.1 -23.3 4.2
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.0 24.7 25.3 36.0 37.0 45.0
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 649 634 728 682 503 524
Civil 507 540 603 592 395 390
CriminalFelony 140 93 125 90 106 133
SupervisedReleaseHearings 2 1 1 1 1 1
Pending Cases ² 707 694 672 673 593 623
Weighted Filings ² 934 927 1,181 949 618 604
Terminations 617 641 750 682 584 492
Trials Completed 20 15 14 14 12 11
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.3 14.3 12.2 11.9 11.5 9.9
Civil ² 9.1 8.3 6.5 7.2 7.8 8.7
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 21.3 22.9 20.9 18.2 20.2 18.3
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2075.5
2165.3
2215.7
2185.4
2326.9
2166.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.9
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.3 41.0 37.8 39.0 37.1 45.1
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 29.5 36.7 29.9 34.2 29.5 38.5
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
43 5
42 5
34 3
25 4
93 9
25 5
18 4
42 5
71 7
50 8
40 4
4 1
51 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,120 121 48 1,092 9 82 136 346 237 546 209 5 289
Criminal ¹ 1,062 26 546 131 153 67 55 32 3 17 7 11 14
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
TEXAS SOUTHERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 14,775 14,261 14,974 14,818 13,603 16,158
Terminations 14,746 14,060 14,527 14,424 13,858 14,678
Pending 11,420 11,666 12,159 12,645 12,341 13,652Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 9.4 13.3 7.9 9.0 18.8
Number of Judgeships 19 19 19 19 19 19
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 36.0 41.1 20.6 24.0 24.0 29.8
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 778 751 788 780 716 850
Civil 309 328 317 335 300 366
CriminalFelony 365 334 378 354 324 388
SupervisedReleaseHearings 103 89 93 91 91 96
Pending Cases ² 601 614 640 666 650 719
Weighted Filings ² 560 558 574 570 549 640
Terminations 776 740 765 759 729 773
Trials Completed 26 22 25 26 24 24
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 4.6
Civil ² 6.8 6.9 7.3 8.2 7.6 7.3
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 21.1 21.5 23.1 21.5 20.1 21.8
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3828.0
3747.6
3737.4
3526.6
3767.3
3255.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 52.9 49.3 46.1 47.4 43.8 49.1
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 39.9 41.1 38.6 37.1 37.6 42.3
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
8 2
10 3
36 4
5 2
8 2
17 4
13 3
10 2
19 3
4 2
22 2
11 4
38 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 6,953 110 100 1,386 23 460 633 1,633 765 316 705 2 820
Criminal ¹ 7,366 169 890 5,364 316 224 79 104 16 14 31 93 66
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
TEXAS WESTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 12,074 11,462 11,704 12,288 12,299 15,252
Terminations 12,382 11,220 10,847 11,787 11,960 14,117
Pending 6,051 6,094 6,596 6,767 6,962 7,989Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 26.3 33.1 30.3 24.1 24.0
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 4.3 12.0 18.5 24.3 17.2
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 929 882 900 945 946 1,173
Civil 255 259 292 310 273 289
CriminalFelony 539 504 495 513 558 774
SupervisedReleaseHearings 135 119 113 122 114 110
Pending Cases ² 465 469 507 521 536 615
Weighted Filings ² 690 679 725 724 707 789
Terminations 952 863 834 907 920 1,086
Trials Completed 23 22 20 19 20 21
Median Time (Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.2
Civil ² 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.9 7.7 8.6
From Filing to Trial ²(Civil Only) 19.7 18.1 20.0 20.7 18.7 25.7
Other
Number (and %) of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²703.0
763.2
672.5
682.3
813.0
1093.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 55.3 64.0 53.8 52.1 52.4 64.6
Percent NotSelected or Challenged 42.8 48.2 45.8 41.1 42.5 40.6
NumericalStanding
Within
U.S. Circuit
5 1
4 2
55 7
1 1
6 1
27 6
6 2
2 1
29 6
2 1
37 3
22 6
21 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,762 61 279 937 19 198 292 469 346 237 456 8 460
Criminal ¹ 10,058 558 832 7,786 311 262 45 102 12 17 36 55 42
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2019 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
12-Month Periods Ending
U.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
KENTUCKY EASTERN
Mar 312014
Mar 312015
Mar 312016
Mar 312017
Mar 312018
Mar 312019
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,428 1,921 1,942 2,359 2,198 2,302
Terminations 2,125 2,315 1,951 2,030 2,196 2,136
Pending 2,262 1,857 1,841 2,175 2,168 2,338Percent Change in Total
Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year -5.2 19.8 18.5 -2.4 4.7
Number of Judgeships 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 22.2 14.1
Actions per Judgeship
Filings
Total 44