United States District Courts — National Judicial Caseload ......U.S. Circuit 12 - 87-76 - 90 - 85...

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Mar 31 2014 Mar 31 2015 Mar 31 2016 Mar 31 2017 Mar 31 2018 Mar 31 2019 Overall Caseload Statistics Filings ¹ 406,331 376,905 371,507 387,758 379,581 398,224 Terminations 365,740 362,004 365,176 381,292 383,069 410,091 Pending 410,461 423,100 427,512 432,872 427,380 458,988 Percent 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 449 416 406 431 409 423 Criminal Felony 114 105 106 102 111 125 Supervised Release Hearings 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 Median Times (Months) From Filing to Disposition Criminal Felony 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.4 6.9 Civil ² 8.6 8.6 8.7 9.9 10.1 11.1 From 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 ² 28,560 8.8 28,656 8.4 42,069 12.2 61,011 17.4 52,820 15.6 60,064 16.5 Average Number of Felony Defendants Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 Jurors Avg. Present for Jury Selection 50.9 49.2 47.9 49.7 50.5 52.9 Percent Not Selected or 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 286,289 A-Social Security 17,611 B-Personal Injury/Product Liability 47,821 C-Prisoner Petitions 54,066 D-Forfeitures and Penalties 1,183 E-Real Property 6,987 F-Labor Suits 17,117 G-Contracts 26,217 H-Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) 25,109 I-Copyright, Patent, and Trademark 13,297 J-Civil Rights 43,209 K-Antitrust 534 L-All Other Civil 33,138 Total Criminal¹ 84,139 A-Marijuana 1,899 B-All Other Drugs 21,803 C-Immigration 30,005 D-Firearms and Explosives 12,459 E-Fraud 7,213 F-Violent Offenses 2,640 G-Sex Offenses 3,239 H-Forgery and Counterfeiting 344 I-Larceny and Theft 1,118 J-Justice System Offenses 814 K-Regulatory Offenses 851 L-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.

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  • 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

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    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

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    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

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    U.S. Circuit

    12 -

    87 -

    76 -

    90 -

    85 -

    78 -

    86 -

    89 -

    82 -

    40 -

    7 -

    58 -

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    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.

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  • MAINE

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    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.

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  • MASSACHUSETTS

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    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.

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  • NEW HAMPSHIRE

    Mar 312014

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    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

    - -

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    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.

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  • RHODE ISLAND

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    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.

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  • PUERTO RICO

    Mar 312014

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    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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  • CONNECTICUT

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    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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  • NEW YORK NORTHERN

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    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."

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    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 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

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  • 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

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    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."

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  • DELAWARE

    Mar 312014

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    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

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    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."

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  • PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN

    Mar 312014

    Mar 312015

    Mar 312016

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    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."

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  • PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE

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    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."

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  • PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN

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    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."

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  • VIRGIN ISLANDS

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    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."

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    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

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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."

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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."

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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

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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

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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."

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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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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."

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  • 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