History of the Federal Judiciary

Supreme Court of the United States
Method of Disposition, 1932–1969

October Term	By written opinions (number of cases)	By per curiam opinions (number of cases)	Denial or dismissal of certiorari	Denial of other applications Miscellaneous Docket
1932	190	61	649	-
1933	180	96	732	-
1934	191	59	670	-
1935	187	72	717	-
1936	180	80	671	-
1937	180	102	724	-
1938	174	65	676	-
1939	151	97	690	-
1940	195	86	695	-
1941	175	201	787	-
1942	196	63	731	-
1943	154	56	749	-
1944	199	75	971	-
1945	173	45	943	131¹
1946	190	66	1,106	154
1947	143	65	955	150
1948	147	91	948	235
1949	108	94	991	107
1950	114	77	881	121
1951	96	101	904	101
1952	122	71	970	104
1953	84	86	1,029	92
1954	86	102	1,026	126
1955	103	127	1,222	155
1956	112	134	1,248	153
1957	125	184	1,318	119
1958	116	135	1,357	123
1959	110	139	1,388	146
1960	125	157	1,499	125
1961	100	164	1,758	120
1962	129	259	1,776	156
1963	123	270	1,826	180
1964	103	172	1,718	178
1965	120	218	2,171	147
1966	132	270	2,293	188
1967	156	306	2,316	166
1968	116	230	2,586	168
1969	105	206	2,880	121

Sources:
1932–1939: Journal of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1940–1968: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table A-1.
1969: Journal of the Supreme Court of the United States.