See also: Courts of Appeals Caseloads, 1892-2016 (graph)
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Year(ending)[1]
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Commenced
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Terminated
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Pending
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1892[2]
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841
|
403
|
438
|
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1893
|
704
|
542
|
431
|
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1894
|
766
|
684
|
510
|
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1895
|
866
|
870
|
510
|
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1896
|
815
|
824
|
501
|
|
1897
|
775
|
729
|
547
|
|
1898
|
806
|
833
|
521
|
|
1899
|
907
|
856
|
572
|
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1900
|
952
|
917
|
607
|
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1901
|
901
|
937
|
571
|
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1902
|
1,003
|
907
|
667
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1903
|
965
|
1,001
|
631
|
|
1904
|
1,021
|
1,009
|
635 a
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1905
|
1,126
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1,036
|
725
|
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1906
|
1,235
|
1,149
|
811
|
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1907
|
1,193
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1,243
|
761
|
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1908
|
1,277
|
1,209
|
833
|
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1909
|
1,283
|
1,254
|
873 a
|
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1910
|
1,448
|
1,314
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1,007
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1911
|
1,245
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1,388
|
864
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1912
|
1,241
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1,219
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881
|
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1913
|
1,262
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1,319
|
824
|
|
1914
|
1,380
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1,243
|
961
|
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1915
|
1,452
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1,482
|
931
|
|
1916
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1,518
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1,459
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990
|
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1917
|
1,447
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1,487
|
950
|
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1918
|
1,320
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1,477
|
793
|
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1919
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1,324
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1,338
|
779
|
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1920
|
1,308
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1,242
|
845
|
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1921
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1,471
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1,372
|
944
|
|
1922
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1,621
|
1,587
|
978
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1923
|
1,704
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1,731
|
951
|
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1924
|
2,131
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1,898
|
1,184
|
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1925
|
2,156
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2,175
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1,165
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1926
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2,278
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2,208
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1,235
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1927
|
2,212
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2,293
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1,154
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1928
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2,204
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2,159
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1,199
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1929
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2,501
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2,296
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1,404
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1930
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2,549
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2,646
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1,307
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1931
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2,649
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2,710
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1,246
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1932
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2,950
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2,838
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1,358
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1933
|
2,771
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2,824
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1,305
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1934
|
3,076
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2,886
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1,612 a
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1935
|
3,514
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3,452
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1,674
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1936
|
3,521
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3,526
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1,669
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1937
|
3,231
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3,215
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1,685
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1938
|
3,218
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3,113
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1,790
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1939
|
3,318
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3,442
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1,665
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1940
|
3,446
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3,434
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1,678
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1941
|
3,213
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3,448
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1,443
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1942
|
3,228
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2,999
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1,714
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1943
|
3,093
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3,197
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1,610
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1944
|
3,072
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3,039
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1,643
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1945
|
2,730
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2,848
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1,525
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1946
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2,627
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2,621
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1,531
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1947
|
2,615
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2,654
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1,492
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1948
|
2,758
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2,577
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1,673
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1949
|
2,989
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2,753
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1,909
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1950
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2,830
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3,064
|
1,675
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1951
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2,982
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2,829
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1,828
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1952
|
3,079
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3,048
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1,859
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1953
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3,226
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3,043
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1,845
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1954
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3,481
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3,192
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2,134
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1955
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3,695
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3,654
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2,175
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1956
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3,588
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3,734
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2,029
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1957
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3,701
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3,687
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2,043
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1958
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3,694
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3,704
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2,033
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1959
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3,754
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3,753
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2,034
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1960
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3,899
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3,713
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2,220
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1961
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4,204
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4,049
|
2,375
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1962
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4,823
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4,167
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3,031
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1963
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5,437
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5,011
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3,457
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1964
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6,023
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5,700
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3,780
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1965
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6,766
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5,771
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4,775
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1966
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7,183
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6,571
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5,387
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1967
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7,903
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7,527
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5,763
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1968
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9,116
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8,264
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6,615
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1969
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10,248
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9,014
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7,849
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1970
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11,662
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10,699
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8,812
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1971
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12,788
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12,368
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9,232
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1972
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14,535
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13,828
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9,939
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1973
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15,629
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15,112
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10,456
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1974
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16,436
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15,422
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11,470
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1975
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16,658
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16,000
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12,128
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1976
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18,408
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16,426
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14,110
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1977
|
19,118
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17,784
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15,444
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1978
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18,918
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17,714
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16,648
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1979
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20,219
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18,928
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17,939
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1980
|
23,200
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20,887
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20,252
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1981
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26,362
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25,066
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21,548
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1982
|
27,946
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27,984
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21,510
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1983
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29,630
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28,660
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22,480
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1984
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31,490
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31,185
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22,785
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1985
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33,360
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31,387
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24,758
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1986
|
34,292
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33,774
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25,276
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1987
|
35,176
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34,444
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26,008
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1988
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37,524
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35,888
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27,644
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1989
|
39,734
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37,372
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30,018 a
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1990
|
40,898
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38,520
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32,008 a
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1991
|
42,033
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41,414
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32,627
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1991[3]
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43,027
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41,640
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33,428
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1992[4]
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47,013
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44,373
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35,799 a
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1993
|
50,224
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47,790
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38,156 a
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1994
|
48,322
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49,184
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37,269 a
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1995
|
50,072
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49,805
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37,310 a
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|
1996
|
51,991
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50,413
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38,774 a
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|
1997
|
52,319
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51,194
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39,846 a
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1998
|
53,805
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52,002
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41,666 a
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1999
|
54,693
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54,088
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42,225 a
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2000
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54,697
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56,512
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40,261 a
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2001
|
57,464
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57,422
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39,996 a
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2002
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57,555
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56,586
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40,149 a
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2003
|
60,847
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56,396
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44,690 a
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2004
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62,762
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56,381
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51,226 a
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2005
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68,473
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61,975
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57,450 a
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2006
|
66,618
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67,582
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56,178 a
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2007
|
58,410
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62,846
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51,063 a
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2008
|
61,104
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59,096
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53,332 a
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2009
|
57,740
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60,508
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49,885 a
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2010
|
55,992
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59,526
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45,864 a
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2011
|
55,126
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57,357
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43,614 a
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2012
|
57,501
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57,570
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43,588 a
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2013
|
56,475
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58,393
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41,979 a
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2014
|
54,988
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55,216
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41,323 a
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2015
|
52,698
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53,213
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40,662 a
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2016
|
60,357
|
57,744
|
43,275
|
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2017
|
50,506
|
54,347
|
39,400
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These charts are designed to give readers historical information about judicial caseloads and will not be updated in the near future. More detailed information on federal court caseloads is available in the Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Judicial Business of the United States. The Judicial Business since 1997 is available online at http://www.uscourts.gov/Statistics/JudicialBusiness.aspx. |
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| Notation: a: revised total presented in the subsequent year's report |
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Notes:
[1] Prior to 1935, does not include the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Also does not include the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after its creation in 1982. [2] Statistical year from July 1-June 30.
[3] Beginning in 1992, the statistical year was shifted to coincide with the fiscal year, which ended on September 30. The 1992 report included statistics for the 12-month period ending September 30, 1991, which are included here.
[4] Statistical year changed to October 1-September 30.
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| Sources: 1891-1902: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 1. 1903-1904: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 10. 1905-1908: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 5. 1909: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 11. 1910-1912: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Appendix 4. 1913: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Appendix 1. 1914-1939: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 1. 1940-1944: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table 1. 1945-1991: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table B-1. 1992-2016: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table B. |
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