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			U.S. District Courts, 1912-2017**[1]**Year (ending)**
**Commenced**
**Terminated**
**Pending**1873[2]
15,141 a
7,276
-1874[3]
19,194
11,490
-1875[4]
15,316
9,517 b
-1876
11,366
7,680 b
14,3971877[5]
10,258
7,382 b
20,5701878[6]
11,501
9,862 b
22,0051879[7]
12,801
8,490 ab
19,7711880
11,397
8,603 b
26,7891881[8]
9,727
7,603 b
24,3711882[9]
10,530
7,439 b
23,2711883
12,124
8,327
27,7911884
11,700
8,738
30,3721885[10]
11,967
8,952
29,3081886
12,326
10,109
31,4551887
10,769
9,339
29,4791888
9,329
8,229
34,9221889
9,173
8,080
38,8721890
12,247
8,500
42,5841891
12,459
9,534
39,2061892
13,236
11,307
44,8091893
12,438 a
10,398 a
45,1351894
13,567
11,988
46,8161895
11,958
9,982
46,7971896
10,465
9,621
45,9561897
10,255
9,712
46,4531898
10,274
11,005
45,715 a1899
10,035
9,169
46,1531900
10,628
10,459
46,3471901
11,400
11,391
39,6931902
11,514
11,094
40,1581903
11,952
10,526
41,317 c1904
13,085
10,986
42,799 c1905
13,992
12,085
46,332 c1906
14,299
13,731
46,451 c1907
15,801
11,809 b
43,878 c1908
11,703
9,128
41,658 c1909
9,985
8,811
43,387 c1910
10,618
9,445
43,831 c1911
10,191
9,543
54,911 c1912
10,992
11,633
54,210 c1913
11,183
13,781
51,322 c1914
12,146
13,344
51,537 c1915
11,690
11,786
59,546 c1916
13,852
19,159
54,211 c1917
14,017
16,419
51,099 c1918
13,879
26,370
37,889 c1919
13,825
22,057
29,706 c1920
16,383
13,357
32,654 c1921
22,453
16,886
35,991 c1922
22,099
17,996
39,733 c1923
19,717
18,879
40,193 c1924
20,458
20,332
40,355 c1925
21,716
23,536
38,638 c1926
21,217
21,487
38,173 c1927
22,968
22,554
38,242 c1928
23,750
22,641
39,223 c1929
20,980
22,657
37,503 c1930
23,391
23,743
37,1511931
24,000
24,375
36,7761932
26,326
26,045
37,0571933
26,656
26,074
37,614 c1934
26,472
28,035
36,051Jul 1 - Dec 31, 1934[11]
12,376
12,172
27,782 cJan 1 - Jun 30, 1935
10,432
10,583
31,949 c1936
26,334
20,989
31,455 c1937
22,697
26,013
28,1391938
22,065
25,484
24,790 c1939
21,598
23,848
22,5401940
21,090
23,364
20,2401941
21,931
23,364
18,8071942
21,067
22,488
17,3861943
17,717
20,124
14,9791944
17,604
17,446
15,1371945
17,855
16,753
16,2391946
22,141
18,438
19,9421947
29,122
23,091
25,9731948
30,344
26,418
29,8991949
31,386
28,159
33,1261950
32,193
30,494
34,8251951
32,176
31,419
35,5821952
35,548
32,610
38,5201953
40,120
35,384
43,2561954
39,512
37,009
45,7591955
39,225
37,363
47,6211956
41,001
42,756
45,8661957
42,466
42,459
45,8731958
45,657
40,568
50,9621959
37,445
40,811
47,5961960
38,444
40,835
45,2051961
38,450
36,048
47,6071962
41,538
38,203
50,9421963
42,245
40,826
52,3611964
44,662
42,144
54,8791965
46,027
44,369
56,5371966
47,725
44,300
59,9621967
49,368
47,473
61,8571968
51,783
49,147
64,4931969
54,898
52,337
67,0541970
62,356
56,668
72,7421971
68,310
61,704
79,3481972
69,444
69,065
79,7271973
71,076
70,912
79,8911974
75,945
70,931
84,9051975
85,541
76,834
93,6121976
90,733
78,444
105,9011977
90,357
82,700
113,5581978
91,959
86,515
119,0021979
98,826
96,139
121,6891980
105,161
99,416
127,433 c1981
118,731
111,892
134,271 c1982
130,420
117,224
147,468 c1983
146,039
131,545
161,970 c1984
149,618
142,822
168,767 c1985
156,182
148,423
176,5261986
162,998
155,211
184,317 c1987
166,960
162,339
189,098 c1988
170,558
170,258
189,378 c1989
171,623
168,586
189,601 c1990
161,579
157,285
197,622 c1991
155,088
160,151
192,5591991[12]
-
-
177,3131992[13]
167,909
169,334
171,244 c1993
178,126
171,735
174,457 c1994
190,981
181,065
182,413 c1995
205,177
183,325
197,139 c1996
220,377
203,615
212,439 c1997
212,023
199,050
225,009 c1998
198,935
202,855
217,495 c1999
194,828
211,217
200,447 c2000
188,408
192,418
197,166 c2001
187,583
183,993
198,960 c2002
220,844
202,859
212,732 c2003
203,762
201,227
212,004 c2004
232,876
201,990
241,264 c2005
200,887
219,628
221,888 c2006
215,247
225,586
208,218 c2007
212,043
194,018
226,748 c2008
223,093
189,381
257,271 c2009
233,253
221,461
273,645 c2010
239,858
268,729
244,252 c2011
242,383
259,855
224,259 c2012
230,750
226,014
226,714 c2013
236,365
208,572
254,514 c2014
250,367
211,728
293,297c2015
237,453
230,273
300,276c2016
231,715
225,005
306,9862017
223,378
238,654
291,384These 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.Notations:
			a: discrepancy between exhibit and text of report
			b: totaled from cases reported as admiralty, bankruptcy (1875 only), and other suits
			c: revised total presented in the subsequent year's reportNotes  :
[1] Beginning in 1881, includes the District of Columbia and district courts in U.S. territories and possessions.
[2] 1873-1875 includes bankruptcy cases.
[3] No data submitted by the following districts: Eastern Arkansas, Northern Florida, Western Missouri, Western Texas, Arizona, District of Columbia.
[4] No report submitted by the following districts: Eastern Missouri, Northern Ohio, Western Virginia, Eastern Wisconsin, District of Columbia, and Washington.
[5] No report submitted by the Northern District of Ohio.
[6] No data submitted by the Northern District of Mississippi.
[7] No data submitted by the following districts: Southern Florida, Kentucky, and Western Texas. No data on circuit court business was submitted by the Northern District of New York.
[8] No reports submitted by Southern District of Georgia.
[9] No report received by the following districts and territories: Northern Florida, Southern Georgia, New Hampshire, Northern New York, Arizona, Dakota, District of Columbia, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Washington, Wyoming.
[10] No report submitted by the territory of New Mexico.
[11] Department of Justice adopted new procedures for compiling statistics during the year and published its data based on the old system as separate tables for the first half of the year.
[12] In 1992, the statistical year was changed 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 is included here.
[13] Statistical year changed to ending September 30.Sources:
			1873-1880: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit C.
			1881-1902: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit D.
			1903-1904: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 14.
			1905-1907: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 9.
			1908: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 7.
			1909: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 9.
			1910-1912: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Appendix 1.
			1913: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Appendix 2.
			1914-1934: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 2.
			1935-1939: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 2, Table 2A.
			1940: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table 4.
			1941: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table 3.
			1942-44: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table 5.
			1945-2017: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table C-1.
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