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**Commenced**
**Terminated**
**Pending**1892[2]
841
403
4381893
704
542
4311894
766
684
5101895
866
870
5101896
815
824
5011897
775
729
5471898
806
833
5211899
907
856
5721900
952
917
6071901
901
937
5711902
1,003
907
6671903
965
1,001
6311904
1,021
1,009
635 a1905
1,126
1,036
7251906
1,235
1,149
8111907
1,193
1,243
7611908
1,277
1,209
8331909
1,283
1,254
873 a1910
1,448
1,314
1,0071911
1,245
1,388
8641912
1,241
1,219
8811913
1,262
1,319
8241914
1,380
1,243
9611915
1,452
1,482
9311916
1,518
1,459
9901917
1,447
1,487
9501918
1,320
1,477
7931919
1,324
1,338
7791920
1,308
1,242
8451921
1,471
1,372
9441922
1,621
1,587
9781923
1,704
1,731
9511924
2,131
1,898
1,1841925
2,156
2,175
1,1651926
2,278
2,208
1,2351927
2,212
2,293
1,1541928
2,204
2,159
1,1991929
2,501
2,296
1,4041930
2,549
2,646
1,3071931
2,649
2,710
1,2461932
2,950
2,838
1,3581933
2,771
2,824
1,3051934
3,076
2,886
1,612 a1935
3,514
3,452
1,6741936
3,521
3,526
1,6691937
3,231
3,215
1,6851938
3,218
3,113
1,7901939
3,318
3,442
1,6651940
3,446
3,434
1,6781941
3,213
3,448
1,4431942
3,228
2,999
1,7141943
3,093
3,197
1,6101944
3,072
3,039
1,6431945
2,730
2,848
1,5251946
2,627
2,621
1,5311947
2,615
2,654
1,4921948
2,758
2,577
1,6731949
2,989
2,753
1,9091950
2,830
3,064
1,6751951
2,982
2,829
1,8281952
3,079
3,048
1,8591953
3,226
3,043
1,8451954
3,481
3,192
2,1341955
3,695
3,654
2,1751956
3,588
3,734
2,0291957
3,701
3,687
2,0431958
3,694
3,704
2,0331959
3,754
3,753
2,0341960
3,899
3,713
2,2201961
4,204
4,049
2,3751962
4,823
4,167
3,0311963
5,437
5,011
3,4571964
6,023
5,700
3,7801965
6,766
5,771
4,7751966
7,183
6,571
5,3871967
7,903
7,527
5,7631968
9,116
8,264
6,6151969
10,248
9,014
7,8491970
11,662
10,699
8,8121971
12,788
12,368
9,2321972
14,535
13,828
9,9391973
15,629
15,112
10,4561974
16,436
15,422
11,4701975
16,658
16,000
12,1281976
18,408
16,426
14,1101977
19,118
17,784
15,4441978
18,918
17,714
16,6481979
20,219
18,928
17,9391980
23,200
20,887
20,2521981
26,362
25,066
21,5481982
27,946
27,984
21,5101983
29,630
28,660
22,4801984
31,490
31,185
22,7851985
33,360
31,387
24,7581986
34,292
33,774
25,2761987
35,176
34,444
26,0081988
37,524
35,888
27,6441989
39,734
37,372
30,018 a1990
40,898
38,520
32,008 a1991
42,033
41,414
32,6271991[3]
43,027
41,640
33,4281992[4]
47,013
44,373
35,799 a1993
50,224
47,790
38,156 a1994
48,322
49,184
37,269 a1995
50,072
49,805
37,310 a1996
51,991
50,413
38,774 a1997
52,319
51,194
39,846 a1998
53,805
52,002
41,666 a1999
54,693
54,088
42,225 a2000
54,697
56,512
40,261 a2001
57,464
57,422
39,996 a2002
57,555
56,586
40,149 a2003
60,847
56,396
44,690 a2004
62,762
56,381
51,226 a2005
68,473
61,975
57,450 a2006
66,618
67,582
56,178 a2007
58,410
62,846
51,063 a2008
61,104
59,096
53,332 a2009
57,740
60,508
49,885 a2010
55,992
59,526
45,864 a2011
55,126
57,357
43,614 a2012
57,501
57,570
43,588 a2013
56,475
58,393
41,979 a2014
54,988
55,216
41,323 a2015
52,698
53,213
40,662 a2016
60,357
57,744
43,2752017
50,506
54,347
39,400These 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.Notation:
			a: revised total presented in the subsequent year's reportNotes:[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.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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