NATIONAL TOTALS

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 48,876 49,421 47,070 43,888 40,869 39,896

Prisoner 13,051 12,608 11,118 10,235 9,289 8,922

Other 19,816 20,744 18,645 17,086 17,109 16,576

Criminal 9,798 10,147 9,789 10,583 9,758 9,410

Administrative 6,211 5,922 7,518 5,984 4,713 4,988

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -18.4 -19.3 -15.2 -9.1 -2.4

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Total 49,232 48,811 46,788 48,004 43,582 40,836

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 2,336 2,990 2,215 2,193 2,152 1,867

Procedural 16,453 15,997 14,955 17,622 15,533 14,462

On

the

Merits

Total 30,443 29,824 29,618 28,189 25,897 24,507

Prisoner 8,448 7,614 7,042 6,363 5,816 5,138

Other 12,158 12,374 12,017 10,610 9,814 9,745

Criminal 6,819 6,756 7,262 7,541 6,774 6,702

Administrative 3,018 3,080 3,297 3,675 3,493 2,922

Percent by

Active Judges 70.7 72.3 75.1 77.2 75.2 74.3

Pending Appeals 38,521 39,185 39,470 35,372 32,680 32,040

Terminations on the Merits 434 437 422 417 373 358

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 59 58 60 57 49 42

Written

Decisions

Total 146 142 140 135 121 116

Signed 45 45 47 41 39 37

Unsigned 94 90 85 85 75 71

Without 

Comment 7 7 8 9 7 7

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
NATIONAL TOTALS

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

167 /

 55.7

167 /

 55.7

167 /

 55.7

167 /

 55.7

167 /

 55.7

167 /

 55.7

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 91 103 100 100 111 108

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 282.6 141.4 17.4 84.8 49.7 64.5

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Total 878 888 846 788 734 717

Prisoner 234 226 200 184 167 160

Other 356 373 335 307 307 298

Criminal 176 182 176 190 175 169

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 112 106 135 107 85 90

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Total 884 877 841 862 783 734

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 42 54 40 39 39 34

Procedural 296 287 269 317 279 260

On

the

Merits

Total 547 536 532 506 465 440

Prisoner 152 137 127 114 104 92

Other 218 222 216 191 176 175

Criminal 122 121 130 135 122 120

Administrative 54 55 59 66 63 52

Pending Appeals 692 704 709 635 587 576

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 8.5 8.9 9.3 10.0 9.8 9.8

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Petitions for Rehearing 50 48 52 47 45 44

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 1,064 921 1,145 850 991 1,084

Prisoner 99 91 104 77 58 81

Other 545 508 456 424 504 446

Criminal 67 71 71 84 92 220

Administrative 353 251 514 265 337 337

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year 1.9 17.7 -5.3 27.5 9.4

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Total 1,110 1,053 966 970 917 803

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 188 223 135 126 150 129

Procedural 380 376 360 377 310 282

On

the

Merits

Total 542 454 471 467 457 392

Prisoner 42 34 40 28 30 24

Other 303 278 309 280 286 255

Criminal 44 38 37 61 41 41

Administrative 153 104 85 98 100 72

Percent by

Active Judges 81.0 80.7 85.1 83.5 81.6 83.6

Pending Appeals 1,245 1,113 1,292 1,172 1,246 1,528

Terminations on the Merits 163 208 143 145 137 125

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 24 18 22 25 13 17

Written

Decisions

Total 41 40 39 42 39 34

Signed 14 12 12 15 13 11

Unsigned 27 28 26 28 27 23

Without 

Comment - - - - - -

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 7 6 6 6 8 6

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 2.8 0.0 0.0 6.6 5.4 4.4

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Total 290 251 312 232 270 296

Prisoner 27 25 28 21 16 22

Other 149 139 124 116 137 122

Criminal 18 19 19 23 25 60

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 96 68 140 72 92 92

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Total 303 287 263 265 250 219

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 51 61 37 34 41 35

Procedural 104 103 98 103 85 77

On

the

Merits

Total 148 124 128 127 125 107

Prisoner 11 9 11 8 8 7

Other 83 76 84 76 78 70

Criminal 12 10 10 17 11 11

Administrative 42 28 23 27 27 20

Pending Appeals 340 304 352 320 340 417

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 11.5 10.7 10.5 11.5 11.0 11.1

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 - - - 1 - -

Petitions for Rehearing 25 25 20 19 21 16

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

12

12

12

12

3

12

3

12

12

12

12

12

9

9

9

12

12

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
FIRST CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 1,178 1,326 1,238 1,062 1,031 1,127

Prisoner 186 200 167 133 117 140

Other 548 632 578 495 530 597

Criminal 354 398 370 336 311 286

Administrative 90 96 123 98 73 104

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -4.3 -15.0 -9.0 6.1 9.3

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Total 1,132 1,318 1,237 1,202 1,005 987

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 55 60 52 90 52 38

Procedural 376 300 301 264 261 282

On

the

Merits

Total 701 958 884 848 692 667

Prisoner 115 210 146 125 84 100

Other 290 456 418 380 350 312

Criminal 243 237 260 276 194 196

Administrative 53 55 60 67 64 59

Percent by

Active Judges 72.9 78.4 73.9 67.2 60.9 47.6

Pending Appeals 1,361 1,421 1,430 1,293 1,324 1,467

Terminations on the Merits 322 466 407 367 226 226

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 40 4 7 5 16 6

Written

Decisions

Total 102 147 139 105 66 72

Signed 25 32 31 33 20 19

Unsigned 76 111 102 65 44 51

Without 

Comment 1 5 6 7 2 3

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
FIRST CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

6 /

 2.0

6 /

 2.0

6 /

 2.0

6 /

 2.0

6 /

 2.0

6 /

 2.0

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 3 4 4 2 5 6

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 0.0 0.0 2.2 12.0 9.0 5.6

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Total 589 663 619 531 516 564

Prisoner 93 100 84 67 59 70

Other 274 316 289 248 265 299

Criminal 177 199 185 168 156 143

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 45 48 62 49 37 52

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Total 566 659 619 601 503 494

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 28 30 26 45 26 19

Procedural 188 150 151 132 131 141

On

the

Merits

Total 351 479 442 424 346 334

Prisoner 58 105 73 63 42 50

Other 145 228 209 190 175 156

Criminal 122 119 130 138 97 98

Administrative 27 28 30 34 32 30

Pending Appeals 681 711 715 647 662 734

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 13.4 13.0 12.8 14.2 14.0 13.3

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 2 2 1 1 1 2

Petitions for Rehearing 35 39 41 37 33 42

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

9

11

5

8

6

10

10

11

9

11

8

6

5

3

10

4

6

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
SECOND CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 4,029 4,497 4,408 3,976 3,965 3,585

Prisoner 757 710 608 610 532 520

Other 1,920 2,453 2,446 1,947 2,195 1,691

Criminal 675 612 583 664 665 643

Administrative 677 722 771 755 573 731

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -11.0 -20.3 -18.7 -9.8 -9.6

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Total 3,843 4,162 4,359 4,621 3,848 3,488

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 190 305 223 184 156 198

Procedural 1,404 1,556 1,763 2,170 1,806 1,408

On

the

Merits

Total 2,249 2,301 2,373 2,267 1,886 1,882

Prisoner 408 357 363 285 305 301

Other 1,033 1,145 1,149 1,237 833 928

Criminal 430 445 466 416 382 374

Administrative 378 354 395 329 366 279

Percent by

Active Judges 61.6 57.7 61.5 58.9 60.3 60.8

Pending Appeals 3,841 4,176 4,232 3,592 3,712 3,801

Terminations on the Merits 402 368 360 381 266 270

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 44 66 118 137 70 29

Written

Decisions

Total 182 180 165 149 123 126

Signed 181 178 163 147 123 123

Unsigned 2 2 2 2 1 2

Without 

Comment - - - - - -

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
SECOND CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

13 /

 4.3

13 /

 4.3

13 /

 4.3

13 /

 4.3

13 /

 4.3

13 /

 4.3

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 11 14 13 15 15 15

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 25.3 18.1 0.0 19.2 0.0 0.0

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Total 930 1,038 1,017 918 915 827

Prisoner 175 164 140 141 123 120

Other 443 566 564 449 507 390

Criminal 156 141 135 153 153 148

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 156 167 178 174 132 169

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Total 887 960 1,006 1,066 888 805

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 44 70 51 42 36 46

Procedural 324 359 407 501 417 325

On

the

Merits

Total 519 531 548 523 435 434

Prisoner 94 82 84 66 70 69

Other 238 264 265 285 192 214

Criminal 99 103 108 96 88 86

Administrative 87 82 91 76 84 64

Pending Appeals 886 964 977 829 857 877

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 10.9 12.2 12.6 14.4 13.0 13.6

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 3 2 2 2 2 4

Petitions for Rehearing 32 22 36 34 24 32

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

3

9

2

7

2

4

2

5

6

9

2

7

2

1

11

1

9

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
THIRD CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 2,930 3,609 2,728 2,550 2,567 2,373

Prisoner 860 872 731 652 657 577

Other 1,368 1,897 1,160 1,123 1,235 1,157

Criminal 396 472 429 465 492 448

Administrative 306 368 408 310 183 191

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -19.0 -34.2 -13.0 -6.9 -7.6

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Total 2,713 3,674 2,890 2,691 2,595 2,510

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 75 644 111 102 61 109

Procedural 858 897 927 922 897 823

On

the

Merits

Total 1,780 2,133 1,852 1,667 1,637 1,578

Prisoner 521 576 565 459 489 438

Other 827 1,073 799 615 655 685

Criminal 277 295 290 362 334 326

Administrative 155 189 198 231 159 129

Percent by

Active Judges 69.5 78.1 83.6 82.2 81.2 78.0

Pending Appeals 2,414 2,350 2,187 2,046 2,016 1,879

Terminations on the Merits 321 512 352 309 316 273

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 49 49 47 46 51 40

Written

Decisions

Total 104 140 113 100 105 86

Signed 80 106 82 69 70 58

Unsigned 19 25 23 22 27 21

Without 

Comment 5 9 8 8 8 7

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
THIRD CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

14 /

 4.7

14 /

 4.7

14 /

 4.7

14 /

 4.7

14 /

 4.7

14 /

 4.7

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 10 9 8 9 9 10

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 20.5 14.3 0.0 0.9 0.9 3.1

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Total 628 773 585 546 550 509

Prisoner 184 187 157 140 141 124

Other 293 407 249 241 265 248

Criminal 85 101 92 100 105 96

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 66 79 87 66 39 41

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Total 581 787 619 577 556 538

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 16 138 24 22 13 23

Procedural 184 192 199 198 192 176

On

the

Merits

Total 381 457 397 357 351 338

Prisoner 112 123 121 98 105 94

Other 177 230 171 132 140 147

Criminal 59 63 62 78 72 70

Administrative 33 41 42 50 34 28

Pending Appeals 517 504 469 438 432 403

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 7.9 9.6 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.2

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 2 2 2 2 3 3

Petitions for Rehearing 74 73 64 60 63 65

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

10

8

10

10

9

9

8

9

8

6

10

10

7

11

3

2

2

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
FOURTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 4,363 4,768 4,408 4,198 3,827 3,647

Prisoner 1,355 1,606 1,291 1,083 1,047 1,008

Other 1,607 1,686 1,541 1,377 1,321 1,269

Criminal 1,143 1,287 1,306 1,465 1,225 1,090

Administrative 258 189 270 273 234 280

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -16.4 -23.5 -17.3 -13.1 -4.7

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Total 4,168 4,226 4,124 4,339 3,981 3,858

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 195 207 154 222 151 150

Procedural 1,024 1,191 1,236 1,265 1,077 1,018

On

the

Merits

Total 2,949 2,828 2,734 2,852 2,753 2,690

Prisoner 914 839 763 671 662 637

Other 1,080 1,081 977 906 874 943

Criminal 800 792 862 1,082 1,019 930

Administrative 155 116 132 193 198 180

Percent by

Active Judges 84.4 84.0 88.9 87.5 84.3 78.7

Pending Appeals 2,480 3,022 3,306 3,167 3,011 2,800

Terminations on the Merits 530 523 519 541 517 504

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 50 50 47 41 40 44

Written

Decisions

Total 165 161 163 167 163 160

Signed 34 39 39 42 39 36

Unsigned 131 122 125 125 124 124

Without 

Comment - - - - - -

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
FOURTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

15 /

 5.0

15 /

 5.0

15 /

 5.0

15 /

 5.0

15 /

 5.0

15 /

 5.0

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 1 3 4 3 4 4

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 1.1 0.0 0.0 2.0 8.9 14.9

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Total 873 954 882 840 765 729

Prisoner 271 321 258 217 209 202

Other 321 337 308 275 264 254

Criminal 229 257 261 293 245 218

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 52 38 54 55 47 56

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Total 834 845 825 868 796 772

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 39 41 31 44 30 30

Procedural 205 238 247 253 215 204

On

the

Merits

Total 590 566 547 570 551 538

Prisoner 183 168 153 134 132 127

Other 216 216 195 181 175 189

Criminal 160 158 172 216 204 186

Administrative 31 23 26 39 40 36

Pending Appeals 496 604 661 633 602 560

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 5.4 5.7 6.5 7.8 8.4 8.8

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Petitions for Rehearing 76 71 63 60 54 58

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

6

3

9

4

5

6

6

7

4

3

5

3

4

6

4

8

3

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
FIFTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 7,525 6,984 6,277 6,386 5,782 5,499

Prisoner 2,012 1,891 1,466 1,554 1,385 1,128

Other 2,766 2,418 2,091 1,944 2,042 2,088

Criminal 2,249 2,097 1,829 2,249 1,975 1,935

Administrative 498 578 891 639 380 348

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -26.9 -21.3 -12.4 -13.9 -4.9

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Total 7,658 6,998 5,743 7,089 6,549 5,868

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 621 551 566 537 593 532

Procedural 2,905 2,592 1,639 2,760 1,978 1,887

On

the

Merits

Total 4,132 3,855 3,538 3,792 3,978 3,449

Prisoner 1,079 796 728 858 840 552

Other 1,262 1,306 1,198 1,046 1,086 1,092

Criminal 1,588 1,564 1,380 1,506 1,559 1,547

Administrative 203 189 232 382 493 258

Percent by

Active Judges 74.9 78.5 80.0 81.6 82.0 81.2

Pending Appeals 4,625 4,611 5,138 4,434 3,662 3,292

Terminations on the Merits 621 596 565 572 629 581

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 110 82 78 79 66 67

Written

Decisions

Total 194 184 172 180 188 160

Signed 21 23 26 21 21 21

Unsigned 173 160 145 158 167 139

Without 

Comment - 1 1 - - -

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
FIFTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

17 /

 5.7

17 /

 5.7

17 /

 5.7

17 /

 5.7

17 /

 5.7

17 /

 5.7

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 7 9 8 7 8 8

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 54.2 24.0 12.0 0.0 4.0 12.0

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Total 1,328 1,232 1,108 1,127 1,020 970

Prisoner 355 334 259 274 244 199

Other 488 427 369 343 360 368

Criminal 397 370 323 397 349 341

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 88 102 157 113 67 61

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Total 1,351 1,235 1,013 1,251 1,156 1,036

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 110 97 100 95 105 94

Procedural 513 457 289 487 349 333

On

the

Merits

Total 729 680 624 669 702 609

Prisoner 190 140 128 151 148 97

Other 223 230 211 185 192 193

Criminal 280 276 244 266 275 273

Administrative 36 33 41 67 87 46

Pending Appeals 816 814 907 782 646 581

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 9.4 9.1 9.9 10.1 9.0 8.0

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 2 1 2 3 2 2

Petitions for Rehearing 25 32 37 32 35 36

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

2

4

3

1

4

2

1

3

1

5

4

1

3

5

2

4

8

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
SIXTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 4,165 4,366 4,163 3,832 3,225 3,355

Prisoner 1,279 1,290 1,076 942 756 747

Other 1,722 1,801 1,720 1,455 1,347 1,456

Criminal 875 1,071 1,049 1,146 955 917

Administrative 289 204 318 289 167 235

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -19.4 -23.2 -19.4 -12.4 4.0

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Total 4,334 4,060 4,487 3,820 3,445 3,451

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 131 200 184 217 162 165

Procedural 1,297 1,201 1,187 1,098 1,048 1,142

On

the

Merits

Total 2,906 2,659 3,116 2,505 2,235 2,144

Prisoner 1,025 811 854 521 541 464

Other 1,142 1,068 1,266 947 902 851

Criminal 591 616 840 803 631 675

Administrative 148 164 156 234 161 154

Percent by

Active Judges 66.4 64.8 66.6 68.9 70.2 68.5

Pending Appeals 2,659 2,965 2,641 2,652 2,433 2,537

Terminations on the Merits 322 281 374 329 284 272

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 50 38 43 34 31 30

Written

Decisions

Total 116 99 132 110 98 91

Signed 37 35 63 48 45 46

Unsigned 79 63 69 62 52 46

Without 

Comment - - - - - -

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
SIXTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

16 /

 5.3

16 /

 5.3

16 /

 5.3

16 /

 5.3

16 /

 5.3

16 /

 5.3

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 9 13 12 12 13 13

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 18.2 24.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.7

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Total 781 819 781 719 605 629

Prisoner 240 242 202 177 142 140

Other 323 338 323 273 253 273

Criminal 164 201 197 215 179 172

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 54 38 60 54 31 44

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Total 813 761 841 716 646 647

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 25 38 35 41 30 31

Procedural 243 225 223 206 197 214

On

the

Merits

Total 545 499 584 470 419 402

Prisoner 192 152 160 98 101 87

Other 214 200 237 178 169 160

Criminal 111 116 158 151 118 127

Administrative 28 31 29 44 30 29

Pending Appeals 499 556 495 497 456 476

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 7.4 7.6 7.9 8.0 8.5 8.8

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 2 2 1 1 2 1

Petitions for Rehearing 40 39 58 45 45 43

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

8

7

8

5

8

8

5

6

7

7

7

5

6

8

4

8

5

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
SEVENTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 2,812 2,629 2,615 2,493 2,362 2,588

Prisoner 962 871 830 718 686 932

Other 1,292 1,192 1,011 989 1,062 1,008

Criminal 476 472 622 678 540 559

Administrative 82 94 152 108 74 89

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -8.0 -1.6 -1.0 3.8 9.6

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n

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Total 2,727 2,656 2,575 2,539 2,358 2,529

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 116 108 130 107 93 71

Procedural 1,125 1,108 1,044 1,053 1,015 1,259

On

the

Merits

Total 1,486 1,440 1,401 1,379 1,250 1,199

Prisoner 366 400 412 435 303 299

Other 798 729 667 532 575 573

Criminal 264 260 273 358 345 289

Administrative 58 51 49 54 27 38

Percent by

Active Judges 81.3 85.7 88.4 90.2 90.6 79.4

Pending Appeals 1,826 1,795 1,833 1,787 1,791 1,851

Terminations on the Merits 407 344 394 377 331 284

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 42 56 46 57 55 56

Written

Decisions

Total 134 113 130 124 110 96

Signed 44 37 38 36 36 26

Unsigned 89 76 92 88 74 70

Without 

Comment 1 - - - - -

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
SEVENTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 6 4 4 4 6 4

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 40.2 0.0 3.2 24.0 6.5 5.9

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p 

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e 

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l 

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F

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l

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d

Total 767 717 713 680 644 706

Prisoner 262 238 226 196 187 254

Other 352 325 276 270 290 275

Criminal 130 129 170 185 147 152

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 22 26 41 29 20 24

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t

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Total 744 724 702 692 643 690

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 32 29 35 29 25 19

Procedural 307 302 285 287 277 343

On

the

Merits

Total 405 393 382 376 341 327

Prisoner 100 109 112 119 83 82

Other 218 199 182 145 157 156

Criminal 72 71 74 98 94 79

Administrative 16 14 13 15 7 10

Pending Appeals 498 490 500 487 488 505

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 8.4 8.7 8.8 9.4 9.4 9.2

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Petitions for Rehearing 27 26 24 21 17 23

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

7

2

7

6

12

7

10

2

10

8

8

9

12

7

6

4

11

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
EIGHTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 2,802 2,831 2,772 3,079 2,621 2,809

Prisoner 853 810 720 819 706 688

Other 970 1,047 988 1,050 844 1,084

Criminal 810 867 916 1,095 975 915

Administrative 169 107 148 115 96 122

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year 0.2 -0.8 1.3 -8.8 7.2

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p

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a

l

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n

a

t

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d

Total 2,789 2,907 3,025 3,105 2,704 2,847

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 115 124 111 160 267 123

Procedural 520 631 571 644 509 733

On

the

Merits

Total 2,154 2,152 2,343 2,301 1,928 1,991

Prisoner 693 632 593 593 469 500

Other 768 769 817 716 643 632

Criminal 613 668 865 903 755 787

Administrative 80 83 68 89 61 72

Percent by

Active Judges 84.7 84.6 88.3 92.4 94.7 95.0

Pending Appeals 1,908 1,833 1,580 1,554 1,481 1,504

Terminations on the Merits 547 528 591 618 556 548

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 52 62 58 56 63 58

Written

Decisions

Total 176 165 188 193 166 172

Signed 38 38 38 41 33 37

Unsigned 48 49 47 44 42 47

Without 

Comment 90 78 103 108 91 88

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
EIGHTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

11 /

 3.7

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 7 6 4 3 3 3

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 9.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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e 

a 

l 

s 

F

i

l

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d

Total 764 772 756 840 715 766

Prisoner 233 221 196 223 193 188

Other 265 286 269 286 230 296

Criminal 221 236 250 299 266 250

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 46 29 40 31 26 33

A 

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n

a

t

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Total 761 793 825 847 737 776

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 31 34 30 44 73 34

Procedural 142 172 156 176 139 200

On

the

Merits

Total 587 587 639 628 526 543

Prisoner 189 172 162 162 128 136

Other 209 210 223 195 175 172

Criminal 167 182 236 246 206 215

Administrative 22 23 19 24 17 20

Pending Appeals 520 500 431 424 404 410

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 6.8 8.0 5.5 4.3 4.4 5.1

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 1 2 1 1 2 1

Petitions for Rehearing 92 89 102 100 86 86

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

5

5

6

3

10

5

4

8

3

1

6

2

9

10

1

8

1

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
NINTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 10,502 10,191 10,455 9,141 8,268 7,813

Prisoner 2,385 2,339 2,290 1,893 1,688 1,542

Other 3,870 3,887 3,749 3,534 3,381 3,112

Criminal 1,207 1,148 1,057 972 898 910

Administrative 3,040 2,817 3,359 2,742 2,301 2,249

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -25.6 -23.3 -25.3 -14.5 -5.5

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Total 11,065 10,310 10,341 11,177 9,924 8,429

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 453 386 371 280 282 233

Procedural 3,666 3,330 3,317 4,627 3,973 3,153

On

the

Merits

Total 6,946 6,594 6,653 6,270 5,669 5,043

Prisoner 1,833 1,597 1,493 1,466 1,312 1,053

Other 2,762 2,627 2,644 2,413 2,106 1,944

Criminal 926 812 864 697 598 530

Administrative 1,425 1,558 1,652 1,694 1,653 1,516

Percent by

Active Judges 54.8 56.1 62.0 67.8 57.8 60.5

Pending Appeals 11,379 11,256 11,365 9,332 7,676 7,070

Terminations on the Merits 505 489 440 445 339 328

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 65 72 68 58 44 44

Written

Decisions

Total 157 154 142 147 109 107

Signed 13 12 10 12 10 7

Unsigned 145 142 131 136 99 100

Without 

Comment - - - - - -

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
NINTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

29 /

 9.7

29 /

 9.7

29 /

 9.7

29 /

 9.7

29 /

 9.7

29 /

 9.7

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 19 19 20 20 23 22

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 83.7 49.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4

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Total 1,086 1,054 1,082 946 855 808

Prisoner 247 242 237 196 175 160

Other 400 402 388 366 350 322

Criminal 125 119 109 101 93 94

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 314 291 347 284 238 233

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Total 1,145 1,067 1,070 1,156 1,027 872

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 47 40 38 29 29 24

Procedural 379 344 343 479 411 326

On

the

Merits

Total 719 682 688 649 586 522

Prisoner 190 165 154 152 136 109

Other 286 272 274 250 218 201

Criminal 96 84 89 72 62 55

Administrative 147 161 171 175 171 157

Pending Appeals 1,177 1,164 1,176 965 794 731

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 11.2 10.8 13.0 13.0 13.4 13.6

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 4 4 4 3 3 3

Petitions for Rehearing 57 51 62 55 58 41

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

4

6

4

11

1

3

7

4

5

4

3

11

1

4

11

2

7

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
TENTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 1,788 1,792 1,700 1,588 1,647 1,751

Prisoner 536 464 426 431 470 454

Other 781 815 735 714 660 714

Criminal 365 391 374 323 421 466

Administrative 106 122 165 120 96 117

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -2.1 -2.3 3.0 10.3 6.3

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Total 1,805 1,775 1,725 1,697 1,622 1,735

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 21 30 24 19 36 32

Procedural 591 562 551 557 592 582

On

the

Merits

Total 1,193 1,183 1,150 1,121 994 1,121

Prisoner 378 344 292 245 229 257

Other 510 525 512 464 451 467

Criminal 257 256 265 294 248 324

Administrative 48 58 81 118 66 73

Percent by

Active Judges 77.9 79.7 83.0 76.8 78.4 80.3

Pending Appeals 1,214 1,231 1,206 1,096 1,123 1,139

Terminations on the Merits 252 240 244 218 218 252

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 39 40 35 23 32 34

Written

Decisions

Total 85 79 81 72 73 84

Signed 66 58 62 57 56 65

Unsigned 19 21 19 15 16 19

Without 

Comment - - - - - -

12-Month Periods Ending 

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile

1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
TENTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 6 7 7 8 7 7

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 12.0 0.0 0.0 17.1 12.0 0.0

A 

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l 

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F

i

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Total 447 448 425 397 412 438

Prisoner 134 116 107 108 118 114

Other 195 204 184 179 165 179

Criminal 91 98 94 81 105 117

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 27 31 41 30 24 29

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Total 451 444 431 424 406 434

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 5 8 6 5 9 8

Procedural 148 141 138 139 148 146

On

the

Merits

Total 298 296 288 280 249 280

Prisoner 95 86 73 61 57 64

Other 128 131 128 116 113 117

Criminal 64 64 66 74 62 81

Administrative 12 15 20 30 17 18

Pending Appeals 304 308 302 274 281 285

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 8.5 9.6 10.0 10.1 9.3 9.5

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 1 1 1 - 1 1

Petitions for Rehearing 36 32 29 27 21 31

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

11

10

11

9

11

11

12

10

11

10

11

8

11

12

7

8

10

U.S. Court of Appeals - Judicial Caseload Profile
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

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Total 5,718 5,507 5,161 4,733 4,583 4,265

Prisoner 1,767 1,464 1,409 1,323 1,187 1,105

Other 2,427 2,408 2,170 2,034 1,988 1,954

Criminal 1,181 1,261 1,183 1,106 1,209 1,021

Administrative 343 374 399 270 199 185

Percent Change 

in Total Filings 

Current Year -25.4 -22.6 -17.4 -9.9 -6.9

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Total 5,888 5,672 5,316 4,754 4,634 4,331

Overall

Caseload

Statistics

Consolidations

& Cross Appeals 2 176 152 154 149 149 87

Procedural 2,307 2,253 2,059 1,885 2,067 1,893

On

the

Merits

Total 3,405 3,267 3,103 2,720 2,418 2,351

Prisoner 1,074 1,018 793 677 552 513

Other 1,383 1,317 1,261 1,074 1,053 1,063

Criminal 786 773 860 783 668 683

Administrative 162 159 189 186 145 92

Percent by

Active Judges 78.2 80.2 78.7 85.0 84.3 85.5

Pending Appeals 3,569 3,412 3,260 3,247 3,205 3,172

Terminations on the Merits 626 601 566 558 539 512

Actions

per

Active

Judge 1

Procedural Terminations 116 113 98 95 95 51

Written

Decisions

Total 240 219 190 182 171 163

Signed 15 14 18 20 17 17

Unsigned 218 198 168 155 149 140

Without 

Comment 7 6 5 7 4 6

12-Month Periods Ending 

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1 Includes only judges active during the entire 12-month period.

2 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were 

 counted separately. From December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of 

 procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in which the appeal was disposed.
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

Dec 31

2018

Dec 31

2019

Dec 31

2020

Dec 31

2021

Dec 31

2022

Dec 31

2023

Number of Judgeships/

Number of Panels

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

12 /

 4.0

Number of Sitting

Senior Judges 5 9 10 11 10 10

Number of Vacant 

Judgeship Months 2 15.3 12.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.5

A 

p 

p 

e 

a 

l 

s 

F

i

l

e

d

Total 1,430 1,377 1,290 1,183 1,146 1,066

Prisoner 442 366 352 331 297 276

Other 607 602 543 509 497 489

Criminal 295 315 296 277 302 255

Actions 

per 

Panel 1

Administrative 86 94 100 68 50 46

A 

p 

p 

e 

a 

l 

s 

T

e

r

m

i

n

a

t

e

d

Total 1,472 1,418 1,329 1,189 1,159 1,083

Consolidations 

& Cross Appeals 3 44 38 39 37 37 22

Procedural 577 563 515 471 517 473

On

the

Merits

Total 851 817 776 680 605 588

Prisoner 269 255 198 169 138 128

Other 346 329 315 269 263 266

Criminal 197 193 215 196 167 171

Administrative 41 40 47 47 36 23

Pending Appeals 892 853 815 812 801 793

Median

Time

Median Time From

Filing Notice of Appeal

to Disposition 7.6 7.7 7.7 8.6 9.6 9.5

Other

Caseload

per

Judgeship

Applications for

Interlocutory Appeals 2 3 2 2 3 2 2

Petitions for Rehearing 67 62 72 62 54 58

1 See "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles."

2 See "Explanation of Selected Terms."

3 Prior to December 2011, cases disposed of by consolidation and cross appeals were counted separately. From

December 2011 forward, they are counted as a subset of procedural and merit terminations to reflect the manner in

which the appeal was disposed.

12-Month Periods Ending 

2023

Numerical

Standing

1

1

1

2

7

1

9

1

2

2

1

4

8

2

7

4

3

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