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U.S. DISTRICT COURT - JUDICIAL CASELOAD PROFILE
12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING
SEPTEMBER 50
DELAWARE l2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 l`§?1"g;’;l
Filings* 1,362 2,028 1,004 1,303 1,033 898 U.S. Circuit
OVERALL T6nn1nn116nn 1,507 1,478 1,020 955 861 764 |;||;|
cAs15LoAD Pending 1,836 1,999 1,477 1,502 1,154 988
STATISTICS % Change in Total Over Last Year -32.9 91 IE]
Filings oven 15.611161 Years 35.7 4.5 31.8 51.7 Q 1
_ Number of Judgeships I 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Jnagnninp M6n1ns** | 3.1 EQQ 11.7 |_`;`;|l;i)
Total 340 507 251 326 258 225 73 4
Civil 306 462 233 307 240 198 57 4
FIUNGS CI`l1'l'1l1'l8lF€lOI1y 25 38 18 19 18 27 93 |;|
ACTIONS SUp€I'VlSOCl Release 7 77 3
PER Hear1ngs**
JUDGESHIP Pending canes 459 500 369 376 289 247 25 2
Weighted Filings** 319 462 265 298 242 221 E 5
Terminations 377 370 255 239 215 191 65 4
Trials Completed 23 18 16 19 13 21 28 2
MEDIAN non 13111ng to €rimi¤¤1F<=i9¤y 33 IEEEEIE 62 E 3
TIMES DiSP<>Sifi<>¤ Civi1** 11.2 8.2 12.6 10.9 11.5 10.5 75 5
(months) From Filing to Trial** (Civil Only) 24.0 22.5 21.0 24.0 19.7 19.0 54 3
Civil Cases Over 3 Number E E 77 70 38 45
Y93r301d** Percentage 3.9 5.4 5.5 4.9 5.5 5.0 55 2
Average Number of Felony Defendants Filed Per 1.3 1.] 1.3 1.2 1.3 L2
OTHER Cm
A13-lg333¤%f9—’¤33 34.98 33.84 32.68 35.75 30.23 29.22
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Jumrs Percent Not Selected or 24 0 24 4 19 9 28 5 15 1 18 5
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2003 CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FELONY FILINGS BY NQURQF SUIT AND OFFENSE
Typ66r TOTAL A c [QE 13 G nl;} J K L
Civil 1225 25 4 352 5 7 27 156 141 3 353
c1nn1na1* ¤ 7 2 58l;| 4 14 *3;] 25l:]|E| 5
prnngn in the ··ovnn11 Caseload snn1n16s·· sennnn include criminal transfers, while nnngs ··ny Nanne n1ore8ns6·· do non
* See "Explanation o[_SLgLg:;ed Tenns."
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12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30
TEXAS WESTERN l2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Filings* 8,268 7,899 7,362 7,271 7,032 6,317 U.S. Circuit
OVERALL rrermrnamns 8,240 7,749 7,053 7,082 6,679 6,093
cAsELOAD Pending 4,522 4,570 4,480 4,302 4,222 4,087
STATISTICS %Chang€iHTOtal Over Last Year 4.7 35 5
Filings OverEarlier Years 12.3 13.7 17.6 30.9 17 4
Numberorrudgeships | 13 ll 11 10 10
VacantJudgeship M0nths** I 12.4 25.0 12.5
Total 636 718 727 703 632E| 4
Civil 256 305 296 323 326 318 72|;_T]
FILINGS cnmmai Felony 324 361 373 404 377 314 2 1
ACT]0Ng Supervised Release
PER Hearings** 56 52 4 I
TUDGESHIP Pending cases 348 415 407 430 422 409 62 Q
Weighted 1¤111¤gs** 871 E 968 E 946 875 1 1
Terminations 634 704 641 708 668 E 7 3
Trials Completed 22 31 35 45 42 48 35;]
MEDIAN F!·O¥nFil§1;1gt0 Criminal Felony 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.8 7 2
TIMES DISPOSIUOU Civil** 9.5 8.5 8.1 E 8.2 8.8 40 5
(m°“*hS) From 1311mgr6rr1a1** (Civil Only) 16.5 16.7 13.2 14.7 13.7 14.5 [il
61v1163.s8S6v8.·3 Number 37 43 39 56 3<>l`_;l[;
Y9¤rS01d** Percentage 1.5 2.5 1.7 2.4 1.3 23 5
Average Number of Felony Defendants Filed Per 1-3 1.3 1.3 L3 L3 L3
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1 Avg P“S°“l 031333 34.68 43.45 39.25 44.94 44.36 37.64
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P°‘°€‘“ Ot °"°t€ °* 40.6 36.8 33.4 37.7 41.0 32.1
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2003 CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FELONY FILINGS BY NAT_U_Igl§_@F SUIT AND OFFENSE
Typeor TOTALA CEIEFGHEJKL
Civil 3334 203 11 1076 105 29 112 338 522 85 535 4 314
Crimina1* 4193 1606 16 217 23 16 20l3|-El 26 168 19 81
* Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings "By Nature of Offense" do not.
‘* See [Explanation of Selected Tern·;_
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