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Judiciary Releases Annual Report and Judicial Business 2021 In 2021, the Judiciary confronted uniquely trying times: The second straight year of the global pandemic, unanticipated spikes in caseloads, and cybersecurity threats to government technology systems. By finding innovative solutions to emerging problems, the Judiciary met these challenges while keeping vital ongoing initiatives on track, writes Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf, the AO Director, in her Annual Report. The Judiciary also published Judicial Business for fiscal year 2021. Read more.

Courts of Appeals data

• Filings in the regional courts of appeals declined 8 percent to 44,546 in 2021.
• Filings by pro se litigants, which accounted for 48 percent of new cases, fell 9 percent to 21,423.
• Civil appeals dropped 9 percent to 23,256.
• Criminal appeals rose 10 percent to 10,625.

Ninth Circuit data

• Median time from notice of appeal to opinion - 13.1 months (compare w/the 2d Cir. at 14.5 and 1st Cir. at 13.8; the fastest is the 8th Cir. at 4.3) Table B-4
• For civil appeals, 13.5 months (Table B-4A)
• Reversal rate in private civil cases is 13.3% (Table B-5)