Judicial Business 2024 -- This report presents statistics on the work of the federal Judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, comparing data for this year with data for prior years and, when possible, explaining increases or decreases in caseloads.
U.S. Courts of Appeals
- Filings in the regional courts of appeals dropped less than 1 percent to 39,788 in fiscal year 2024.
- Filings by pro se litigants, which accounted for 48 percent of new cases, increased 3 percent to 19,101.
- Civil appeals fell 2 percent to 21,270.
- Criminal appeals rose 4 percent to 10,067.
Table B-4A shows that civil appeals in the 9th Circuit are the slowest from filing of notice of appeal to decision, at 13.6 months (cf. clocking in at the fastest are the 5th, 6th, and 8th Circuits, all at 9.7 months).
Table B-10 shows 24.6% of 9th Circuit appeals get oral argument (cf. 3d Cir. at 12.7% and D.C. Cir. at 48.9%)
And see: Judiciary Seeks 71 Judgeships to Meet Growing Caseloads -- The Judicial Conference of the United States today agreed to recommend to Congress the creation of new district and court of appeals judgeships as the Judiciary faces a worsening shortage of Article III judges and caseloads continue to mount. Approved by the federal Judiciary’s national policy-making body at its biannual meeting in Washington, the Judiciary asked Congress to create two judgeships in the courts of appeals and 69 judgeships in district courts, where the need is greatest.
Law360 has Clerks May Seek Political Jobs On 'Case-By-Case Basis' -- Individual federal judges may determine whether their clerks may seek political posts while employed by the judiciary, the Judicial Conference of the United States' Committee on Codes of Conduct now recommends, months after issuing guidance advising clerks to hold off seeking such roles until their clerkships end.
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