This is statistically verified.
Butler 23, Reporter at Courthouse News Service, citing the Judicial Businesses Report from the Office of U.S. Courts (Megan Butler, March 14, 2023, “US courts saw drop in case filings, uptick in judge complaints in 2022,” Courtroom News Service, https://www.courthousenews.com/us-courts-saw-drop-in-case-filings-uptick-in-judge-complaints-in-2022/)
The latest Judicial Business report from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts provides statistical data about federal caseloads by circuit, district and offense for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2022, compared with data for prior years. Total case filings in U.S. district courts fell 18% last year to 343,253. Civil case filings declined 20% to 274,771, and criminal filings dropped by 8% to 68,482.