Many federal courts receiving fewer court filings
MEGAN BUTLER / March 14, 2023 US courts saw drop in case filings, uptick in judge complaints in 2022 https://www.courthousenews.com/us-courts-saw-drop-in-case-filings-uptick-in-judge-complaints-in-2022/
While many courts returned to their usual pre-pandemic operations in 2022 as the Covid-19 crisis receded, most received fewer case filings than the year prior, according to released Tuesday by the U.S. judicial system. 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.