See also: Supreme Court Caseloads, 1880-2015 (graphs)
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October term
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Cases argued during term
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Disposed by full opinion
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Disposed by per curiam opinion
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Set for re-argument next term
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Petitions for certiorari and appeals granted plenary review
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Reviewed and decided without oral argument
|
Total available for argument at next term
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|
1970
|
151
|
126
|
22
|
3
|
161
|
192
|
107
|
|
1971
|
177
|
143
|
24
|
9
|
163
|
286
|
99
|
|
1972
|
177
|
159
|
18
|
0
|
154
|
265
|
76
|
|
1973
|
170
|
161
|
8
|
1
|
183
|
188
|
89
|
|
1974
|
173
|
142
|
20
|
11
|
176
|
157
|
100
|
|
1975
|
179
|
160
|
16
|
3
|
172
|
186
|
99
|
|
1976
|
176
|
154
|
22
|
0
|
169
|
207
|
88
|
|
1977
|
172
|
153
|
8
|
9
|
162
|
129
|
75
|
|
1978
|
168
|
153
|
8
|
8
|
163
|
110
|
79
|
|
1979
|
156
|
143
|
12
|
1
|
154
|
124
|
79
|
|
1980
|
154
|
144
|
8
|
2
|
162
|
130
|
102
|
|
1981
|
184
|
169
|
10
|
4
|
210
|
134
|
126
|
|
1982
|
183
|
174
|
6
|
3
|
179
|
135
|
113
|
|
1983
|
184
|
174
|
6
|
4
|
149
|
86
|
80
|
|
1984
|
175
|
159
|
11
|
5
|
185
|
82
|
87
|
|
1985
|
171
|
161
|
10
|
1
|
187
|
103
|
101
|
|
1986
|
175
|
164
|
10
|
1
|
167
|
113
|
91
|
|
1987
|
167
|
151
|
9
|
7
|
180
|
95
|
105
|
|
1988
|
170
|
156
|
12
|
2
|
147
|
110
|
81
|
|
1989
|
146
|
143
|
3
|
0
|
122
|
80
|
57
|
|
1990
|
125
|
121
|
4
|
0
|
141
|
115
|
70
|
|
1991
|
127
|
120
|
4
|
4
|
120
|
77
|
66
|
|
1992
|
116
|
111
|
5
|
0
|
97
|
113
|
46
|
|
1993
|
99
|
93
|
6
|
0
|
99
|
70
|
40
|
|
1994
|
94
|
91
|
3
|
0
|
93
|
69
|
39
|
|
1995
|
90
|
87
|
3
|
0
|
105
|
120
|
52
|
|
1996
|
90
|
87
|
3
|
0
|
87
|
82
|
48
|
|
1997
|
96
|
93
|
1
|
0
|
90
|
51
|
41
|
|
1998
|
90
|
84
|
4
|
2
|
81
|
59
|
30
|
|
1999
|
83
|
79
|
2
|
1
|
92
|
54
|
37
|
|
2000
|
86
|
83
|
4
|
0
|
99
|
127
|
49
|
|
2001
|
88
|
85
|
3
|
0
|
88
|
72
|
47
|
|
2002
|
84
|
79
|
5
|
0
|
91
|
66
|
40
|
|
2003
|
91
|
89
|
2
|
0
|
87
|
52
|
47
|
|
2004
|
87
|
85
|
2
|
0
|
80
|
826
|
41
|
|
2005
|
90
|
82
|
5
|
3
|
78
|
105
|
31
|
|
2006
|
78
|
74
|
4
|
0
|
77
|
280
|
28
|
|
2007
|
75
|
72
|
2
|
0
|
85
|
208
|
47
|
|
2008
|
87
|
83
|
3
|
1
|
87
|
95
|
47
|
|
2009
|
82
|
77
|
4
|
0
|
77
|
95
|
40
|
|
2010
|
86
|
83
|
3
|
0
|
90
|
84
|
43
|
|
2011
|
79
|
73
|
5
|
1
|
66
|
137
|
31
|
|
2012
|
77
|
76
|
1
|
0
|
93
|
88
|
45
|
|
2013
|
79
|
77
|
2
|
0
|
76
|
72
|
40
|
|
2014
|
75
|
75
|
0
|
0
|
71
|
112
|
33
|
|
2015
|
82
|
70
|
12
|
0
|
81
|
140
|
31
|
|
2016
|
71
|
68
|
1
|
2
|
75
|
66
|
32
|
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These charts are designed to give readers historical information about judicial caseloads and will not be updated in the near future. More detailed information on federal court caseloads is available in the Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Judicial Business of the United States. The Judicial Business since 1997 is available online at http://www.uscourts.gov/Statistics/JudicialBusiness.aspx. |
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| Sources: 1970-1975: Journal of the Supreme Court of the United States . 1976-2016: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table A-1. |
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