See also: Supreme Court Caseloads, 1880-2015 (graphs)
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Petitions Granted
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Appeals Granted
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October Term
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Paid Cases
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In Forma Pauperis Cases
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Paid Cases
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In Forma Pauperis Cases
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1970
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74
|
30
|
46
|
11
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1971
|
97
|
26
|
35
|
5
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1972
|
84
|
17
|
49
|
4
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1973
|
116
|
13
|
50
|
4
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1974
|
113
|
14
|
41
|
4
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1975
|
115
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15
|
39
|
3
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1976
|
104
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19
|
43
|
3
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1977
|
104
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10
|
42
|
4
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1978
|
117
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15
|
27
|
4
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1979
|
104
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19
|
28
|
3
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1980
|
128
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14
|
39
|
3
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1981
|
152
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7
|
51
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0
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1982
|
145
|
9
|
24
|
1
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1983
|
111
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9
|
29
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0
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1984
|
130
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18
|
37
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0
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1985
|
128
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20
|
40
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0
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1986
|
121
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14
|
31
|
1
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1987
|
117
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20
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40
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3
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1988
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106
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16
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23
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2
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1989
|
100
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19
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3
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0
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1990
|
111
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27
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3
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0
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1991
|
98
|
17
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5
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0
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1992
|
79
|
14
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4
|
0
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1993
|
78
|
21
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1
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0
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1994
|
72
|
10
|
11
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-
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1995
|
85
|
13
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7
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-
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1996
|
70
|
13
|
4
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-
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1997
|
72
|
14
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3
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-
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1998
|
66
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9
|
6
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-
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1999
|
76
|
14
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2
|
-
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2000
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85
|
14
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0
|
-
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2001
|
79
|
6
|
3
|
-
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2002
|
68
|
8
|
15
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-
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2003
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74
|
13
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0
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-
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2004
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69
|
11
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0
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-
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2005
|
58
|
15
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5
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-
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2006
|
59
|
15
|
3
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-
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2007
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83
|
10
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2
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-
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2008
|
76
|
9
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2
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-
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2009
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68
|
8
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1
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-
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2010
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76
|
14
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0
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-
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2011
|
56
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7
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3
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-
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2012
|
82
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10
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1
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-
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2013
|
66
|
8
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2
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-
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2014
|
60
|
8
|
3
|
-
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2015
|
66
|
12
|
3
|
-
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2016
|
69
|
5
|
1
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-
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2017
|
69
|
8
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1
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-
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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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| Source: 1970-2017: Journal of the Supreme Court of the United States. |
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