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U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Arizona · 12 months ending 06/30/2026
- Filings
- 17,190
- Pending
- 11,862
- Judgeships
- 13
- Median civil case
- 5.8 months
- Filing to disposition
Caseload by year
12-month periods
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| Period | Filings | Terminations | Pending | Per judgeship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ending 06/30/2026 | 17,190 | 10,575 | 11,862 | 1,322 |
| Ending 06/30/2025 | 17,803 | 9,317 | 8,804 | 1,369 |
| Ending 06/30/2024 | 14,859 | 9,330 | 7,414 | 1,143 |
| Ending 06/30/2023 | 9,549 | 9,857 | 5,797 | 735 |
| Ending 06/30/2022 | 9,748 | 9,079 | 6,258 | 750 |
| Ending 06/30/2021 | 9,832 | 11,307 | 5,682 | 756 |
Time to disposition
Median months. Not reported when there were too few cases
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| Period | Civil | Criminal felony | Civil to trial | Civil over 3 years old |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 48.4 | 2.6% |
| 2025 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 41.8 | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 37.4 | 5.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 37.3 | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 37.4 | 5.1% |
| 2021 | 20.7 | 3.9 | 35.7 | 5.3% |
Civil cases filed by type
Latest 12 months, 8,383 cases
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| Type | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Prisoner Petitions | 3,513 | 41.9% |
| Personal Injury/Product Liability | 2,102 | 25.1% |
| Civil Rights | 602 | 7.2% |
| All Other Civil | 538 | 6.4% |
| Contracts | 464 | 5.5% |
| Social Security | 390 | 4.7% |
| Labor Suits | 306 | 3.7% |
| Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) | 267 | 3.2% |
| Intellectual Property Rights | 138 | 1.6% |
| Real Property | 43 | 0.5% |
| Forfeitures and Penalties | 18 | 0.2% |
| Antitrust | 2 | 0.0% |
Criminal felony defendants by offense
Latest 12 months, 7,504 defendants
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| Offense | Defendants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 6,337 | 84.4% |
| All Other Drugs | 415 | 5.5% |
| Firearms and Explosives | 305 | 4.1% |
| Violent Offenses | 154 | 2.1% |
| Fraud | 91 | 1.2% |
| Sex Offenses | 71 | 0.9% |
| Regulatory Offenses | 59 | 0.8% |
| Larceny and Theft | 27 | 0.4% |
| All Other Criminal | 23 | 0.3% |
| Justice System Offenses | 15 | 0.2% |
| Marijuana | 6 | 0.1% |
| Forgery and Counterfeiting | 1 | 0.0% |
Judges serving
Article III judges from the Federal Judicial Center. Magistrate and bankruptcy judges are not listed
Active judges (13)
- Jennifer Guerin Zipps (chief judge) · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 10/05/2011
- Diane Joyce Humetewa · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/16/2014
- John Joseph Tuchi · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/16/2014
- Steven Paul Logan · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/16/2014
- Rosemary Márquez · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/19/2014
- Dominic William Lanza · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 09/10/2018
- Susan Marie Brnovich · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 10/23/2018
- Michael Thomas Liburdi · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 08/05/2019
- Scott Hugh Rash · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 05/27/2020
- John Charles Hinderaker · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 09/29/2020
- Krissa Marie Lanham · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 06/03/2024
- Angela Marie Martinez · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 07/02/2024
- Sharad Harshad Desai · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 01/07/2025
Senior judges (13)
- Stephen M. McNamee · appointed by George H.W. Bush, commissioned 06/04/1990, senior status 10/01/2007
- Roslyn O. Silver · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 10/11/1994, senior status 09/03/2013
- Frank R. Zapata · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 08/01/1996, senior status 08/03/2010
- Raner Christercunean Collins · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 08/03/1998, senior status 03/04/2019
- James A. Teilborg · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 10/13/2000, senior status 01/30/2013
- Susan Ritchie Bolton · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 10/13/2000, senior status 09/01/2016
- Frederick J. Martone · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 12/21/2001, senior status 01/30/2013
- Cindy K. Jorgenson · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 03/06/2002, senior status 04/06/2018
- David C. Bury · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 03/19/2002, senior status 12/31/2012
- David G. Campbell · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 07/15/2003, senior status 07/31/2018
- G. Murray Snow · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 07/23/2008, senior status 10/21/2024
- Douglas Leroy Rayes · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/28/2014, senior status 06/01/2024
- James Alan Soto · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 06/09/2014, senior status 07/01/2024
Filings count civil cases and criminal felony defendants. Criminal data count defendants rather than cases. These are court statistics and do not describe any person or case.
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Court Management Statistics; Federal Judicial Center · Last updated 06/30/2026