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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
District of Columbia · 12 months ending 06/30/2026
- Filings
- 5,227
- Pending
- 7,502
- Judgeships
- 15
- Median civil case
- 7.1 months
- Filing to disposition
Caseload by year
12-month periods
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| Period | Filings | Terminations | Pending | Per judgeship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ending 06/30/2026 | 5,227 | 4,459 | 7,502 | 348 |
| Ending 06/30/2025 | 4,436 | 4,249 | 6,775 | 296 |
| Ending 06/30/2024 | 4,568 | 4,142 | 6,555 | 305 |
| Ending 06/30/2023 | 4,461 | 4,260 | 6,152 | 297 |
| Ending 06/30/2022 | 4,194 | 4,058 | 6,015 | 280 |
| Ending 06/30/2021 | 4,666 | 4,002 | 5,946 | 311 |
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 | 7.1 | 13.1 | 66.4 | 19.7% |
| 2025 | 7.5 | 14.1 | Not reported | 24.5% |
| 2024 | 5.6 | 21.1 | 52.4 | 25.1% |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 19.0 | 53.2 | 24.7% |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 55.9 | 20.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 14.3 | Not reported | 18.5% |
Civil cases filed by type
Latest 12 months, 4,685 cases
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| Type | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All Other Civil | 2,226 | 47.5% |
| Civil Rights | 1,235 | 26.4% |
| Prisoner Petitions | 355 | 7.6% |
| Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) | 344 | 7.3% |
| Contracts | 209 | 4.5% |
| Labor Suits | 136 | 2.9% |
| Intellectual Property Rights | 52 | 1.1% |
| Social Security | 40 | 0.9% |
| Forfeitures and Penalties | 31 | 0.7% |
| Real Property | 27 | 0.6% |
| Antitrust | 19 | 0.4% |
| Personal Injury/Product Liability | 11 | 0.2% |
Criminal felony defendants by offense
Latest 12 months, 382 defendants
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| Offense | Defendants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms and Explosives | 123 | 32.2% |
| All Other Drugs | 89 | 23.3% |
| Sex Offenses | 45 | 11.8% |
| Regulatory Offenses | 36 | 9.4% |
| Violent Offenses | 35 | 9.2% |
| Fraud | 31 | 8.1% |
| All Other Criminal | 8 | 2.1% |
| Larceny and Theft | 6 | 1.6% |
| Marijuana | 5 | 1.3% |
| Justice System Offenses | 3 | 0.8% |
| Immigration | 1 | 0.3% |
| Forgery and Counterfeiting | 0 | 0.0% |
Judges serving
Article III judges from the Federal Judicial Center. Magistrate and bankruptcy judges are not listed
Active judges (15)
- James Emanuel Boasberg (chief judge) · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 03/17/2011
- Rudolph Contreras · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 03/23/2012
- Christopher Reid Cooper · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 03/28/2014
- Tanya Sue Chutkan · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 06/05/2014
- Randolph Daniel Moss · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 11/14/2014
- Amit Priyavadan Mehta · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 12/19/2014
- Timothy James Kelly · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 09/08/2017
- Trevor Neil McFadden · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 10/31/2017
- Dabney Langhorne Friedrich · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 12/01/2017
- Carl John Nichols · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 06/25/2019
- Jia Michelle Cobb · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 11/12/2021
- Ana Cecilia Reyes · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 02/21/2023
- Loren Linn AliKhan · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 12/13/2023
- Amir Hatem Mahdy Ali · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 11/22/2024
- Sparkle Leah Sooknanan · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 01/02/2025
Senior judges (12)
- Thomas Francis Hogan · appointed by Ronald Reagan, commissioned 08/20/1982, senior status 05/01/2008
- Royce C. Lamberth · appointed by Ronald Reagan, commissioned 11/16/1987, senior status 07/15/2013
- Emmet G. Sullivan · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 06/16/1994, senior status 04/03/2021
- Paul L. Friedman · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 06/16/1994, senior status 12/31/2009
- Colleen Kollar-Kotelly · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 03/26/1997, senior status 02/21/2023
- Henry Harold Kennedy Jr. · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 09/18/1997, senior status 11/18/2011
- Richard W. Roberts · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 06/23/1998, senior status 03/16/2016
- Reggie B. Walton · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 09/24/2001, senior status 12/31/2015
- John D. Bates · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 12/14/2001, senior status 10/12/2014
- Richard J. Leon · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 02/19/2002, senior status 12/31/2016
- Beryl Alaine Howell · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 12/27/2010, senior status 02/01/2024
- Amy Berman Jackson · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 03/18/2011, senior status 05/01/2023
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