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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Maryland · 12 months ending 06/30/2026
- Filings
- 5,573
- Pending
- 5,622
- Judgeships
- 10
- Median civil case
- 7.4 months
- Filing to disposition
Caseload by year
12-month periods
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| Period | Filings | Terminations | Pending | Per judgeship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ending 06/30/2026 | 5,573 | 5,013 | 5,622 | 557 |
| Ending 06/30/2025 | 4,660 | 4,536 | 5,051 | 466 |
| Ending 06/30/2024 | 4,480 | 4,857 | 4,912 | 448 |
| Ending 06/30/2023 | 4,302 | 4,598 | 5,277 | 430 |
| Ending 06/30/2022 | 4,110 | 4,846 | 5,570 | 411 |
| Ending 06/30/2021 | 4,266 | 3,882 | 6,284 | 427 |
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 | 7.4 | 22.7 | 38.1 | 9.1% |
| 2025 | 6.9 | 20.2 | 46.6 | 10.9% |
| 2024 | 8.5 | 22.0 | 40.8 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 20.6 | 41.1 | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.4 | 19.0 | 43.3 | 22.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3 | 17.7 | Not reported | 15.1% |
Civil cases filed by type
Latest 12 months, 5,015 cases
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| Type | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Prisoner Petitions | 1,225 | 24.4% |
| All Other Civil | 984 | 19.6% |
| Civil Rights | 856 | 17.1% |
| Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) | 672 | 13.4% |
| Contracts | 355 | 7.1% |
| Social Security | 294 | 5.9% |
| Labor Suits | 290 | 5.8% |
| Intellectual Property Rights | 211 | 4.2% |
| Real Property | 78 | 1.6% |
| Personal Injury/Product Liability | 36 | 0.7% |
| Forfeitures and Penalties | 9 | 0.2% |
| Antitrust | 5 | 0.1% |
Criminal felony defendants by offense
Latest 12 months, 322 defendants
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| Offense | Defendants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms and Explosives | 60 | 18.6% |
| All Other Drugs | 59 | 18.3% |
| Fraud | 48 | 14.9% |
| Sex Offenses | 34 | 10.6% |
| All Other Criminal | 31 | 9.6% |
| Marijuana | 26 | 8.1% |
| Violent Offenses | 24 | 7.5% |
| Immigration | 16 | 5.0% |
| Regulatory Offenses | 10 | 3.1% |
| Larceny and Theft | 8 | 2.5% |
| Forgery and Counterfeiting | 3 | 0.9% |
| Justice System Offenses | 3 | 0.9% |
Judges serving
Article III judges from the Federal Judicial Center. Magistrate and bankruptcy judges are not listed
Active judges (10)
- George Levi III Russell (chief judge) · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/22/2012
- Theodore David Chuang · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/02/2014
- Paula Xinis · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 05/18/2016
- Stephanie Agli Gallagher · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 09/13/2019
- Deborah Lynn Boardman · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 06/25/2021
- Lydia Kay Griggsby · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 07/20/2021
- Julie Rebecca Rubin · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 03/30/2022
- Brendan Abell Hurson · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 10/06/2023
- Matthew James Maddox · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 11/03/2023
- Adam Ben Abelson · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 09/12/2024
Senior judges (5)
- William M. Nickerson · appointed by George H.W. Bush, commissioned 05/14/1990, senior status 06/11/2002
- Deborah K. Chasanow · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 10/20/1993, senior status 10/03/2014
- Richard D. Bennett · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 04/10/2003, senior status 06/30/2021
- James Kelleher Bredar · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 12/17/2010, senior status 04/30/2024
- Ellen Lipton Hollander · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 12/28/2010, senior status 01/04/2022
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