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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Missouri · 12 months ending 06/30/2026
- Filings
- 3,680
- Pending
- 3,003
- Judgeships
- 8
- Median civil case
- 6.2 months
- Filing to disposition
Caseload by year
12-month periods
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| Period | Filings | Terminations | Pending | Per judgeship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ending 06/30/2026 | 3,680 | 3,719 | 3,003 | 460 |
| Ending 06/30/2025 | 3,600 | 3,576 | 3,059 | 450 |
| Ending 06/30/2024 | 3,612 | 3,497 | 3,044 | 452 |
| Ending 06/30/2023 | 3,242 | 3,369 | 2,933 | 405 |
| Ending 06/30/2022 | 3,112 | 3,623 | 3,094 | 389 |
| Ending 06/30/2021 | 3,727 | 3,425 | 3,615 | 466 |
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 | 6.2 | 13.4 | Not reported | 2.9% |
| 2025 | 6.9 | 14.2 | Not reported | 5.2% |
| 2024 | 6.1 | 15.1 | Not reported | 6.8% |
| 2023 | 7.9 | 15.4 | 38.8 | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 10.8 | 15.1 | 34.3 | 6.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0 | 14.8 | Not reported | 4.9% |
Civil cases filed by type
Latest 12 months, 2,274 cases
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| Type | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Prisoner Petitions | 668 | 29.4% |
| Civil Rights | 439 | 19.3% |
| Contracts | 288 | 12.7% |
| Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) | 221 | 9.7% |
| All Other Civil | 209 | 9.2% |
| Social Security | 159 | 7.0% |
| Personal Injury/Product Liability | 126 | 5.5% |
| Labor Suits | 89 | 3.9% |
| Intellectual Property Rights | 48 | 2.1% |
| Real Property | 23 | 1.0% |
| Forfeitures and Penalties | 2 | 0.1% |
| Antitrust | 2 | 0.1% |
Criminal felony defendants by offense
Latest 12 months, 894 defendants
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| Offense | Defendants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms and Explosives | 361 | 40.4% |
| All Other Drugs | 257 | 28.7% |
| Fraud | 113 | 12.6% |
| Sex Offenses | 60 | 6.7% |
| Larceny and Theft | 38 | 4.3% |
| Immigration | 24 | 2.7% |
| Violent Offenses | 17 | 1.9% |
| All Other Criminal | 11 | 1.2% |
| Justice System Offenses | 7 | 0.8% |
| Forgery and Counterfeiting | 4 | 0.4% |
| Regulatory Offenses | 2 | 0.2% |
| Marijuana | 0 | 0.0% |
Judges serving
Article III judges from the Federal Judicial Center. Magistrate and bankruptcy judges are not listed
Active judges (9)
- Henry Edward Autrey · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 08/02/2002
- Brian Curtis Wimes · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 04/30/2012
- Stephen Robert Clark Sr. (chief judge) · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 06/12/2019
- Sarah Elizabeth Pitlyk · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 12/05/2019
- Matthew Thomas Schelp · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 08/04/2020
- Cristian Matthew Stevens · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 07/23/2025
- Zachary Maxwell Bluestone · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 07/24/2025
- Joshua Michael Divine · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 07/24/2025
- Maria Ann Lanahan · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 09/24/2025
Senior judges (9)
- Edward Louis Filippine · appointed by Jimmy Carter, commissioned 07/22/1977, senior status 06/11/1995
- Jean Constance Hamilton · appointed by George H.W. Bush, commissioned 10/01/1990, senior status 07/01/2013
- Catherine D. Perry · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 10/07/1994, senior status 12/31/2018
- E. Richard Webber · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 12/26/1995, senior status 06/30/2009
- Nanette Kay Laughrey · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 08/01/1996, senior status 08/27/2011
- Rodney W. Sippel · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 11/12/1997, senior status 01/28/2023
- Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 08/01/2008, senior status 08/01/2020
- Audrey Goldstein Fleissig · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 06/09/2010, senior status 04/14/2023
- John Andrew Ross · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 10/11/2011, senior status 06/09/2023
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