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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Texas · 12 months ending 06/30/2026
- Filings
- 21,368
- Pending
- 12,887
- Judgeships
- 13
- 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 | 21,368 | 18,762 | 12,887 | 1,644 |
| Ending 06/30/2025 | 14,838 | 14,815 | 10,281 | 1,141 |
| Ending 06/30/2024 | 12,924 | 13,318 | 10,293 | 994 |
| Ending 06/30/2023 | 13,183 | 13,263 | 10,738 | 1,014 |
| Ending 06/30/2022 | 12,792 | 11,469 | 10,933 | 984 |
| Ending 06/30/2021 | 12,966 | 10,203 | 9,743 | 997 |
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 | 5.0 | 30.3 | 6.8% |
| 2025 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 32.8 | 10.2% |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 32.7 | 9.2% |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 26.4 | 7.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 28.3 | 5.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 23.8 | 5.0% |
Civil cases filed by type
Latest 12 months, 11,593 cases
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| Type | Cases | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Prisoner Petitions | 6,892 | 59.4% |
| All Other Civil | 952 | 8.2% |
| Contracts | 840 | 7.2% |
| Civil Rights | 805 | 6.9% |
| Torts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) | 693 | 6.0% |
| Intellectual Property Rights | 654 | 5.6% |
| Real Property | 307 | 2.6% |
| Social Security | 221 | 1.9% |
| Labor Suits | 166 | 1.4% |
| Personal Injury/Product Liability | 48 | 0.4% |
| Antitrust | 8 | 0.1% |
| Forfeitures and Penalties | 7 | 0.1% |
Criminal felony defendants by offense
Latest 12 months, 8,363 defendants
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| Offense | Defendants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 7,118 | 85.1% |
| All Other Drugs | 507 | 6.1% |
| Firearms and Explosives | 306 | 3.7% |
| Fraud | 147 | 1.8% |
| Sex Offenses | 87 | 1.0% |
| Violent Offenses | 55 | 0.7% |
| Marijuana | 45 | 0.5% |
| Regulatory Offenses | 45 | 0.5% |
| Justice System Offenses | 23 | 0.3% |
| All Other Criminal | 22 | 0.3% |
| Larceny and Theft | 8 | 0.1% |
| 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 (12)
- Orlando Luis Garcia · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 03/11/1994
- Samuel Frederick Biery Jr. · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 03/11/1994
- Alia Moses (chief judge) · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 11/15/2002
- Kathleen Cardone · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 07/29/2003
- Xavier Rodriguez · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 08/01/2003
- Robert Lee Pitman · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 12/19/2014
- Walter David III Counts · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 01/17/2018
- Jason Kenneth Pulliam · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 08/05/2019
- Leon Schydlower · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 03/26/2024
- Ernest Gonzalez · appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned 04/09/2024
- Christopher Robert Wolfe · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 04/23/2026
- Andrew Bray Davis · appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned 04/30/2026
Senior judges (4)
- James Robertson Nowlin · appointed by Ronald Reagan, commissioned 10/26/1981, senior status 05/31/2003
- David Briones · appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned 10/11/1994, senior status 02/26/2009
- Frank Montalvo · appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned 08/01/2003, senior status 12/01/2022
- David Campos Guaderrama · appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned 04/30/2012, senior status 05/27/2023
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