2010 Annual Director's Report - Judicial Discipline Reform

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Table B-4D.
U.S. Courts of Appeals—Median Time Intervals In Months for Merit Terminations of Original Proceedings,
by Circuit, During the 12-Month Period Ending September 30, 2010
From Filing in
Appellate Court to
Hearing or Submission
From Hearing
to Final
Disposition
From Submission
to Final
Disposition
From Filing In
Appellate Court to
Final Disposition
Total
Circuit Cases Cases Interval Cases Interval Cases Interval Cases Interval
TOTAL 2,793 2,793 1.2 17 2.1 2,776 0.3 2,793 1.6
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 42 42 1.4 3 0.6 39 0.7 42 2.1
FIRST 59 59 0.1 - - 59 0.5 59 1.0
SECOND 209 209 1.3 1 1.7 208 0.1 209 1.5
THIRD 202 202 1.0 1 7.1 201 0.6 202 1.6
FOURTH 300 300 0.6 - - 300 0.3 300 1.0
FIFTH 337 337 1.8 3 3.5 334 0.0 337 1.9
SIXTH 327 327 5.9 3 1.1 324 0.7 327 7.0
SEVENTH 171 171 0.0 1 13.2 170 0.3 171 0.4
EIGHTH 263 263 1.4 1 4.2 262 0.2 263 1.6
NINTH 442 442 2.1 3 3.9 439 0.3 442 2.5
TENTH 82 82 0.6 - - 82 0.0 82 0.7
ELEVENTH 359 359 0.4 1 1.3 358 0.3 359 0.7
NOTE: This table does not include data for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.