2010 Annual Director's Report - Judicial Discipline Reform

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tiple types of personal injury/product liability
claims. In the Southern District of Texas, filings
increased by nearly 1,000 cases (up 16 percent)
because of student loan and insurance litigation.
The growth in federal question filings occurred
chiefly as a result of a 31 percent jump in consumer
credit filings (up by 1,922 cases); a combined 8
percent increase in civil rights employment and
Americans with Disabilities Act cases (up by 1,130
cases); a 13 percent increase in filings under the Fair
Labor Standards Act (up by 759 cases); a 33 percent
rise in foreclosure cases (up by 499 cases); a 6
Table 3
U.S. District Courts
Civil Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending
Fiscal Years 2006 - 2010
Filed
Year
Authorized
Judgeships
Total
Cases
per
Judgeship
Contract
Actions
Prisoner
Petitions
Personal
Injury
Cases
All
Other
Cases Terminated Pending
2006 678 259,541 383 30,444 54,955 64,743 109,399 273,193 247,253
2007 678 257,507 380 33,939 53,945 57,244 112,379 239,678 265,443
2008 678 267,257 394 34,172 54,786 68,121 110,178 234,571 294,122
2009 678 276,397 408 35,634 52,304 72,897 115,562 263,703 311,353 1
2010 678 282,895 417 31,109 51,901 78,350 121,535 309,759 284,489
Percent Change
2009 - 2010 — 2.4 2.2 -12.7 -0.8 7.5 5.2 17.5 -8.6
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