2010 Annual Director's Report - Judicial Discipline Reform

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Table B.
U.S. Courts of Appeals—Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending
During the 12-Month Periods Ending September 30, 2009 and 2010
Filings Terminations Pending
Percent Percent Percent
Circuit 2009 2010 Change 1 2009 2010 Change 1 2009 2 2010 Change 1
TOTAL 57,740 55,992 -3.0 60,508 59,526 -1.6 49,885 46,351 -7.1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1,097 1,178 7.4 1,361 1,189 -12.6 1,304 1,293 -0.8
FIRST 1,746 1,530 -12.4 1,750 1,706 -2.5 1,466 1,290 -12.0
SECOND 5,747 5,371 -6.5 6,816 6,300 -7.6 5,149 4,220 -18.0
THIRD 3,750 3,951 5.4 3,997 4,235 6.0 3,401 3,117 -8.4
FOURTH 5,311 4,854 -8.6 5,282 4,951 -6.3 3,328 3,231 -2.9
FIFTH 7,246 7,462 3.0 7,355 7,624 3.7 4,929 4,767 -3.3
SIXTH 4,859 4,954 2.0 4,812 4,440 -7.7 4,595 5,109 11.2
SEVENTH 3,337 3,124 -6.4 3,435 3,398 -1.1 2,159 1,885 -12.7
EIGHTH 3,113 2,878 -7.5 3,140 3,397 8.2 1,935 1,416 -26.8
NINTH 12,211 11,982 -1.9 12,818 13,340 4.1 16,500 15,142 -8.2
TENTH 2,328 2,270 -2.5 2,376 2,448 3.0 1,653 1,475 -10.8
ELEVENTH 6,995 6,438 -8.0 7,366 6,498 -11.8 3,466 3,406 -1.7
NOTE: This table does not include data for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1
Percent change not computed when fewer than 10 cases reported for the previous period.
2
Revised.