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Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials

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K. Federal Courts64. New <strong>Disability</strong> Cases Brought to Federal District Courts—Fiscal Years 1993-20101000090008000Number <strong>of</strong> <strong>Disability</strong> Cases700060005000400030002000DISSI10000199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010Generally, disability cases taken to Federal district courts have declined since 2002. In 2002 there were17,052 new DI <strong>and</strong> SSI court cases, 6.2 percent <strong>of</strong> all new civil cases. In 2010 there were 13,229, 4.7 percent<strong>of</strong> all new civil cases. Although the number <strong>of</strong> cases increased in 2010, Social Security cases have representedless than 5 percent <strong>of</strong> the district courts’ civil cases since 2007.<strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Disability</strong> <strong>Decision</strong> <strong>Making</strong>: <strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Materials</strong> 69

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