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Table S-24.
Report of Complaints Filed and Action Taken Under Authority of Title 28 U.S.C. Section 372(c)
for the Twelve-Month Period Ended September 30, 1997
National
Circuits Courts
Summary of Activity Total Fed DC 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th CC 1 CIT 2
Complaints Pending on September 30, 1996* 109 0 1 21 5 11 7 10 1 3 11 31 8 0 0 0
Complaints Filed 679 3 15 16 40 62 69 84 68 28 56 137 54 47 0 0
Complaint Type
Written by Complaint 678 3 15 16 40 62 69 84 68 27 56 137 54 47 0 0
On Order of Chief Judges 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Officials Complained About**
Judges
Circuit 461 3 4 10 3 24 29 14 11 5 102 249 7 0 0 0
District 497 0 14 17 27 28 48 43 59 25 45 121 38 32 0 0
National Courts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bankruptcy Judges 31 0 0 2 2 2 6 3 2 2 2 6 1 3 0 0
Magistrate Judges 138 0 0 1 8 7 15 27 10 0 9 24 25 12 0 0
Nature of Allegations**
Mental Disability 11 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
Physical Disability 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Demeanor 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0
Abuse of Judicial Power 179 3 0 6 25 1 40 20 8 13 17 19 22 5 0 0
Prejudice/Bias 193 1 9 8 32 8 27 12 17 4 14 30 20 11 0 0
Conflict of Interest 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Bribery/Corruption 28 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 2 4 13 0 1 0 0
Undue Decisional Delay 44 0 0 1 0 6 1 10 4 2 3 11 5 1 0 0
Incompetence/Neglect 30 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 16 1 0 0 0
Other 161 1 3 2 0 30 1 38 24 10 7 19 22 4 0 0
Complaints Concluded 482 3 9 13 33 31 69 80 49 24 41 60 53 17 0 0
Action By Chief Judges
Complaint Dismissed
Not in Conformity With Statute
Directly Related to Decision
29 2 4 0 3 1 4 2 1 3 6 2 0 1 0 0
or Procedural Ruling 215 0 0 6 12 21 34 26 21 11 14 31 24 15 0 0
Frivolous 19 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 1 5 2 0 0 0