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Table S-22.
Report of Complaints Filed and Action Taken Under Authority of 28 U.S.C. 351-364
During the 12-Month Period Ending September 30, 2003
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, 2002* 141 0 3 4 29 6 3 7 22 4 15 16 6 20 5 1
Complaints Filed 835 2 11 36 69 41 67 107 73 28 97 146 47 110 0 1
Complaint Type
Written by Complainant 835 2 11 36 69 41 67 107 73 28 97 146 47 110 0 1
On Order of Chief Judges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Officials Complained About**
Judges
Circuit 204 6 4 19 8 4 16 27 15 2 26 43 12 22 0 0
District 719 0 14 24 49 28 54 54 53 34 157 156 39 57 0 0
National Courts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bankruptcy Judges 38 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 5 2 1 16 3 2 0 0
Magistrate Judges 257 0 0 5 11 6 21 24 21 3 91 40 7 28 0 0
Nature of Allegations**
Mental Disability 26 0 0 1 6 4 5 1 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0
Physical Disability 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
Demeanor 21 0 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 0
Abuse of Judicial Power 239 1 0 7 20 3 29 22 2 6 30 59 14 45 0 1
Prejudice/Bias 263 2 12 9 20 14 21 26 29 11 36 37 14 29 2 1
Conflict of Interest 33 0 0 1 3 5 3 2 2 1 2 7 3 4 0 0
Bribery/Corruption 87 0 0 1 4 6 10 6 15 0 20 22 0 3 0 0
Undue Decisional Delay 81 0 0 3 9 6 6 4 3 5 25 16 2 1 0 1
Incompetence/Neglect 47 0 0 3 3 2 8 2 3 0 15 6 1 4 0 0
Other 131 0 0 0 4 37 4 45 0 9 2 13 14 0 3 0
Complaints Concluded 682 2 12 18 42 40 69 94 53 31 87 117 42 69 4 2
Action by Chief Judges
Complaint Dismissed
Not in Conformity With Statute
Directly Related to Decision
39 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 17 2 9 6 0 0 0 0
or Procedural Ruling 230 2 3 2 14 13 30 24 10 15 15 46 9 46 1 0
Frivolous 77 0 0 0 7 1 3 6 0 7 25 21 1 6 0 0
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