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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 14, 2018

U.S. courts see decrease in filings, according to administrative office report

The federal appellate judiciary witnessed an overall decrease in filing activity last year, according to numbers released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

The federal appellate judiciary witnessed an overall decrease in filing activity last year, according to numbers released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on Tuesday.

In a report addressing statistics complied during the 2017 fiscal year, the administrative body said that federal appeals in the regional circuits dropped by 16 percent overall, returning to numbers similar to 2015 filings, after an increase of 16 percen...

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