Justice Atlas

Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

District of Alaska

351 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 24.5% of them (86 cases); the rest (265) were between private parties.

351
civil cases commenced
24.5%
U.S. government a party
14
case types on the docket

What kinds of civil cases?

Cases commenced by nature of suit, FY2024. The mix is the story — civil-rights-heavy, contract-heavy, or prisoner-petition-heavy districts look very different.

Prisoner petitions 10530%
Contract 4814%
Civil rights 4814%
All others 339%
Labor suits 226%
Other personal injury 216%
Social security 165%
Marine personal injury 103%
Motor-vehicle personal injury 103%
Intellectual property 103%
Forfeitures & penalties 93%
Other tort actions 93%
Tort (U.S. as party) 72%
Real property 31%

RECORDED — the case counts are the AOUSC's published civil filings (Judicial Business Table C-3, statistical year 2024). DERIVED — the U.S.-party share and per-type percentages are computed as count ÷ the district total.

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What this is — and is not

This is a docket-volume and case-mix snapshot of cases commenced in the District of Alaska in FY2024. It is not a measure of the court's quality, speed, or backlog, not a prediction of how your case would fare, and not legal advice. For your own matter, consult an attorney; for case records, see PACER and the court's own site. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts — Judicial Business, Table C-3.