Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

District of Arizona

4,706 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 18% of them (848 cases); the rest (3,858) were between private parties.

4,706

civil cases commenced

18%

U.S. government a party

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 1,46931%

Other personal injury 1,08523%

Civil rights 53711%

Contract 3688%

Labor suits 3548%

Social security 2746%

Intellectual property 2465%

All others 1463%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 601%

Tort (U.S. as party) 551%

Real property 471%

Other tort actions 431%

Forfeitures & penalties 180%

Marine personal injury 40%

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 Arizona 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.