Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Western District of Virginia

1,345 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 15.5% of them (208 cases); the rest (1,137) were between private parties.

1,345

civil cases commenced

15.5%

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 81260%

Civil rights 12810%

Contract 786%

Social security 635%

Intellectual property 514%

Other personal injury 494%

Labor suits 473%

All others 363%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 343%

Real property 191%

Other tort actions 111%

Tort (U.S. as party) 101%

Forfeitures & penalties 40%

Fela 30%

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 Western District of Virginia 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.