Federal civil filings in District of Columbia

In , 4,291 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in District of Columbia by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 4,610.

Data through : the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of and the courts' live case-number feeds since.

Districts in District of Columbia

Civil filings per week in District of Columbia, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts.

Districts in District of ColumbiaCivil filings per {u} in District of Columbia, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0255075100Dec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in District of ColumbiaCivil filings per {u} in District of Columbia, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0255075100May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
Show the numbers
The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofDistrict of ColumbiaObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 20258383
Nov 24, 20258383
Dec 1, 20258181
Dec 8, 20258181
Dec 15, 20258181
Dec 22, 20258181
Dec 29, 20258585
Jan 5, 20268888
Jan 12, 20268888
Jan 19, 20268888
Jan 26, 20269090
Feb 2, 20269898
Feb 9, 20269898
Feb 16, 20269898
Feb 23, 20269696
Mar 2, 20268888
Mar 9, 20268888
Mar 16, 20268888
Mar 23, 20268888
Mar 30, 20269090
Apr 6, 20269191
Apr 13, 20269191
Apr 20, 20269191
Apr 27, 20269090
May 4, 20268888
May 11, 20268888
May 18, 20268888
May 25, 20268888
Jun 1, 20269191
Jun 8, 20269191
Jun 15, 20269191
Jun 22, 20269191
Jun 29, 20268989
Jul 6, 20268888
Jul 13, 20268888
Jul 20, 20268888
Jul 27, 20268888
Aug 3, 20268888
Aug 10, 20268888
Aug 17, 20268888
Aug 24, 20268888
Aug 31, 20267070
Sep 7, 20266767
Sep 14, 20266767
Sep 21, 20266767
Sep 28, 2026802980
Oct 5, 20269090
Oct 12, 20269090
Oct 19, 20269090
Oct 26, 20269090
Nov 2, 20269090
Nov 9, 20269090
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Districts

Implied civil filings, against , from case numbers.

Implied civil filings by district, Jul to Sep 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
#NameImpliedObservedShareChangeTrend
1District of Columbia DC3,4071,033100.0%new
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case number seen in each district, with where and when it was seen.

DistrictNewest civil case numberSeenSource
District of Columbia 1:26-cv-03985 court feed
District of Columbia 1:26-cv-03407 bulk snapshot
District of Columbia 1:25-cv-04610 bulk snapshot

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year for the districts in District of Columbia.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
2,274 2,247 CL
2,545 2,538 CL
2,863 2,830 CL
3,166 3,121 CL
3,866 3,855 CL
3,861 3,865 CL
3,409 3,407 CL
3,871 3,937 3,937 0.98x 3,858 CL AO
3,945 3,898 3,898 1.01x 3,892 CL AO
3,670 3,641 3,641 1.01x 3,607 CL AO
4,610 4,291 4,291 1.07x 4,349 CL AO
so far 3,407 3,412 3,260 CL

See also: all districts, all states, case types, how these numbers are made, methodology, principles, corrections.

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