Civil filings in the D. New Jersey district court

In , 21,158 civil cases were filed in D. New Jersey by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 19,134.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: D. New Jersey, New Jersey, Third Circuit.

4.8k

+7.9% vs

, counted
19.1k

official 21.2k

Counted per official
0.90x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
2:26-cv-14609

seen

Civil filings per month

Calibrated monthly civil filings since the snapshot's first year, with a band for the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation. Hatched months read low in the snapshot.

Civil filings per month, D. New JerseyCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05k10k15k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, D. New JerseyThe last three years02k4k6k8k202320252026
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Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-01766766703
2015-02796796820
2015-03764764769
2015-04765765790
2015-05564564553
2015-061,3721,3721,348838
2015-07907907927848
2015-08622622613820
2015-09705705677807
2015-10616616601788
2015-11647647538775
2015-12470470639750
2016-01547547535731
2016-02602602616715
2016-03700700681710
2016-04597597625696
2016-05717717681708
2016-06910910849670
2016-07597597671644
2016-08710710714652
2016-09906906944668
2016-101,9201,9201,818777
2016-11791791810789
2016-12620620707801
2017-01679679680812
2017-02782782780827
2017-03840840791839
2017-04674674741846
2017-05980980996867
2017-06974974987873
2017-07736736726884
2017-081,1641,1641,049922
2017-099039031,076922
2017-102,7322,7322,683990
2017-112,1752,1751,8951,105
2017-121,2231,2231,5581,155
2018-011,4401,4401,4091,219
2018-021,5361,5361,6751,281
2018-032,1132,1132,1051,388
2018-043,5443,5443,4791,627
2018-051,3701,3701,3681,659
2018-061,2911,2911,2851,686
2018-071,0041,0041,0011,708
2018-081,2291,2291,2111,713
2018-099469469641,717
2018-101,2471,2471,0541,593
2018-111,1061,1061,1861,504
2018-121,0041,0041,0721,486
2019-013,9433,9436,8541,694
2019-023,5903,5901,2231,866
2019-031,6211,6211,0361,825
2019-042,9022,9022,8061,771
2019-051,4001,4001,3191,774
2019-061,1601,1601,2111,763
2019-071,5751,5751,6501,810
2019-081,4511,4511,3511,829
2019-099439431,0171,828
2019-101,0981,0981,0981,816
2019-111,8541,8541,2321,878
2019-127077071,3301,854
2020-011,1581,1581,1421,622
2020-021,0851,0851,0961,413
2020-031,2371,2371,2321,381
2020-0414,71414,7141,9272,365
2020-05001,2182,248
2020-06001,3652,152
2020-07001,8262,021
2020-08002,2491,900
2020-09001,5441,821
2020-10001,7051,730
2020-11002,1421,575
2020-122,5522,5523,1431,729
2021-011,5461,5461,5261,761
2021-022,1352,1352,1241,849
2021-033,9943,9943,9752,078
2021-042,9622,9622,8871,099
2021-051,5241,5241,4181,226
2021-061,0321,0321,1781,312
2021-071,2641,2641,2691,417
2021-081,8931,8931,9131,575
2021-091,6321,6321,5831,711
2021-102,0562,0561,5491,882
2021-112342347901,902
2021-125245245231,733
2022-014825734891,652
2022-026147306231,535
2022-038029537741,281
2022-046657917421,100
2022-057348737541,046
2022-061,0811,2851,1001,067
2022-075326324871,015
2022-08441524521901
2022-09489581504813
2022-10685814576710
2022-11456542546735
2022-12638758716755
2023-01617650565761
2023-02579610635751
2023-03658693661730
2023-04556586542712
2023-05682719640700
2023-06490516577636
2023-07547576556631
2023-089,93610,4699,7111,460
2023-096,7827,1466,7532,007
2023-101,1561,2189122,040
2023-118639091,0662,071
2023-125655956362,057
2024-015886605982,058
2024-026797636432,071
2024-033,2463,6463,2492,317
2024-041,3161,4781,3262,391
2024-058589648732,412
2024-067388297792,438
2024-079791,1007892,481
2024-085776487101,663
2024-096307086541,126
2024-106417206531,085
2024-116196956291,067
2024-126697516961,080
2025-019281,0269101,111
2025-026637336471,108
2025-031,1401,261601909
2025-041,0151,1221,483880
2025-052,6562,9372,6811,044
2025-066,1846,8385,8901,545
2025-071,4871,6441,5701,590
2025-081,1721,2961,1461,644
2025-099641,0661,0931,674
2025-101,0381,1481,0341,710
2025-117968801,0071,725
2025-121,0911,2061,2201,763
2026-011,0091,1091,0971,770
2026-021,1811,2981,3161,817
2026-031,3391,4721,5151,835
2026-041,4521,5961,6311,874
2026-051,5571,7121,6741,772
2026-061,4591,6041,8471,336
2026-07 low1,8272,0082,0931,366
2026-08 low1,5801,7371,8601,403
2026-09 low1,4151,5551,7871,444
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.

Case numberSeenSource
2:26-cv-14609 court feed
3:26-cv-14606 court feed
1:26-cv-14598 court feed
8:26-cv-11837 court feed
2:26-cv-14609 court feed entry
2:26-cv-14609 court feed entry
2:26-cv-14609 court feed entry
2:26-cv-14608 court feed entry
2:26-cv-14608 court feed entry
2:26-cv-12819 bulk snapshot
3:25-cv-19134 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251, 2, 3, 8shared019134
20261, 2, 3, 8shared012819
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.

Case types observed in D. New Jersey, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.4.2k440 Other Civil Rights110365 Personal Injury -.101190 Other Contract99360 Other Personal In.91835 Patent - Abbrevia.69890 Other Statutory A.67442 Employment59820 Copyrights54446 Amer. w/Disabilit.54840 Trademark52465 Other Immigration.44
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee4,24577.1%
440Other Civil Rights1102.0%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability1011.8%
190Other Contract991.8%
360Other Personal Injury911.7%
835Patent - Abbreviated New Drug Application691.3%
890Other Statutory Actions671.2%
442Employment591.1%
820Copyrights541.0%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other541.0%
840Trademark520.9%
465Other Immigration Actions440.8%

Codes from the JS 44 civil cover sheet; counts are dockets observed by this source, not every case.

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
8,994 8,978 CL
9,617 9,651 CL
13,862 13,962 CL
17,830 17,809 CL
22,244 22,127 CL
20,746 20,589 CL
20,796 20,735 CL
7,619 9,057 9,057 0.84x 7,832 CL AO
23,431 24,688 24,688 0.95x 23,254 CL AO
11,540 12,961 12,961 0.89x 11,599 CL AO
19,134 21,158 21,158 0.90x 19,282 CL AO
so far 12,819 14,092 14,820 CL

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

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