Federal civil filings in New York

In , 22,949 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in New York by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 22,242.

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

Districts in New York

Civil filings per week in New York, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts.

Districts in New YorkCivil filings per {u} in New York, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0200400600Dec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in New YorkCivil filings per {u} in New York, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0200400600May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
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The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofS.D. New YorkE.D. New YorkW.D. New YorkN.D. New YorkObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 2025202839737419
Nov 24, 2025202839737419
Dec 1, 20252001478044471
Dec 8, 20252001478044471
Dec 15, 20252001478044471
Dec 22, 20252001478044471
Dec 29, 20252251357544479
Jan 5, 20262431277144485
Jan 12, 20262431277144485
Jan 19, 20262431277144485
Jan 26, 20262391337144487
Feb 2, 20262121667344495
Feb 9, 20262121667344495
Feb 16, 20262121667344495
Feb 23, 20262161657544500
Mar 2, 20262351579048530
Mar 9, 20262351579048530
Mar 16, 20262351579048530
Mar 23, 20262351579048530
Mar 30, 202621416586106571
Apr 6, 202620516984129587
Apr 13, 202620516984129587
Apr 20, 202620516984129587
Apr 27, 20262141577889538
May 4, 20262251416935470
May 11, 20262251416935470
May 18, 20262251416935470
May 25, 20262251416935470
Jun 1, 20262461737343535
Jun 8, 20262461737343535
Jun 15, 20262461737343535
Jun 22, 20262461737343535
Jun 29, 20262251748044523
Jul 6, 20262161748244516
Jul 13, 20262161748244516
Jul 20, 20262161748244516
Jul 27, 20262051708444503
Aug 3, 20261771618945472
Aug 10, 20261771618945472
Aug 17, 20261771618945472
Aug 24, 20261771618945472
Aug 31, 202626113510649551
Sep 7, 202627413110849562
Sep 14, 202627413110849562
Sep 21, 202627413110849562
Sep 28, 2026235564621241358
Oct 5, 2026206000206
Oct 12, 2026206000206
Oct 19, 2026206000206
Oct 26, 2026206000206
Nov 2, 2026206000206
Nov 9, 2026206000206
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
1S.D. New York NY2,9172,99743.3%-0.5%
2E.D. New York NY2,0462,30030.3%-2.1%
3W.D. New York NY1,2391,22918.4%+24.8%
4N.D. New York NY5415298.0%-32.1%
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
E.D. New York 1:26-cv-06061 court feed
E.D. New York 2:26-cv-06058 court feed
E.D. New York 0:26-cv-04775 court feed
N.D. New York 8:26-cv-01855 court feed
N.D. New York 5:26-cv-01852 court feed
N.D. New York 1:26-cv-01850 court feed
S.D. New York 1:26-cv-09900 court feed
S.D. New York 7:26-cv-09893 court feed
S.D. New York 2:26-cv-00241 court feed
W.D. New York 6:26-cv-07048 court feed
W.D. New York 1:26-cv-02200 court feed
W.D. New York 1:26-cv-02200 bulk snapshot

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year for the districts in New York.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
21,514 21,015 CL
30,958 20,673 CL
21,513 21,502 CL
23,861 23,853 CL
23,598 23,624 CL
22,254 22,288 CL
21,929 22,044 CL
23,303 22,675 22,675 1.03x 22,308 CL AO
24,673 25,343 25,343 0.97x 24,959 CL AO
25,592 22,632 22,632 1.13x 22,946 CL AO
22,242 22,949 22,949 0.97x 22,802 CL AO
so far 19,980 20,157 20,290 CL

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

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