Federal civil filings in Pennsylvania

In , 14,749 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in Pennsylvania by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 13,000.

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

Districts in Pennsylvania

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

Districts in PennsylvaniaCivil filings per {u} in Pennsylvania, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0200400600Dec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in PennsylvaniaCivil filings per {u} in Pennsylvania, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0200400600May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
Show the numbers
The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofE.D. PennsylvaniaW.D. PennsylvaniaM.D. PennsylvaniaObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 20251447261277
Nov 24, 20251447261277
Dec 1, 20251737361307
Dec 8, 20251737361307
Dec 15, 20251737361307
Dec 22, 20251737361307
Dec 29, 20251707656302
Jan 5, 20261677952298
Jan 12, 20261677952298
Jan 19, 20261677952298
Jan 26, 20261718355309
Feb 2, 202619510974378
Feb 9, 202619510974378
Feb 16, 202619510974378
Feb 23, 202619711274383
Mar 2, 202621212874414
Mar 9, 202621212874414
Mar 16, 202621212874414
Mar 23, 202621212874414
Mar 30, 202620810477389
Apr 6, 20262069579380
Apr 13, 20262069579380
Apr 20, 20262069579380
Apr 27, 202620012177398
May 4, 202619215774423
May 11, 202619215774423
May 18, 202619215774423
May 25, 202619215774423
Jun 1, 202625214186479
Jun 8, 202625214186479
Jun 15, 202625214186479
Jun 22, 202625214186479
Jun 29, 202620812085413
Jul 6, 202619011284386
Jul 13, 202619011284386
Jul 20, 202619011284386
Jul 27, 202622211282416
Aug 3, 202630311175489
Aug 10, 202630311175489
Aug 17, 202630311175489
Aug 24, 202630311175489
Aug 31, 202624713891476
Sep 7, 202623814393474
Sep 14, 202623814393474
Sep 21, 202623814393474
Sep 28, 202620010940203349
Oct 5, 2026171840255
Oct 12, 2026171840255
Oct 19, 2026171840255
Oct 26, 2026171840255
Nov 2, 2026171840255
Nov 9, 2026171840255
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
1E.D. Pennsylvania PA2,8453,14552.7%+13.9%
2W.D. Pennsylvania PA1,4871,55127.5%-6.4%
3M.D. Pennsylvania PA1,0701,08119.8%+7.1%
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. Pennsylvania 2:26-cv-99999 court feed
E.D. Pennsylvania 5:26-cv-08627 court feed
E.D. Pennsylvania 2:26-cv-07524 bulk snapshot
M.D. Pennsylvania 4:26-cv-02895 court feed
M.D. Pennsylvania 3:26-cv-02894 court feed
M.D. Pennsylvania 1:26-cv-02888 court feed
W.D. Pennsylvania 2:26-cv-02430 court feed
W.D. Pennsylvania 3:26-cv-02176 court feed
W.D. Pennsylvania 1:26-cv-00271 court feed

By year

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

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
11,773 11,758 CL
11,780 11,751 CL
10,548 10,568 CL
30,795 10,805 CL
10,744 11,106 CL
11,723 11,791 CL
10,400 10,586 CL
9,857 10,837 10,837 0.91x 9,973 CL AO
10,230 12,873 12,873 0.79x 10,268 CL AO
11,653 14,182 14,182 0.82x 11,685 CL AO
13,000 14,749 14,749 0.88x 13,323 CL AO
so far 14,753 16,121 15,409 CL

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

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