Civil filings in the S.D. Texas district court

In , 8,402 civil cases were filed in S.D. Texas by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 8,530.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: S.D. Texas, Texas, Fifth Circuit.

4.5k

-8.5% vs

, counted
8.5k

official 8.4k

Counted per official
1.02x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
4:26-cv-09910

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, S.D. TexasCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation01k2k3k4k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, S.D. TexasThe last three years01k2k3k4k202320252026
Show the numbers
Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-01257257383
2015-024545382
2015-031,2051,205404
2015-04129129511
2015-05148148467
2015-06111111601316
2015-071,6921,692499512
2015-08473473467508
2015-09504504534507
2015-10509509531507
2015-11401401396498
2015-12373373438487
2016-01160160417479
2016-02761761485539
2016-038080499445
2016-04337337467462
2016-05268268597472
2016-067474708469
2016-071,8361,836516481
2016-08251251622463
2016-09258258504442
2016-101,0531,053440488
2016-11336336466482
2016-12759759381514
2017-01244244472521
2017-02152152489471
2017-031,2341,234545567
2017-04203203477556
2017-05703703456592
2017-06303303562611
2017-07769769457522
2017-08525525426545
2017-097171430529
2017-10767767551506
2017-11132132464488
2017-12652652346480
2018-01556556419506
2018-02100100478501
2018-03862862493470
2018-04295295493478
2018-056060557424
2018-06138138602411
2018-071,7441,744536492
2018-08123123592458
2018-09224224603471
2018-101,7541,754862553
2018-11461461529581
2018-12388388440559
2019-01210210473530
2019-02135135509533
2019-03112112588470
2019-04159159539459
2019-052,1302,130524632
2019-06155155514633
2019-07186186628503
2019-08226226656512
2019-09109109587502
2019-10165165662370
2019-116363487336
2019-123,1523,152477567
2020-01596596513599
2020-02127127475598
2020-03976976560670
2020-04137137508668
2020-055555524496
2020-061,3261,326544593
2020-07515515507621
2020-08451451496639
2020-09547547478676
2020-10207207507679
2020-11107107478683
2020-121,0411,041468507
2021-01102102414466
2021-02108108452464
2021-03318318584410
2021-04135135505409
2021-059999456413
2021-06128128511313
2021-07174174463285
2021-083,1013,101525506
2021-098888494467
2021-108585533457
2021-11109109452457
2021-121,4221,422461489
2022-01285289459505
2022-02123125427506
2022-03130132523491
2022-041,4651,485437603
2022-05429435521631
2022-06137139551632
2022-07223226507636
2022-08153155599391
2022-09109110559393
2022-102,1272,156519565
2022-11110111477565
2022-12789800472514
2023-01226227491508
2023-027575557504
2023-03157158603506
2023-041,7221,728473527
2023-05548550526536
2023-06536538555569
2023-07121121504561
2023-08155156589561
2023-091,4501,455596673
2023-10598600581543
2023-11460462498572
2023-12405406451540
2024-01540537498565
2024-02574570521607
2024-03140139561605
2024-04976970578542
2024-05149148604508
2024-06258256521485
2024-07153152537488
2024-081,7571,746548620
2024-094747555503
2024-101,1621,154646549
2024-116868650516
2024-12981975554563
2025-01147145580531
2025-02170167635497
2025-03141139718497
2025-04268264654438
2025-052,6822,642720646
2025-06335330735652
2025-07123121687650
2025-08247243712525
2025-092,2522,218678706
2025-10140138756621
2025-111,1961,178681713
2025-12829817921700
2026-015825501,146734
2026-021,8611,7591,314867
2026-035735421,442900
2026-044954681,398917
2026-053,2503,0711,235953
2026-061,1911,1261,2931,019
2026-07 low1,4481,3681,4291,123
2026-08 low4213981,5281,136
2026-09 low2,6462,5011,6251,160
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
4:26-cv-09910 court feed
5:26-cv-02056 court feed
1:26-cv-01181 court feed
7:26-cv-00540 court feed
3:26-cv-00402 court feed
2:26-cv-00330 court feed
4:26-cv-09910 court feed entry
4:26-cv-09910 court feed entry
4:26-cv-09910 court feed entry
4:26-cv-09909 court feed entry
4:26-cv-09909 court feed entry
1:26-cv-01059 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-00289 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-00338 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-08509 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own0371
20252own0347
20253own0436
20254own06397
20255own0307
20256own078
20257own0594
20261own01059
20262own0289
20263own0338
20264own08509
20265own01741
20266own062
20267own0469
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in S.D. Texas, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.6.1k440 Other Civil Rights210190 Other Contract168890 Other Statutory A.129360 Other Personal In.106442 Employment105465 Other Immigration.92110 Insurance92550 Civil Rights88350 Motor Vehicle83480 Consumer Credit72830 Patent60
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee6,05275.4%
440Other Civil Rights2102.6%
190Other Contract1682.1%
890Other Statutory Actions1291.6%
360Other Personal Injury1061.3%
442Employment1051.3%
465Other Immigration Actions921.1%
110Insurance921.1%
550Civil Rights881.1%
350Motor Vehicle831.0%
480Consumer Credit720.9%
830Patent600.7%

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
5,847 5,613 CL
6,173 6,102 CL
5,755 5,675 CL
6,705 6,604 CL
6,802 6,644 CL
6,085 6,058 CL
5,869 5,850 CL
6,080 6,162 6,162 0.99x 6,051 CL AO
6,453 6,476 6,476 1.00x 6,424 CL AO
6,805 6,761 6,761 1.01x 6,773 CL AO
8,530 8,402 8,402 1.02x 8,477 CL AO
so far 12,467 11,782 12,410 CL

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

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