Civil filings in the W.D. Texas district court

In , 5,984 civil cases were filed in W.D. Texas by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 6,232.

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

8.7k

+342.0% vs

, counted
6.2k

official 6k

Counted per official
1.04x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
5:26-cv-07156

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, W.D. TexasCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation02.5k5k7.5k10k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, W.D. TexasThe last three years02.5k5k7.5k10k202320252026
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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
2015-01316316233
2015-02256256265
2015-03297297261
2015-04298298303
2015-05300300298
2015-06276276287290
2015-07347347267299
2015-08305305309299
2015-09277277310297
2015-10356356309303
2015-11254254270298
2015-12386386424306
2016-01423423281315
2016-02325325371320
2016-03312312379322
2016-04359359303327
2016-05162162330315
2016-06943943739371
2016-07392392307374
2016-08407407388383
2016-09269269307382
2016-10240240276373
2016-11267267281374
2016-12276276288365
2017-01233233227349
2017-02280280256345
2017-03372372339350
2017-04287287320344
2017-05482482321371
2017-06218218330310
2017-07386386272310
2017-08259259346297
2017-09303303302300
2017-10315315315306
2017-11307307309310
2017-12221221230305
2018-01285285268310
2018-02295295282311
2018-03230230285299
2018-04167167266289
2018-05528528328293
2018-06353353288304
2018-07284284315296
2018-08296296325299
2018-09282282259297
2018-10336336327299
2018-11320320284300
2018-12247247269302
2019-01332332267306
2019-02414414435316
2019-03403403398330
2019-04368368327347
2019-05280280342326
2019-06380380389328
2019-07327327378332
2019-08181181365322
2019-09784784318364
2019-10280280365360
2019-11292292295357
2019-12309309292362
2020-01368368388366
2020-02212212366349
2020-03326326433342
2020-04281281429335
2020-05325325394339
2020-06361361435337
2020-071,0601,060392398
2020-08416416361418
2020-09357357378382
2020-10361361355389
2020-11345345291393
2020-12329329364395
2021-01362362313395
2021-02486486343417
2021-03370370414421
2021-04307307382423
2021-05208208318414
2021-06564564415430
2021-07318318336369
2021-08376376363365
2021-09415415390370
2021-10390390402372
2021-11477477405384
2021-12332332386384
2022-01400381360385
2022-02233222352363
2022-03519495442374
2022-04534509374391
2022-05303289427397
2022-06540515448393
2022-07421402394400
2022-08359342368397
2022-09495472413402
2022-10399381425401
2022-11428408395396
2022-12339323357395
2023-01478458390401
2023-02399382360415
2023-03423405415407
2023-04374358380395
2023-05436418429405
2023-06394377385394
2023-07442423368396
2023-08398381452399
2023-09443424382395
2023-10430412382398
2023-11347332345391
2023-12268257313386
2024-01506486366388
2024-02328315325382
2024-03228219346367
2024-04361347389366
2024-05695668431387
2024-06298286355379
2024-07299287356368
2024-08542521428380
2024-09327314417370
2024-10579557439383
2024-11212204347372
2024-12345332354378
2025-01453435368374
2025-02232223422366
2025-03571548423394
2025-04328315457391
2025-05281270454358
2025-06887852484405
2025-07477458471419
2025-08380365544406
2025-09677650511434
2025-10638613572439
2025-11494474520461
2025-12814782818499
2026-013976111,257513
2026-024807381,421556
2026-031,2241,8821,533667
2026-048281,2731,498747
2026-057251,1151,327818
2026-064046211,313799
2026-07 low5,3428,2161,5201,445
2026-08 low1,9853,0531,2891,669
2026-09 low1,3232,0351,2891,784
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
5:26-cv-07156 court feed
1:26-cv-03152 court feed
3:26-cv-02741 court feed
6:26-cv-00715 court feed
7:26-cv-00449 court feed
2:26-cv-00090 court feed
5:26-cv-07156 court feed entry
5:26-cv-07156 court feed entry
5:26-cv-07156 court feed entry
5:26-cv-07155 court feed entry
5:26-cv-07154 court feed entry
1:26-cv-02756 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-00076 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-02469 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-00074 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own02173
20252own096
20253own0762
20254own049
20255own01950
20256own0608
20257own0594
20261own02756
20262own076
20263own02469
20264own074
20265own06295
20266own0639
20267own0399
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in W.D. Texas, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.8.7k830 Patent280440 Other Civil Rights75190 Other Contract67840 Trademark61360 Other Personal In.57480 Consumer Credit47485 Telephone Consume.44820 Copyrights42442 Employment38890 Other Statutory A.24550 Civil Rights24
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee8,65689.0%
830Patent2802.9%
440Other Civil Rights750.8%
190Other Contract670.7%
840Trademark610.6%
360Other Personal Injury570.6%
480Consumer Credit470.5%
485Telephone Consumer Protection Act440.5%
820Copyrights420.4%
442Employment380.4%
890Other Statutory Actions240.2%
550Civil Rights240.2%

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
3,668 3,536 CL
4,375 4,250 CL
3,663 3,567 CL
3,623 3,496 CL
4,350 4,171 CL
4,741 4,586 CL
4,605 4,467 CL
4,970 4,740 4,740 1.05x 4,755 CL AO
4,832 4,628 4,628 1.04x 4,601 CL AO
4,720 4,537 4,537 1.04x 4,553 CL AO
6,232 5,984 5,984 1.04x 6,044 CL AO
so far 12,708 19,544 12,447 CL

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

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