Civil filings in the E.D. Virginia district court

In , 4,512 civil cases were filed in E.D. Virginia by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 4,613.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: E.D. Virginia, Virginia, Fourth Circuit.

3k

+235.5% vs

, counted
4.6k

official 4.5k

Counted per official
1.02x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
1:26-cv-03217

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, E.D. VirginiaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05001k1.5k2k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, E.D. VirginiaThe last three years05001k1.5k2k202320252026
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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
2015-01239239228
2015-02255255256
2015-03295295296
2015-04278278277
2015-05152152218
2015-06106106408221
2015-07129129297208
2015-08119119254197
2015-09818818274266
2015-10120120293251
2015-11497497290273
2015-121,2601,260260356
2016-01220220213354
2016-02227227217352
2016-036161315332
2016-04151151256322
2016-05169169232323
2016-06953953696394
2016-07418418304418
2016-08370370276439
2016-09117117289380
2016-10154154288383
2016-11109109241351
2016-121,7921,792263395
2017-01261261304398
2017-02198198242396
2017-035656315396
2017-04124124246393
2017-05174174273394
2017-06887887287388
2017-07107107235362
2017-08127127255342
2017-09484484254373
2017-10279279258383
2017-11237237252394
2017-12244244254265
2018-01263263244265
2018-02291291251273
2018-03280280289291
2018-04122122280291
2018-05181181312292
2018-06582582320266
2018-07350350271287
2018-08289289292300
2018-09196196243276
2018-10276276267276
2018-11269269258279
2018-12270270265281
2019-01208208262276
2019-02331331233280
2019-03244244273276
2019-04185185350282
2019-05161161331280
2019-06656656297286
2019-07272272269280
2019-085252302260
2019-09475475264283
2019-10224224348279
2019-11375375262288
2019-121,4361,436274385
2020-01327327239395
2020-02223223278386
2020-03197197274382
2020-04431431303402
2020-05359359244419
2020-06127127334375
2020-07412412313386
2020-08250250280403
2020-09272272283386
2020-10244244268388
2020-11322322322383
2020-12291291287288
2021-01248248247281
2021-02259259258284
2021-03307307304294
2021-04415415305292
2021-05187187251278
2021-06233233264287
2021-07303303273278
2021-08265265239279
2021-09318318249283
2021-10250250223283
2021-11107107224265
2021-12220220239259
2022-01272268224261
2022-02176173213254
2022-03264260265250
2022-04359354357245
2022-05263259248251
2022-06218215224249
2022-07263259239246
2022-08231228247243
2022-09223220223234
2022-10288284237237
2022-11202199232245
2022-12226223231245
2023-01333329267250
2023-02235232254255
2023-03365361302263
2023-04293290276258
2023-05191189274252
2023-06282279314258
2023-07307303273261
2023-08243240306262
2023-09360356288274
2023-10340336326278
2023-11258255300283
2023-12346342345293
2024-01343336326293
2024-02388380312306
2024-03269264373297
2024-04199195358290
2024-05594582399322
2024-06318312324325
2024-07357350338329
2024-08368361348339
2024-09394386325342
2024-10295289355338
2024-11354347340345
2024-12310304337342
2025-01443433334350
2025-02255249346339
2025-03162158338331
2025-04541529355358
2025-05316309319336
2025-06343335338338
2025-07216211367326
2025-08590577344344
2025-09136133414323
2025-10711695482357
2025-11418409426362
2025-12482471479376
2026-01495568477387
2026-02580666491422
2026-03500574511457
2026-04512588533461
2026-05268308560461
2026-06109125691444
2026-07 low1,6811,929720587
2026-08 low737846718609
2026-09 low565648598652
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
1:26-cv-03217 court feed
2:26-cv-01042 court feed
3:26-cv-01027 court feed
4:26-cv-00161 court feed
1:26-cv-03217 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-01042 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-01027 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-00161 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own02519
20252own0843
20253own01076
20254own0175
20261own03217
20262own01042
20263own01027
20264own0161
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in E.D. Virginia, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.2.4k190 Other Contract171830 Patent89440 Other Civil Rights78442 Employment67350 Motor Vehicle61890 Other Statutory A.55465 Other Immigration.55480 Consumer Credit50360 Other Personal In.38840 Trademark35820 Copyrights32
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee2,40569.1%
190Other Contract1714.9%
830Patent892.6%
440Other Civil Rights782.2%
442Employment671.9%
350Motor Vehicle611.8%
890Other Statutory Actions551.6%
465Other Immigration Actions551.6%
480Consumer Credit501.4%
360Other Personal Injury381.1%
840Trademark351.0%
820Copyrights320.9%

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
4,268 3,351 CL
4,741 3,590 CL
3,178 3,175 CL
3,369 3,292 CL
4,619 3,465 CL
3,455 3,425 CL
3,112 3,076 CL
2,985 2,941 2,941 1.01x 2,940 CL AO
3,553 3,511 3,511 1.01x 3,525 CL AO
4,189 4,105 4,105 1.02x 4,135 CL AO
4,613 4,512 4,512 1.02x 4,542 CL AO
so far 5,447 6,252 5,299 CL

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

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