Federal civil filings in Washington

In , 4,774 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in Washington by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 4,889.

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

Districts in Washington

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

Districts in WashingtonCivil filings per {u} in Washington, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0100200300400Dec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in WashingtonCivil filings per {u} in Washington, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0100200300400May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
Show the numbers
The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofW.D. WashingtonE.D. WashingtonObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 2025752095
Nov 24, 2025752095
Dec 1, 20258716103
Dec 8, 20258716103
Dec 15, 20258716103
Dec 22, 20258716103
Dec 29, 2025601777
Jan 5, 2026391857
Jan 12, 2026391857
Jan 19, 2026391857
Jan 26, 2026671885
Feb 2, 202623620256
Feb 9, 202623620256
Feb 16, 202623620256
Feb 23, 202622022242
Mar 2, 202612629155
Mar 9, 202612629155
Mar 16, 202612629155
Mar 23, 202612629155
Mar 30, 202613717154
Apr 6, 202614212154
Apr 13, 202614212154
Apr 20, 202614212154
Apr 27, 20269515110
May 4, 2026311849
May 11, 2026311849
May 18, 2026311849
May 25, 2026311849
Jun 1, 2026411859
Jun 8, 2026411859
Jun 15, 2026411859
Jun 22, 2026411859
Jun 29, 202625221273
Jul 6, 202633722359
Jul 13, 202633722359
Jul 20, 202633722359
Jul 27, 202625021271
Aug 3, 2026312152
Aug 10, 2026312152
Aug 17, 2026312152
Aug 24, 2026312152
Aug 31, 202625427281
Sep 7, 202629128319
Sep 14, 202629128319
Sep 21, 202629128319
Sep 28, 202620321137224
Oct 5, 202613716153
Oct 12, 202613716153
Oct 19, 202613716153
Oct 26, 202613716153
Nov 2, 202613716153
Nov 9, 202613716153
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
1W.D. Washington WA2,5591,82789.3%+210.9%
2E.D. Washington WA30730510.7%+44.8%
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. Washington 4:26-cv-05200 court feed
E.D. Washington 1:26-cv-03206 court feed
E.D. Washington 2:26-cv-00503 court feed
W.D. Washington 3:26-cv-06371 court feed
W.D. Washington 2:26-cv-04381 court feed
W.D. Washington 2:26-cv-03679 bulk snapshot

By year

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

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
3,701 3,677 CL
3,890 3,848 CL
3,898 3,885 CL
3,781 3,757 CL
4,371 4,345 CL
4,133 4,109 CL
3,349 3,322 CL
3,592 3,733 3,733 0.96x 3,543 CL AO
3,987 3,971 3,971 1.00x 3,948 CL AO
4,076 4,002 4,002 1.02x 4,009 CL AO
4,889 4,774 4,774 1.02x 4,795 CL AO
so far 5,676 6,287 5,616 CL

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

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