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U.S. Supreme Court--Cases Filed & Disposition:1970-1987 Action 1970 1975 1980 1985 1987
Total cases on docket 4,212 4,751 5,144 5,158 5,268
Appellate cases on docket 1,903 2,352 2,749 2,571 2,577
From prior term 325 431 527 400 440
Docketed during present term 1,578 1,921 2,222 2,171 2,137
Cases acted upon1 1,613 1,900 2,324 2,185 2,224
Granted review 214 244 167 166 157
Denied, dismissed,
or withdrawn 1,285 1,538 1,999 1,863 1,919
Summarily dismissed 114 118 90 78 66
Cases not acted upon 290 452 425 386 353
Pauper cases on docket 2,289 2,395 2,371 2,577 2,675
Cases acted upon(1) 1,802 1,997 2,027 2,189 2,263
Granted review 41 28 17 20 23
Denied, dismissed,
or withdrawn 1,683 1,903 1,968 2,136 2,210
Summarily decided 78 66 32 24 21
Cases not acted upon 487 398 344 388 412
Original cases on docket 20 14 24 10 16
Cases disposed of during term 7 7 7 2 5
Total cases available
for argument 267 280 264 276 280
Cases disposed of 160 181 162 175 175
Cases argued 151 179 154 171 167
Cases dismissed or remanded
without argument 9 2 8 4 8
Cases remaining 107 99 102 101 105
Cases decided by signed opinion 126 160 144 161 151
Cases decided by per curium
opinion 22 16 8 10 9
Number of signed opinions 109 138 123 146 139
1. Beginning 1980, includes cases granted review and carried over to
next term, not shown separately.
Source:Office of the Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States.