Number of U.S. Supreme Court cases decided by year This is a list of the number of United States Supreme Court decisions issued by calendar year[ a] as published in the official United States Reports . The third column below lists which of the volumes of the Reports include cases for each calendar year.
Change from taking all cases to only selected cases
Prior to passage of the Judiciary Act of 1925 the Supreme Court reviewed almost all cases sent to it. After 1925, most cases have been subject to being granted a writ of certiorari which the Court can grant or deny without ruling on the merits. This change greatly reduced the Court's workload.[ 1] [ 2] In the past decade, approximately 7,000-8,000 new cases are filed in the Supreme Court each year. Plenary review, with oral arguments by attorneys, is granted in about 80 of those cases, and the Court typically disposes of about 100 or more cases without plenary review — fewer than 3% of the total.[ 3]
Number of U.S. Supreme Court cases decided by calendar year
Year
Cases Decided
United States Reports Volumes
1791
4
2
1792
3
2
1793
2
2
1794
1
3
1795
6
3
1796
16
3
1797
8
3
1798
5
3
1799
9
3 , 4
1800
10
4
1801
5
5
1802
0
—
1803
19
5
1804
14
6
1805
24
6 , 7
1806
28
7
1807
19
8
1808
32
8
1809
46
9
1810
39
10
1811
0
—
1812
40
11
1813
46
11
1814
48
12
1815
40
13
1816
43
14
1817
42
15
1818
38
16
1819
33
17
1820
27
18
1821
41
19
1822
31
20
1823
30
21
1824
41
22
1825
28
23 , 24
1826
32
24
1827
47
25
1828
55
26
1829
44
27
1830
58
28 , 29
1831
42
30
1832
56
31
1833
41
32
1834
62
33
1835
41
34
1836
52
35
1837
20
36
1838
41
37
1839
49
38
1840
43
39
1841
30
40
1842
44
41
1843
31
42
1844
46
43 , 44
1845
55
44 , 45
1846
42
45 , 46
1847
35
46 , 47
1848
33
47 , 48
1849
43
48 , 49
1850
89
49 , 50 , 51 , 52
1851
86
51 , 52 , 53
1852
97
53 , 54 , 55 , 154
1853
53
55 , 56 , 57 , 154
1854
82
56 , 57 , 58
1855
69
58 , 59
1856
94
59 , 60
1857
58
60 , 61
1858
75
61 , 62 , 139
1859
71
62 , 63 , 64
1860
109
63 , 64 , 65 , 154
1861
68
65 , 66
1862
74
66 , 67 , 113
1863
40
67 , 68
1864
81
68 , 69 , 154
1865
61
69 , 70 , 72 , 112 , 154
1866
91
70 , 71 , 72 , 154
1867
134
71 , 72 , 73 , 78
1868
82
73 , 113
1869
159
74 , 75 , 77 , 78 , 154
1870
154
76 , 77 , 79 , 81 , 154
1871
146
77 , 78 , 79 , 81
1872
160
79 , 80 , 81 , 83 , 154
1873
243
82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 154
1874
189
85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 154
1875
172
87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 154
1876
241
91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 154
1877
238
93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 154
1878
222
95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 154
1879
201
97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 113 , 154
1880
229
100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 113 , 137 , 153 , 154
1881
210
102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 154
1882
248
104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 154
1883
264
106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110
1884
273
109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 118
1885
271
112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116
1886
278
116 , 117 , 118 , 119
1887
299
119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 125
1888
294
124 , 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 131
1889
249
129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 136
1890
280
132 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 141
1891
301
137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 190
1892
253
142 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 149
1893
274
147 , 148 , 149 , 150
1894
261
151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155
1895
272
155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 183
1896
244
160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164
1897
213
164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168
1898
172
168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 179
1899
195
172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176
1900
233
175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181
1901
158
179 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 190
1902
198
183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187
1903
227
187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191
1904
207
192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196
1905
194
196 , 197 , 198 , 199
1906
189
200 , 201 , 202 , 203
1907
190
204 , 205 , 206 , 207
1908
176
207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211
1909
181
211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215
1910
185
215 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219
1911
176
219 , 220 , 221 , 222
1912
230
222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226
1913
312
226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231
1914
286
231 , 232 , 233 , 234 , 235
1915
288
235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239
1916
222
239 , 240 , 241 , 242
1917
220
242 , 243 , 244 , 245
1918
200
245 , 246 , 247 , 248
1919
235
248 , 249 , 250 , 251
1920
195
251 , 252 , 253 , 254
1921
212
254 , 255 , 256 , 257
1922
191
257 , 258 , 259 , 260
1923
227
260 , 261 , 262 , 263
1924
221
263 , 264 , 265 , 266
1925
222
266 , 267 , 268 , 269
1926
215
269 , 270 , 271 , 272
1927
199
272 , 273 , 274 , 275
1928
150
275 , 276 , 277 , 278
1929
131
278 , 279 , 280
1930
137
280 , 281 , 282
1931
177
281 , 282 , 283 , 284
1932
171
284 , 285 , 286 , 287
1933
164
287 , 288 , 289 , 290
1934
171
290 , 291 , 292 , 293
1935
173
293 , 294 , 295 , 296
1936
156
296 , 297 , 298 , 299
1937
155
299 , 300 , 301 , 302
1938
165
302 , 303 , 304 , 305
1939
152
305 , 306 , 307 , 308
1940
151
308 , 309 , 310 , 311
1941
156
311 , 312 , 313 , 314
1942
160
314 , 315 , 316 , 317
1943
167
317 , 318 , 319 , 320
1944
136
320 , 321 , 322 , 323
1945
158
323 , 324 , 325 , 326
1946
140
326 , 327 , 328 , 329
1947
136
329 , 330 , 331 , 332
1948
117
332 , 333 , 334 , 335 , 338
1949
131
335 , 336 , 337 , 338
1950
93
338 , 339 , 340
1951
99
340 , 341 , 342
1952
107
342 , 343 , 344
1953
106
344 , 345 , 346
1954
78
346 , 347 , 348
1955
78
348 , 349 , 350
1956
97
350 , 351 , 352
1957
183
352 , 353 , 354 , 355
1958
261
355 , 356 , 357 , 358
1959
252
358 , 359 , 360 , 361
1960
238
361 , 362 , 363 , 364
1961
271
364 , 365 , 366 , 367 , 368
1962
248
368 , 369 , 370 , 371
1963
377
371 , 372 , 373 , 374 , 375
1964
325
375 , 376 , 377 , 378 , 379
1965
279
379 , 380 , 381 , 382
1966
299
382 , 383 , 384 , 385
1967
370
385 , 386 , 387 , 388 , 389
1968
361
389 , 390 , 391 , 392 , 393
1969
323
393 , 394 , 395 , 396
1970
248
396 , 397 , 398 , 399 , 400
1971
182
400 , 401 , 402 , 403 , 404
1972
188
404 , 405 , 406 , 407 , 408 , 409
1973
194
409 , 410 , 411 , 412 , 413 , 414
1974
168
414 , 415 , 416 , 417 , 418 , 419
1975
163
419 , 420 , 421 , 422 , 423
1976
202
423 , 424 , 425 , 426 , 427 , 428 , 429
1977
184
429 , 430 , 431 , 432 , 433 , 434
1978
185
434 , 435 , 436 , 437 , 438 , 439
1979
163
439 , 440 , 441 , 442 , 443 , 444
1980
178
444 , 445 , 446 , 447 , 448 , 449
1981
165
449 , 450 , 451 , 452 , 453 , 454
1982
182
454 , 455 , 456 , 457 , 458 , 459
1983
181
459 , 460 , 461 , 462 , 463 , 464
1984
186
464 , 465 , 466 , 467 , 468 , 469
1985
184
469 , 470 , 471 , 472 , 473 , 474
1986
171
474 , 475 , 476 , 477 , 478 , 479
1987
108
479 , 480 , 481 , 482 , 483 , 484
1988
143
484 , 485 , 486 , 487 , 488
1989
154
488 , 489 , 490 , 491 , 492 , 493
1990
144
493 , 494 , 495 , 496 , 497 , 498
1991
136
498 , 499 , 500 , 501 , 502
1992
118
502 , 503 , 504 , 505 , 506
1993
123
506 , 507 , 508 , 509 , 510
1994
101
510 , 511 , 512 , 513
1995
99
513 , 514 , 515 , 516
1996
96
516 , 517 , 518 , 519
1997
99
519 , 520 , 521 , 522
1998
99
522 , 523 , 524 , 525
1999
94
525 , 526 , 527 , 528
2000
84
528 , 529 , 530 , 531
2001
90
531 , 532 , 533 , 534
2002
89
534 , 535 , 536 , 537
2003
84
537 , 538 , 539 , 540
2004
84
540 , 541 , 542 , 543
2005
85
543 , 544 , 545 , 546
2006
81
546 , 547 , 548 , 549
2007
75
549 , 550 , 551 , 552
2008
116
552 , 553 , 554 , 555 , 556
2009
51
555 , 556 , 557 , 558
2010
81
558 , 559 , 560 , 561 , 562
2011
87
562 , 563 , 564 , 565
2012
79
565 , 566 , 567 , 568
2013
82
568 , 569 , 570 , 571
2014
73
571 , 572 , 573 , 574
2015
73
574 , 575 , 576 , 577
2016
81
577 , 578 , 579 , 580
2017
68
580 , 581 , 582 , 583
2018
72
583 , 584 , 585 , 586
2019
73
586 , 587 , 588 , 589
2020
68
589 , 590 , 591 , 592
2021
77
592 , 593 , 594 , 595
2022
47
596 , 597
2023
58[ b]
598 , 599 , 600
Total
30,863
Notes
^ This is not the same as the Supreme Court's year-long Term which runs from October to the following September.
^ Published through June 2023.
See also
Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
Lists of United States Supreme Court cases
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