This is a list of the number of United States Supreme Court decisions issued by calendar year 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. Provides an extensive history of the growth of the federal judicial system and its caseload. 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. For more detail see

Number of U.S. Supreme Court cases decided by calendar year

Year Cases Decided United States Reports Volume(s) 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 59 598, 599, 600, 601 2024 62 601, 602, 603, 604 2025 59 604, 605, 606, 607 2026 49 607, 608 Total 31,034 == See also == Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume

Lists of United States Supreme Court cases

Notes

External links

Opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States at supremecourt.gov The Supreme Court Database, Washington University Law Dates of Supreme Court Decisions and Arguments, United States Reports Volumes 2 – 107 (1791 – 1882)

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