JUDICIAL CASELOAD PROFILE - U.S. DISTRICT COURT,
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

			12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30
PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE			1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	Numerical Standing
OVERALL CASELOAD STATISTICS	Filings*		2,684	2,446	2,317	2,694	2,547	2,479	U.S.	Circuit
	Terminations		2,541	2,345	2,342	2,766	2,442	2,391
	Pending		2,023	1,903	1,798	1,822	1,896	1,802
	% Change in Total Filings	Over Last Year		9.7					14	2
		Over Earlier Years			15.8	-.4	5.4	8.3	49	3
Number of Judgeships			6	6	6	6	6	6
Vacant Judgeship Months**			1.7	26.5	36.0	26.5	24.0	21.0
ACTIONS PER JUDGESHIP	FILINGS	Total	447	408	386	449	425	413	43	1
		Civil	395	362	340	398	377	371	36	1
		Criminal Felony	52	46	46	51	48	42	53	2
	Pending Cases		337	317	300	304	316	300	56	3
	Weighted Filings**		430	380	363	405	390	352	50	1
	95% Confidence	Upper	461	404	387	430	415	374
		Lower	399	355	340	379	364	331
	Terminations		424	391	390	461	407	399	46	1
	Trials Completed		33	34	36	31	32	39	14	1
MEDIAN TIMES (months)	From Filing to Disposition	Criminal Felony	7.8	7.8	7.5	7.8	6.8	6.2	63	4
		Civil**	8	8	9	8	8	8	20	2
	From Filing to Trial** (Civil Only)		20	18	16	16	16	15	44	3
OTHER	Civil Cases Over 3 Years Old**	Number	61	53	46	41	47	32
		Percentage	3.5	3.2	2.9	2.5	2.8	2.0	61	3
	Average Number of Felony Defendants Filed Per Case		1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.5
	Jurors	Avg. Present for Jury Selection	32.43	32.68	25.85	25.44	26.51	23.16
		Percent Not Selected or Challenged	28.0	27.6	26.9	23.0	25.7	23.9

1999 CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FELONY FILINGS BY NATURE OF SUIT AND OFFENSE
Type of	TOTAL	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
Civil	2368	110	49	904	13	107	86	393	249	27	322	1	107
Criminal*	313	13	4	23	12	22	115	**	13	64	6	12	29

*   Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings "By Nature of Offense" do not.
** See "Explanation of Selected Terms."