Fourth District Appellate Court
Criminal and Civil Caseload Statistics & Total Pending
Fourth District - Springfield
201 West Monroe Street
Springfield, IL 62708
(217) 782-2586
Carla Bender, Clerk
Cynthia Laudeman, Research Director
District Population: 1,270,690
| Civil & Criminal Caseloads |
Civil ** Filed |
Civil ** Disposed |
Criminal Filed |
Criminal Disposed |
| 2019 | 371 | 315 | 471 | 472 |
| 2018 | 314 | 338 | 470 | 418 |
| 2017 | 363 | 374 | 471 | 455 |
| 2016 | 422 | 442 | 503 | 496 |
| 2015 | 510 | 504 | 498 | 477 |
** Totals do not include Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2019 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois
| Total Pending Caseload* All Case Categories |
Pending |
| 2019 | 959 |
| 2018 | 924 |
| 2017 | 931 |
| 2016 | 1,062 |
| 2015 | 1,099 |
* Beginning in 2017, totals do not include Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2019 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois