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The Third District Appellate Court is located in Ottawa and hears cases appealed from trial courts in 7 counties.
Circuits: 12th (Will), 13th (Bureau, Grundy & LaSalle), 18th (DuPage), 21st (Iroquois & Kankakee)
Third District - Ottawa
Appellate Court Building
1004 Columbus Street
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 434-5050
Zachary A. Hooper, Clerk
Hailey Rehberg Witt, Research Director
District Population: 1,972,561
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Illinois Appellate Court Statistics Dashboard
The Illinois Appellate Court Statistical Report Dashboard is a comprehensive summary of caseload statistic information sourced directly from the annual Illinois Supreme Court Statistical Reports for the years of 2021 to 2025.
Annual Third District Court Caseload Statistics
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Civil & Criminal Caseloads
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Civil Filed
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Civil Disposed
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Criminal Filed
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Criminal Disposed
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| 2025 | 347 | 323 | 329 | 267 |
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2024
|
313
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326
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392
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542
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2023
|
337
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356
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436
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378
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2022
|
333
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313
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188
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346
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2021
|
302
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311
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253
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353
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* Totals do not include Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2025 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois
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Total Pending Caseload* All Case Categories
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Pending
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| 2025 | 511 |
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2024
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421
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2023
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578
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2022
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252
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2021
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664
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* Beginning in 2017, totals do not include Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2025 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois
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