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The First District Appellate Court is located in Chicago and hears cases appealed from trial courts in Cook County. The First District is divided into six divisions.
First District - Chicago
Michael A. Bilandic Building
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Formerly State of Illinois Building)
160 North LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 793-5600
Thomas D. Palella, Clerk
Alice Withaar, Research Director
Circuit Court of Cook County
District Population: 5,182,617
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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 2020 to 2024.
Annual First 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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2024
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1,405
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1,418
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1,185
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1,075
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2023
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1,370
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1,147
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1,124
|
800
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2022
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1,203
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1,242
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740
|
807
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2021
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926
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974
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709
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1,239
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2020
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843
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1,225
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559
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1,238
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* Totals do not include Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2024 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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2024
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3,496
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2023
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3,342
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2022
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2,753
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2021
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2,812
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2020
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3,362
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* Beginning in 2017, totals do not include Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2024 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois
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