Fifth Circuit Statistics

2,068
Total Cases Argued
314 decided
66.2%
Overall Affirmance Rate
196 affirmed · 100 reversed
77
Avg Days to Opinion
Argument date to opinion date

Civil vs. Criminal

Affirmed   Reversed
Affirmance RateRateCases
Civil
60.7%n=150
Criminal
73.5%n=132

Affirmance Rate by Case Type

Affirmed   Reversed
Affirmance RateRateCases
Criminal (DCRIM)
65.2%n=46
Other Civil Rights
48.8%n=43
Other Contract Actions (Dvsty)
61.1%n=18
Insurance (Dvsty)
73.3%n=15
Immigration
75%n=12
Jobs (Civil Rights)
70%n=10
Other Statutes
70%n=10
Bankruptcy
70%n=10
Other Personal Liab (Dvsty)
80%n=10
Civil Rights
75%n=8
Agency
75%n=8
Fair Labor Standards Act(FedQ)
50%n=6
Criminal (NCRIM)
100%n=5
Prisoner - Civil Rights
20%n=5
Marine (Fed Q)
60%n=5

Affirmance Rate by Case Posture (Who Is the Appellant)

Affirmed   Reversed
Affirmance RateRateCases
Unknown
66.2%n=296

Affirmance Rate by Time to Opinion

Affirmed   Reversed
Affirmance RateRateCasesAvg Days
0–30 days
76.6%n=6417 avg days
31–90 days
67.4%n=12956 avg days
91–180 days
58.8%n=68125 avg days
181–365 days
42.9%n=21238 avg days

Time to Opinion: Affirmed vs. Reversed

Based on cases with a known outcome and a non-negative days-to-opinion value.

56
Median Days – Affirmed
Avg 69.9 days · n=185
72
Median Days – Reversed
Avg 91.3 days · n=97