Federal chart of pro se appeals

December 9, 2022

Twenty-seven percent of all civil cases filed in the United States District Court had at least one pro se party.[1] The following chart depicts the numbers of total appeals and the shocking percentage of pro se appeals in all U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals.[2]

[1] Just the Facts: Trends in Pro Se Civil Litigation from 2000 to 2019 | United States Courts (uscourts.gov)

[2] https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/data_tables/jff_2.4_0930.2020.pdf