U.S. DISTRICT COURT - JUDICIAL CASELOAD PROFILE

			12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30
ILLINOIS NORTHERN			2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	Numerical Standing
OVERALL CASELOAD STATISTICS	Filings*		8,422	8,093	9,056	10,584	11,126	11,135	U.S.	Circuit
	Terminations		7,929	8,255	8,805	11,461	10,888	10,709
	Pending		8,091	7,711	7,914	7,706	8,699	8,587
	% Change in Total Filings	Over Last Year		4.1					27	2
		Over Earlier Years			-7.0	-20.4	-24.3	-24.4	81	6
Number of Judgeships			22	22	22	22	22	22
Vacant Judgeship Months**			15.8	5.7	12.0	9.6	22.1	17.8
ACTIONS PER JUDGESHIP	FILINGS	Total	382	367	412	481	505	506	62	4
		Civil	346	330	369	437	461	459	36	3
		Criminal Felony	24	26	34	32	38	39	93	7
		Supervised Release Hearings**	12	11	9	12	6	8	77	6
	Pending Cases		368	351	360	350	395	390	48	3
	Weighted Filings**		462	443	485	512	526	525	39	3
	Terminations		360	375	400	521	495	487	66	5
	Trials Completed		11	11	13	12	12	14	86	6
MEDIAN TIMES (months)	From Filing to Disposition	Criminal Felony	14.7	13.9	12.9	10.3	9.9	10.3	90	7
		Civil**	6.2	6.5	6.9	5.9	5.5	5.5	7	2
	From Filing to Trial** (Civil Only)		29.7	26.4	27.0	28.4	26.0	26.0	65	5
OTHER	Civil Cases Over 3 Years Old**	Number	456	500	388	337	442	461
		Percentage	6.5	7.4	5.6	5.0	5.6	6.0	65	6
	Average Number of Felony Defendants Filed Per Case		1.7	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.7
	Jurors	Avg. Present for Jury Selection	45.20	45.07	51.46	39.36	45.57	43.63
		Percent Not Selected or Challenged	31.8	30.9	36.9	31.0	37.3	34.8

2007 CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FELONY FILINGS BY NATURE OF SUIT AND OFFENSE
Type of	TOTAL	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
Civil	7620	118	150	701	53	55	1504	902	563	428	1614	23	1509
Criminal*	527	1	152	59	43	107	80	13	6	17	11	11	27

*   Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings "By Nature of Offense" do not.
** See "Explanation of Selected Terms."