During the past 10 years, scholars have begun to pay attention to caseloads with which courts have had to deal. This book explores, systematically, several aspects of caseloads. First, it analyzes the patterns of caseload development, i.e. increases and decreases in court caseloads. Second, it examines the relationship between caseloads and relevant independent variables. Third, the book examines a system of courts by analyzing trial and appellate court caseloads in the federal court system. The work relies on original data for both the caseloads statistics and the independent variables.