The average case backlog for state and local courts across the United States increased by about one-third amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released this month from Thomson Reuters.
The company’s survey of more than 238 judges and other court professionals found that the average backlog in U.S. courts before the COVID-19 pandemic was 958 cases. The average backlog increased to 1,274 in the last year, according to report, titled The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State & Local Courts Study 2021.
