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U.S. District Court, District of Utah: court analysis

2,287 linked cases · High confidence · Computed Oct 7, 2026

Speed vs peers
Medium
trial general
Median days to close
292
1,260 closed cases
Cases in the index
2,287
703 with no closing date
Judges with cases
22

How fast cases close here

Compared with courts at the same level. Fast is the quickest third of those courts, slow the slowest third.

Medium

Median 292 days from filing to closing (n=1,260) vs 274 days median across 94 federal trial general courts; fast is the quickest third (≤248 days), slow the slowest third (>301 days).

Official figure: U.S. Courts Federal Court Management Statistics report a median of 7.3 months from filing to disposition for civil cases and 11.5 months for felony defendants (12 months ending June 30, 2026). Source PDF

Median
292 days
Half of cases closed sooner
Faster quarter
145 days or less
Slower quarter
more than 532 days

Based on 1,260 closed cases · High confidence

Caseload

Linked cases by filing year and type. A count is not an outcome.

1999–2005: 9 cases in total.

TypeCases
Civilcv1,498
Criminalcr326
Magistrate judge mattermj273
Petty offensepo85
Not classified69
Miscellaneousmc35
rf1

How civil cases ended

Only results stated in a source document count.

Plaintiff win rate
44%
185 judgments for one side
Dismissal rate
31%
387 dismissed of 1,264 with a stated result

Jury or judge decided

Share of trials before a jury
Insufficient data
21 trials
Jury demanded on the docket
59%
257 of 438 dockets with the flag. A demand is not a trial.

Criminal cases

Resolved by guilty plea
89%
282 criminal outcomes
Convicted at trial
Insufficient data
14 trials

Judges with the most cases here

JudgeCases
Paul KohlerU.S. District Court, District of Utah197
Dustin B. PeadU.S. District Court, District of Utah172
Jared C. BennettU.S. District Court, District of Utah169

Showing the top 3 of 22 judges. JudgeFinder Pro shows the full list.

Law firms most active here

An appearance is not an endorsement.

No attorney appearances with a firm are linked to this court yet.

How these figures are calculated

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Computed nightly from the cases linked to this court in the JudgeFinder record and sourced case outcomes.

Every figure carries its sample size. Confidence tiers: insufficient (fewer than 30), low (30–99), medium (100–499), high (500 or more). Below the minimum a rate is not shown and the page says "Insufficient data".

Speed compares this court's median days from filing to closing with other courts at the same level (for example, federal district courts with each other). Courts are split into thirds: fast is the quickest third, slow the slowest third. A label needs 30+ closed cases here and 3+ comparable courts. Federal district courts also cite the official median from the U.S. Courts Federal Court Management Statistics.

Caseload counts linked docket entries by filing year and type; open means no closing date is recorded.

Outcome rates follow the same definitions as judge analysis pages.