Often the only caseload information you can access may be based on the court's general docket. See the Jurisdictional Information tab in this guide for some statistical table and report sources for various courts.

You can search the current docket of all federal district and appellate courts,* on Bloomberg Law:

• Litigation & Dockets tab > Dockets > Search Dockets > type name of court (e.g., 9th circuit) in Courts box, select the court (e.g., " U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Dockets") > set Case Status field to "Open" > "Submit"
  
• Reading your results - look at the Federal Nature of Suit filters at the left side of the results screen. You should see a list (in descending order of frequency) of the general types of cases (e.g., criminal, civil rights - employment, contract, etc.) appearing in your results.
• The number in (parentheses) - not the number in [square brackets] - is the number of results in that general category.
  
• Click on Select More ... to see a full alphabetical list of the case types (and their frequency).
  
• You can also use the check boxes to filter for case types you have a particular interest in (e.g., "Other Statutes - Environmental Matters [893]" or "Civil Rights - Amer. w/Disabilities - Employment [445]"), but note that not all legal topics neatly fit into one of the Nature of Suit classifications.

* Many state court dockets are also available, but the results can be difficult to interpret due to the lack of "nature of suit" filters that would enable you to analyze the frequency of types of cases or appeals. The caseload or other court statitstics listed in the Jurisdictional Information tab in this guide may provide an easier "profile" view of a state court's general caseload profile.

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