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How many in forma pauperis petitions are filed with the US Supreme Court each year?
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According to the "Chief Justice's Year-End Reports on the Federal Judiciary" for 2009, approximately 80% of petitions for writ of certiorari also file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Only 20% of the cases are filed in the Supreme Court's paid docket.
2008 Petitions:
6,142 in forma pauperis docket (79.4%)
1,596 paid docket (20.6)
7,738 total 2008
2007 Petitions:
6,527 in forma pauperis docket (80.4%)
1,614 paid docket (19.6%)
8,241 total 2007
Approximately 50% of the petitions granted cert originate in the in forma pauperis docket; however, since the pool of cases for that docket it much larger than for the paid docket, paid cases are statistically more likely to be accepted on appeal.
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