: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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We have a heavy caseload today.
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Federal judiciary leadership and some lawmakers are criticizing President Biden for vetoing a bill that would’ve added 66 new federal judgeships amid growing caseloads.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
To date, the ICC caseload has focused primarily on atrocities in Africa.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
The practice of killing cases without review began three years ago as a way to cope with escalating caseloads that were approaching a deadline for discipline.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2024
In a November 2023 letter to lawmakers, former Trial Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Locke said raising the age to 19 would add more than 2,300 new cases to Juvenile Court judges’ caseload, an increase of about 33%.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 12 July 2024
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
To date, the ICC caseload has focused primarily on atrocities in Africa.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
The practice of killing cases without review began three years ago as a way to cope with escalating caseloads that were approaching a deadline for discipline.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2024
In a November 2023 letter to lawmakers, former Trial Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Locke said raising the age to 19 would add more than 2,300 new cases to Juvenile Court judges’ caseload, an increase of about 33%.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 12 July 2024
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caseload
noun
case·load
ˈkās-ˌlōd 
: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period
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