The Court of Chancery’s overall caseload declined for the third straight year in 2018, as the court underwent a historic expansion that added two new judges to the bench, according to a report published Wednesday by the Delaware Judiciary.

The annual report, prepared by the Administrative Office of the Courts, showed that filings in the nation’s pre-eminent business court dipped nearly 4.5 percent to 959 last year, compared to 1,004 in 2017. Dispositions fell 19.6 percent to 973 in 2018, from 1,211 the year before.