diff --git a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
index b26800a..7f6181d 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
+++ b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
@@ -3702,9 +3702,11 @@ async def list_external_case_law(
                (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM halachot h WHERE h.case_law_id = case_law.id
                   AND h.review_status IN ('approved', 'published')) AS approved_count,
                (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM halachot h WHERE h.case_law_id = case_law.id
-                  AND h.review_status IN ('pending_review', 'deferred')) AS pending_count,
+                  AND h.review_status = 'pending_review') AS pending_count,
                (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM halachot h WHERE h.case_law_id = case_law.id
-                  AND h.review_status = 'rejected') AS rejected_count
+                  AND h.review_status = 'rejected') AS rejected_count,
+               (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM halachot h WHERE h.case_law_id = case_law.id
+                  AND h.review_status = 'deferred') AS deferred_count
         FROM case_law
         WHERE {where_sql}
         ORDER BY created_at DESC
diff --git a/web-ui/src/components/precedents/library-list-panel.tsx b/web-ui/src/components/precedents/library-list-panel.tsx
index 501653f..c4a94d0 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/components/precedents/library-list-panel.tsx
+++ b/web-ui/src/components/precedents/library-list-panel.tsx
@@ -140,14 +140,20 @@ function StatusPill({ p }: { p: Precedent }) {
   }
   // Split the count into approved / pending / rejected so a high total no
   // longer reads as "lots waiting" when the remainder is actually rejected.
-  // Pending is the only state that needs the chair — highlight it in red.
+  // Only pending_review needs the chair — it (and only it) is highlighted red
+  // and tints the row. deferred ("snoozed", #84) was deliberately set aside and
+  // is excluded from the active review queue, so it never alarms — it shows as
+  // a separate muted segment, surfaced only when present.
   const hasPending = p.pending_count > 0;
+  const title =
+    `${p.approved_count} מאושרות · ${p.pending_count} ממתינות · ${p.rejected_count} נדחו` +
+    (p.deferred_count > 0 ? ` · ${p.deferred_count} נדחו למועד` : "");
   return (
     <Badge
       variant="outline"
       dir="ltr"
       className="bg-gold-wash text-gold-deep border-gold/40 tabular-nums"
-      title={`${p.approved_count} מאושרות · ${p.pending_count} ממתינות · ${p.rejected_count} נדחו`}
+      title={title}
     >
       <span className="text-success font-semibold">{p.approved_count}</span>
       <span className="text-ink-light">/</span>
@@ -156,6 +162,11 @@ function StatusPill({ p }: { p: Precedent }) {
       </span>
       <span className="text-ink-light">/</span>
       <span className="text-ink-muted">{p.rejected_count}</span>
+      {p.deferred_count > 0 ? (
+        <span className="ms-1 text-[0.7rem] text-ink-light">
+          (⏸ {p.deferred_count})
+        </span>
+      ) : null}
       <span className="ms-1 text-[0.7rem] text-ink-muted">הלכות</span>
     </Badge>
   );
diff --git a/web-ui/src/lib/api/precedent-library.ts b/web-ui/src/lib/api/precedent-library.ts
index eb2c195..65e1302 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/lib/api/precedent-library.ts
+++ b/web-ui/src/lib/api/precedent-library.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export type Precedent = {
   approved_count: number;
   pending_count: number;
   rejected_count: number;
+  deferred_count: number;
 };
 
 export type Halacha = {