diff --git a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
index 5815120..1f3bdb2 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
+++ b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/services/db.py
@@ -3700,7 +3700,11 @@ async def list_external_case_law(
                created_at,
                (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM halachot h WHERE h.case_law_id = case_law.id) AS halachot_count,
                (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM halachot h WHERE h.case_law_id = case_law.id
-                  AND h.review_status IN ('approved', 'published')) AS approved_count
+                  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,
+               (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM halachot h WHERE h.case_law_id = case_law.id
+                  AND h.review_status = 'rejected') AS rejected_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 65403c3..501653f 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/components/precedents/library-list-panel.tsx
+++ b/web-ui/src/components/precedents/library-list-panel.tsx
@@ -138,13 +138,37 @@ function StatusPill({ p }: { p: Precedent }) {
   if (p.halachot_count === 0) {
     return <Badge variant="outline">ללא הלכות</Badge>;
   }
+  // 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.
+  const hasPending = p.pending_count > 0;
   return (
-    <Badge variant="outline" className="bg-gold-wash text-gold-deep border-gold/40">
-      {p.approved_count}/{p.halachot_count} מאושרות
+    <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`}
+    >
+      <span className="text-success font-semibold">{p.approved_count}</span>
+      <span className="text-ink-light">/</span>
+      <span className={hasPending ? "text-danger font-bold" : "text-ink-light"}>
+        {p.pending_count}
+      </span>
+      <span className="text-ink-light">/</span>
+      <span className="text-ink-muted">{p.rejected_count}</span>
+      <span className="ms-1 text-[0.7rem] text-ink-muted">הלכות</span>
     </Badge>
   );
 }
 
+// Rows with halachot still awaiting the chair get a reddish wash so the
+// "needs attention" queue is visible at a glance without opening each row.
+function rowClassName(p: Precedent): string {
+  return p.pending_count > 0
+    ? "border-rule bg-danger-bg/40 hover:bg-danger-bg/60 align-top"
+    : "border-rule hover:bg-gold-wash/30 align-top";
+}
+
 function CourtRow({ p, onEdit }: { p: Precedent; onEdit: (id: string) => void }) {
   const del = useDeletePrecedent();
   const reqHalachot = useRequestHalachotExtraction();
@@ -175,7 +199,7 @@ function CourtRow({ p, onEdit }: { p: Precedent; onEdit: (id: string) => void })
   };
 
   return (
-    <TableRow className="border-rule hover:bg-gold-wash/30 align-top">
+    <TableRow className={rowClassName(p)}>
       <TableCell
         className="font-semibold text-navy text-right whitespace-normal break-words min-w-[280px] max-w-[420px] py-3"
         dir="rtl"
@@ -276,7 +300,7 @@ function CommitteeRow({ p, onEdit }: { p: Precedent; onEdit: (id: string) => voi
   };
 
   return (
-    <TableRow className="border-rule hover:bg-gold-wash/30 align-top">
+    <TableRow className={rowClassName(p)}>
       <TableCell
         className="font-semibold text-navy text-right whitespace-normal break-words min-w-[200px] max-w-[320px] py-3"
         dir="rtl"
diff --git a/web-ui/src/lib/api/precedent-library.ts b/web-ui/src/lib/api/precedent-library.ts
index 156d174..eb2c195 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/lib/api/precedent-library.ts
+++ b/web-ui/src/lib/api/precedent-library.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export type Precedent = {
   created_at: string;
   halachot_count: number;
   approved_count: number;
+  pending_count: number;
+  rejected_count: number;
 };
 
 export type Halacha = {