diff --git a/caseworker/queues/views/cases.py b/caseworker/queues/views/cases.py
index 48e5162a0..1a684a90c 100644
--- a/caseworker/queues/views/cases.py
+++ b/caseworker/queues/views/cases.py
@@ -143,9 +143,11 @@ def get_params(self):
             if session_sort_by:
                 params["sort_by"] = session_sort_by
             elif self.queue_pk == ALL_CASES_QUEUE_ID:
-                params["sort_by"] = "submitted_at"
-            else:
+                # newest to oldest
                 params["sort_by"] = "-submitted_at"
+            else:
+                # oldest to newest
+                params["sort_by"] = "submitted_at"
 
         self.request.session["case_search_sort_by"] = params["sort_by"]
 
diff --git a/unit_tests/caseworker/queues/views/test_cases.py b/unit_tests/caseworker/queues/views/test_cases.py
index 518d657e6..a4d81ab7a 100644
--- a/unit_tests/caseworker/queues/views/test_cases.py
+++ b/unit_tests/caseworker/queues/views/test_cases.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "queue_id": ["00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"],
     "selected_tab": ["all_cases"],
     "hidden": ["true"],
-    "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
+    "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
 }
 
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def test_cases_queue_page_assigned_queues(authorized_client, mock_cases_search_t
         "queue_id": [queue_pk],
         "selected_tab": ["all_cases"],
         "hidden": ["false"],
-        "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
+        "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
     }
 
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ def test_tabs_with_all_cases_default(authorized_client, mock_cases_search, mock_
             "page": ["1"],
             "queue_id": ["00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"],
             "selected_tab": [tab],
-            "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
+            "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
         } in head_request_history
 
 
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ def test_tabs_on_all_cases_queue(authorized_client, mock_cases_search, tab_name,
         "page": ["1"],
         "queue_id": ["00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"],
         "selected_tab": [tab_name],
-        "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
+        "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
     }
 
 
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ def test_tabs_on_team_queue(
         "page": ["1"],
         "queue_id": [queue_pk],
         "selected_tab": [tab_name],
-        "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
+        "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
     }
     head_request_history = [x.qs for x in mock_cases_search_head.request_history]
     assert {
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ def test_tabs_on_team_queue(
         "page": ["1"],
         "queue_id": [queue_pk],
         "selected_tab": ["all_cases"],
-        "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
+        "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
     } in head_request_history
 
     tabs_with_hidden_param = ("my_cases", "open_queries")
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ def test_tabs_on_team_queue(
             "page": ["1"],
             "queue_id": [queue_pk],
             "selected_tab": [tab],
-            "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
+            "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
         } in head_request_history
 
 
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ def test_tabs_on_team_queue_with_hidden_param(
         "page": ["1"],
         "queue_id": [queue_pk],
         "selected_tab": ["all_cases"],
-        "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
+        "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
     }
     head_request_history = [x.qs for x in mock_cases_search_head.request_history]
     tabs_with_hidden_param = ("all_cases", "my_cases", "open_queries")
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ def test_tabs_on_team_queue_with_hidden_param(
             "page": ["1"],
             "queue_id": [queue_pk],
             "selected_tab": [tab],
-            "sort_by": ["-submitted_at"],
+            "sort_by": ["submitted_at"],
         } in head_request_history
 
 
@@ -1156,8 +1156,8 @@ def test_product_search_is_visible_to_specific_users_only(
 def test_queue_view_sort_params_persist(authorized_client):
     response = authorized_client.get(reverse("core:index"))
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert authorized_client.session["case_search_sort_by"] == "submitted_at"
+    assert authorized_client.session["case_search_sort_by"] == "-submitted_at"
 
-    authorized_client.get(reverse("core:index") + "?sort_by=-submitted_at")
+    authorized_client.get(reverse("core:index") + "?sort_by=submitted_at")
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert authorized_client.session["case_search_sort_by"] == "-submitted_at"
+    assert authorized_client.session["case_search_sort_by"] == "submitted_at"