LexaceJudge, AL Court of Appeals
| Court | Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL Court of Appeals | Judge | 1962 | 1969 |
How 137,472 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)
| Case Type | Total | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Pretrial | Avg Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Rights | 23,709 | 1% | 75% | 4% | 0% | $458,367 |
| General | 15,622 | 1% | 73% | 2% | 0% | $56,500 |
| Patent | 13,875 | 16% | 37% | 2% | 0% | $2,291,828 |
| Asbestos | 10,379 | 10% | 5% | 2% | 0% | $2,561,575 |
| Personal Injury - Product Liability | 8,313 | 39% | 13% | 10% | 0% | $1,011,429 |
| Insurance | 4,307 | 37% | 19% | 5% | 1% | $439,659 |
| Other Contract | 4,078 | 24% | 26% | 8% | 3% | $533,000 |
| Employment | 4,000 | 27% | 33% | 14% | 0% | $175,659 |
| Other Personal Injury | 3,818 | 31% | 25% | 9% | 0% | $433,901 |
| Other Civil Rights | 3,635 | 17% | 43% | 12% | 0% | $438,387 |
| Motions to Vacate Sentence | 3,099 | 1% | 81% | 3% | 0% | $619,000 |
| Other Statutory Actions | 2,482 | 22% | 28% | 8% | 2% | $272,008 |
| Motor Vehicle | 2,196 | 33% | 25% | 7% | 0% | $876,529 |
| DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) | 2,179 | 1% | 31% | 3% | 0% | $58,167 |
| SSID Title XVI | 2,177 | 0% | 31% | 3% | 0% | $3,667 |
| Employee Retirement Income Security Act | 1,405 | 30% | 25% | 8% | 2% | $362,959 |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 1,230 | 35% | 25% | 5% | 2% | $493,412 |
| Consumer Credit | 1,109 | 22% | 28% | 0% | 1% | $4,757,000 |
| All Other Real Property | 883 | 16% | 39% | 5% | 1% | $884,667 |
| Marine | 846 | 35% | 24% | 12% | 1% | $674,837 |
| Category | Filings | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Default | Median Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlord-Tenant | 54,948 | 28.5% | 31.2% | 2.1% | 33.4% | 42d |
| Contract | 28,237 | 38.6% | 24.1% | 2.9% | 28.7% | 275d |
| Divorce/Family | 21,500 | 46.8% | 25.2% | 5.5% | 16.8% | 265d |
| Personal Injury | 9,800 | 64.5% | 21.5% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 375d |
| Consumer Protection | 6,410 | 34.2% | 22.8% | 2.4% | 35.1% | 195d |
| Workers' Comp | 4,731 | 71.2% | 12.4% | 6.8% | 3.2% | 445d |
| Employment | 3,739 | 64.2% | 21.3% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 420d |
| Wrongful Death | 580 | 72.5% | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 520d |
Source: Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts