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Judge Daniel Holcombe Thomas

Judge, S.D. AL

Democrat Court: ALSD Born: 1906-08-25
67
Cases in Database
19%
Settlement Rate
20%
Dismissal Rate
10%
Trial Rate
37,017
Court Cases (FJC)

Judicial Positions

CourtPositionStartEnd
S.D. ALJudge19512000

Disposition Patterns — ALSD

How 37,017 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

19%
Settled
20%
Dismissed
10%
Went to Trial
$939,870
Avg Award
$66,500
Median Award
2,791
Judgment for Plaintiff
Case TypeTotalSettledDismissedTrialPretrialAvg Award
Civil Rights2,6251%57%12%0%$464,083
Employment2,60340%17%23%0%$933,600
Other Contract2,50830%12%17%8%$884,865
General2,3380%52%4%0%$4,500
SSID Title XVI2,2490%7%2%0%
Other Personal Injury2,06231%22%8%0%$1,405,526
Insurance1,91640%10%13%1%$1,052,349
Prison Condition1,7601%68%7%0%$6,000
Motions to Vacate Sentence1,6210%22%5%0%
Other Civil Rights1,40321%35%19%0%$814,625
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))1,1440%5%4%0%
Marine83234%15%10%8%$937,569
Personal Injury - Product Liability78225%6%6%0%$2,042,462
Recovery of Student Loans6824%4%23%55%$760,882
Other Statutory Actions66832%15%14%4%$570,836
Motor Vehicle66652%7%8%0%$1,363,320
Marine65149%12%11%2%$880,870
Other Fraud64124%10%8%1%$1,548,214
Employee Retirement Income Security Act62944%8%17%4%$1,227,436
Asbestos44730%2%10%0%$3,431,774

Alabama State Court Analytics by Category

CategoryFilingsSettledDismissedTrialDefaultMedian Duration
Landlord-Tenant54,94828.5%31.2%2.1%33.4%42d
Contract28,23738.6%24.1%2.9%28.7%275d
Divorce/Family21,50046.8%25.2%5.5%16.8%265d
Personal Injury9,80064.5%21.5%4.2%5.2%375d
Consumer Protection6,41034.2%22.8%2.4%35.1%195d
Workers' Comp4,73171.2%12.4%6.8%3.2%445d
Employment3,73964.2%21.3%4.5%4.8%420d
Wrongful Death58072.5%14.8%5.2%3.1%520d

Source: Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts

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