Judge Henry Woods
Judge, E.D. AR
Democrat
Court: ARED
Born: 1918-03-17
Education
| School | Degree | Year |
|---|
| University of Arkansas | B.A. | 1938 |
| Rice University | B.A. | |
Judicial Positions
| Court | Position | Start | End |
|---|
| E.D. AR | Judge | 1980 | 2002 |
| AR Supreme Court | Judge | 1967 | 1974 |
| AR Court of Appeals | Judge | 1967 | 2004 |
Disposition Patterns — ARED
How 86,767 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)
6,675
Judgment for Plaintiff
| Case Type | Total | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Pretrial | Avg Award |
|---|
| Prison Condition | 11,347 | 2% | 38% | 46% | 0% | $122,159 |
| Personal Injury - Product Liability | 11,261 | 9% | 5% | 4% | 0% | $452,769 |
| Civil Rights | 7,518 | 3% | 48% | 36% | 0% | $190,000 |
| General | 6,018 | 0% | 36% | 56% | 0% | — |
| Employment | 5,398 | 31% | 17% | 36% | 0% | $466,904 |
| SSID Title XVI | 5,294 | 0% | 3% | 14% | 0% | — |
| Other Civil Rights | 4,902 | 24% | 24% | 33% | 0% | $316,352 |
| DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) | 4,729 | 1% | 4% | 18% | 0% | — |
| Foreclosure | 3,410 | 5% | 5% | 15% | 65% | $388,250 |
| Other Contract | 2,642 | 35% | 14% | 24% | 4% | $592,343 |
| Insurance | 1,829 | 43% | 8% | 26% | 1% | $646,269 |
| Motor Vehicle | 1,499 | 60% | 7% | 12% | 0% | $689,286 |
| Other Personal Injury | 1,286 | 42% | 12% | 20% | 0% | $342,049 |
| Motions to Vacate Sentence | 1,128 | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | — |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 1,089 | 51% | 5% | 16% | 0% | $388,262 |
| Other Statutory Actions | 1,052 | 33% | 13% | 24% | 2% | $945,416 |
| Employee Retirement Income Security Act | 981 | 46% | 7% | 29% | 1% | $262,943 |
| Mandamus & Other | 977 | 2% | 73% | 16% | 0% | $1,000 |
| Recovery of Student Loans | 632 | 5% | 4% | 25% | 51% | $323,298 |
| Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice | 402 | 35% | 14% | 25% | 0% | $954,238 |
Arkansas State Court Analytics by Category
| Category | Filings | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Default | Median Duration |
|---|
| Landlord-Tenant | 32,997 | 27.4% | 31.2% | 2.3% | 33.4% | 38d |
| Divorce/Family | 21,631 | 50.2% | 22.1% | 5.3% | 14.5% | 285d |
| Contract | 16,957 | 37.1% | 24.1% | 3.2% | 28.7% | 253d |
| Personal Injury | 7,158 | 65.1% | 18.4% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 354d |
| Consumer Protection | 3,849 | 32.8% | 22.8% | 2.6% | 35.1% | 179d |
| Workers' Comp | 2,841 | 68.4% | 12.4% | 7.5% | 3.2% | 409d |
| Employment | 2,245 | 61.6% | 21.3% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 386d |
| Wrongful Death | 348 | 69.6% | 14.8% | 5.7% | 3.1% | 478d |
Source: Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts
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