Judge J. Frederick Motz

Judge, D. MD

Republican Court: MDD Born: 1942-01-01

Cases in Database

18%

Settlement Rate

28%

Dismissal Rate

15%

Trial Rate

157,670

Court Cases (FJC)

Education

School	Degree	Year
Wesleyan University	B.A. — A.B.	1964

Court	Position	Start	End
D. MD	Judge	1985	Active

How 157,670 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

18%

Settled

28%

Dismissed

15%

Went to Trial

$619,662

Avg Award

$50,000

Median Award

12,188

Judgment for Plaintiff

Case Type	Total	Settled	Dismissed	Trial	Pretrial	Avg Award
Civil Rights	17,606	5%	57%	27%	0%	$733,139
Other Contract	10,798	31%	21%	16%	8%	$710,232
Employment	9,703	30%	24%	31%	0%	$327,437
Other Civil Rights	6,991	18%	40%	25%	0%	$287,263
Employee Retirement Income Security Act	6,630	25%	10%	13%	25%	$311,126
General	5,829	5%	85%	4%	0%	$1,235,333
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))	5,586	2%	3%	10%	0%	$414,200
Other Statutory Actions	5,461	24%	30%	18%	2%	$378,512
Motions to Vacate Sentence	5,191	3%	67%	12%	0%	$502,000
Motor Vehicle	5,043	54%	18%	9%	0%	$543,437
Other Personal Injury	4,924	41%	22%	16%	0%	$792,571
Personal Injury - Product Liability	4,652	26%	23%	8%	0%	$869,185
Insurance	3,245	39%	16%	20%	2%	$549,211
Mandamus & Other	3,151	2%	83%	5%	0%	—
SSID Title XVI	2,509	1%	6%	13%	0%	$1,000
Fair Labor Standards Act	2,493	58%	9%	9%	4%	$284,853
Bankruptcy Appeals	2,282	10%	40%	4%	0%	$154,400
Asbestos	2,246	3%	24%	2%	0%	$3,862,357
Copyrights	2,075	27%	9%	7%	5%	$433,601
Recovery of Student Loans	1,831	5%	8%	17%	44%	$314,715

Category	Filings	Settled	Dismissed	Trial	Default	Median Duration
Landlord-Tenant	66,477	28.5%	31.2%	2.1%	33.4%	42d
Contract	34,162	38.6%	24.1%	2.9%	28.7%	275d
Divorce/Family	19,200	54.5%	20.2%	5.5%	13.8%	315d
Personal Injury	13,800	68.8%	18.5%	3.8%	5.2%	405d
Consumer Protection	7,755	34.2%	22.8%	2.4%	35.1%	195d
Workers' Comp	5,724	71.2%	12.4%	6.8%	3.2%	445d
Employment	4,524	64.2%	21.3%	4.5%	4.8%	420d
Wrongful Death	701	72.5%	14.8%	5.2%	3.1%	520d

Source: Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts

Year	Description	Value Code
2020	529 - Bond & Income Portfolio (CUST)	L
2020	529 - Equity Index 500 Portfolio
2020	529 - Equity Index 500 Portfolio	L
2020	529 - Global Equity Mkt Index Port (CUST)	M
2020	529 - US Bond enhanced Index Portfolio (CUST)	M
2020	529 - Vanguard Interest Accumulation Portfolio (CUST)	L
2020	529 - Vanguard Interest Accumulation Portfolio (CUST)
2020	529 - Vanguard Interest Accumulation Portfolio (CUST)
2020	529 - Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Port (CUST)
2020	529 - Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Port (CUST)
2020	529 - Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Port (CUST)	M
2020	529 - Vanguard Total International Stock Index Port (CUST)	L
2020	529 - Vanguard Total International Stock Index Port (CUST)
2020	529 - Vanguard Total International Stock Index Port (CUST)
2020	529 - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio (CUST)
2020	529 - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio (CUST)
2020	529 - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio (CUST)	M
2020	AT&T (T)	L
2020	Altria Group Inc (MO)	K
2020	Apple Inc (AAPL)	P1
2020	CVS Corp (CVS)	K
2020	Campbell Soup Co (CPB)	J
2020	Chevron Corp (CVX)	K
2020	DFA T A World Ex US Core Equity (DFTWX)
2020	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund (DBLTX) (IRA)	L
2020	Duke Realty Corp (DRE)	K
2020	Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)	L
2020	Fidelity 500 Index Fund Intl Premium (FXAIX)	O
2020	Fidelity Conservative Income Muni Bond (FMNDX)	L
2020	Fidelity Conservative Income Muni Bond (FMNDX)