Judge James Lawrence King

Judge, S.D. FL

Republican Court: FLSD Born: 1927-12-20

428

Cases in Database

25%

Settlement Rate

26%

Dismissal Rate

10%

Trial Rate

278,959

Court Cases (FJC)

Education

Court	Position	Start	End
CA Superior Court	Judge	1989	1997
CA Superior Court	Trial Judge	1983	1989
S.D. FL	Judge	1970	Active
FL Dist. Ct. of Appeals	Judge	1966	1967
—	Judge	1965	1965

How 278,959 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

25%

Settled

26%

Dismissed

10%

Went to Trial

$374,363

Avg Award

$10,000

Median Award

23,417

Judgment for Plaintiff

Case Type	Total	Settled	Dismissed	Trial	Pretrial	Avg Award
Fair Labor Standards Act	22,876	62%	13%	4%	4%	$454,607
Other Contract	15,508	28%	24%	7%	5%	$596,402
General	14,862	1%	61%	24%	0%	$94,750
Other Statutory Actions	14,761	27%	28%	6%	4%	$508,402
Other Civil Rights	12,705	26%	40%	10%	1%	$352,924
Insurance	12,302	38%	20%	7%	1%	$677,432
Civil Rights	12,010	3%	68%	17%	0%	$268,958
Motions to Vacate Sentence	11,909	0%	58%	29%	0%	$1,000
Employment	11,711	36%	26%	12%	1%	$510,966
ADA - Other	11,429	58%	16%	2%	2%	$240,178
Recovery of Student Loans	10,062	4%	9%	24%	39%	$257,904
Marine	8,152	26%	22%	7%	18%	$300,362
Personal Injury - Product Liability	7,229	13%	16%	2%	0%	$990,235
Other Personal Injury	7,010	41%	23%	5%	0%	$644,080
Marine	6,563	58%	17%	3%	1%	$565,261
Employee Retirement Income Security Act	6,059	46%	19%	5%	3%	$293,556
Trademark	5,710	25%	15%	16%	19%	$726,850
Consumer Credit	3,937	44%	18%	2%	2%	$403,877
Housing/Accommodations	3,854	56%	16%	4%	1%	$806,391
Bankruptcy Appeals	3,178	6%	38%	4%	0%	$863,000

Category	Filings	Settled	Dismissed	Trial	Default	Median Duration
Landlord-Tenant	320,000	32.1%	29.5%	1.8%	31.2%	48d
Contract	178,000	36.2%	25.8%	2.5%	30.1%	295d
Divorce/Family	135,000	54.8%	20.3%	4.2%	15.1%	340d
Personal Injury	72,500	69.4%	17.2%	3.5%	5.2%	425d
Consumer Protection	48,898	34.2%	22.8%	2.4%	35.1%	195d
Workers' Comp	36,091	71.2%	12.4%	6.8%	3.2%	445d
Employment	28,500	66.5%	19.8%	5.2%	4.8%	460d
Wrongful Death	4,424	72.5%	14.8%	5.2%	3.1%	520d

Source: California Administrative Office of the Courts

Year	Description	Value Code
2020	Amerant Bank	J
2020	Amerant Bank	M
2020	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2019	Amerant Bank f/k/a Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2019	Amerant Bank f/k/a Mercantil Commerce Bank	J
2019	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2018	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2018	Mercantil Commerce Bank	L
2018	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2017	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2017	Mercantil Commerce Bank	L
2017	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2016	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2016	Mercantil Commerce Bank	L
2016	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2015	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2015	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2015	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2014	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2014	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2014	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2013	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2013	Mercantil Commerce Bank	J
2013	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2012	Mercantil Commerce Bank	M
2012	Mercantil Commerce Bank	J
2012	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K
2011	Mercantil Commerce Bank f/k/a Florida Savings Bank	J
2011	Mercantil Commerce Bank {/k/a Florida Savings Bank	M
2011	USAA Intermediate Term Bond	K