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Judge Keith P. Ellison

Judge, S.D. TX

Democrat Court: TXSD Born: 1950-01-01
73
Cases in Database
16%
Settlement Rate
23%
Dismissal Rate
10%
Trial Rate
300,155
Court Cases (FJC)

Education

SchoolDegreeYear
Yale UniversityJ.D.1976
Harvard UniversityB.A.1972

Judicial Positions

CourtPositionStartEnd
S.D. TXJudge1999Active

Disposition Patterns — TXSD

How 300,155 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

16%
Settled
23%
Dismissed
10%
Went to Trial
$276,798
Avg Award
$9,000
Median Award
19,017
Judgment for Plaintiff
Case TypeTotalSettledDismissedTrialPretrialAvg Award
General20,6201%55%25%0%$32,000
Civil Rights18,3463%69%9%0%$370,286
Insurance15,53945%14%8%1%$563,739
Other Contract14,73730%20%13%5%$519,443
Personal Injury - Product Liability14,2177%14%2%0%$300,396
Employment13,09431%24%24%0%$235,980
Recovery of Student Loans12,7572%12%14%52%$179,773
Other Personal Injury9,52836%18%10%0%$569,715
Motions to Vacate Sentence8,6172%58%12%0%$2,500
Other Civil Rights8,59522%33%20%0%$368,331
Other Statutory Actions8,15320%22%9%4%$332,562
Fair Labor Standards Act6,32749%15%7%2%$246,542
Marine5,79642%22%8%4%$197,010
Marine5,16153%18%7%1%$498,736
Employee Retirement Income Security Act4,73440%18%14%2%$254,730
Prison Condition4,4891%70%11%0%$78,500
Bankruptcy Appeals3,9737%52%4%0%$239,929
Motor Vehicle3,18739%17%6%0%$451,225
Copyrights2,60930%11%11%13%$678,715
Foreclosure2,59023%30%16%2%$360,800

Texas State Court Analytics by Category

CategoryFilingsSettledDismissedTrialDefaultMedian Duration
Landlord-Tenant185,00024.3%28.7%1.8%40.2%35d
Contract124,50035.8%22.4%2.1%34.2%248d
Divorce/Family82,34148.5%19.2%5.1%21.3%285d
Personal Injury62,84571.2%16.8%2.4%5.2%398d
Consumer Protection38,27934.2%22.8%2.4%35.1%195d
Workers' Comp28,25371.2%12.4%6.8%3.2%445d
Employment18,42062.1%23.5%3.8%4.8%435d
Wrongful Death3,46372.5%14.8%5.2%3.1%520d

Source: Texas Administrative Office of the Courts

Financial Disclosures (200 holdings)

YearDescriptionValue Code
2020401(K) SAVINGS PLAN Vanguard
2020AMEGY BANK OF TEXAS CHECKING ACCOUNTN
2020AMEGY BANK OF TEXAS SAVINGS ACCOUNTM
2020Adams ExpressM
2020Adams ExpressM
2020Adams Express Co. (y)J
2020Adams Express CompanyL
2020FIDELITY - INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT (H)
2020FIDELITY IRA
2020Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (y)J
2020Fidelity Inflation Protected BondL
2020Fidelity Money MarketJ
2020Fidelity Municipal Money MarketJ
2020Fidelity Strategic IncomeM
2020Frontier -Communications Corp ComJ
2020Govt. Natl. Mortg. AssnL
2020Lehman BrosJ
2020Lehman Bros Hldgs IncK
2020Merck & Co Inc New ComL
2020Merek & Co. (y)L
2020RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Govt Plan
2020Spartan U. S. Equity IncomeO
2020Time Warner Cos Inc DEBL
2020Vanguard International Stock Index FundM
2020Vanguard Prime Money Market FundL
2020Vanguard Total Bond Market Index FundO
2020Vanguard Total Bond Market Index FundO
2020Vanguard Total Stock Market Index FundP1
2020Verizon (y)L
2020Verizon CommunicationsL
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