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Judge Rebecca Beach Smith

Judge, E.D. VA

Republican Court: VAED Born: 1949-01-01
356
Cases in Database
13%
Settlement Rate
31%
Dismissal Rate
10%
Trial Rate
161,070
Court Cases (FJC)

Education

SchoolDegreeYear
College of William and MaryJ.D.1979
University of Virginia-Main CampusM.A.1973
College of William and MaryB.A.1971

Judicial Positions

CourtPositionStartEnd
E.D. VAJudge1989Active

Disposition Patterns — VAED

How 161,070 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

13%
Settled
31%
Dismissed
10%
Went to Trial
$815,973
Avg Award
$57,000
Median Award
10,172
Judgment for Plaintiff
Case TypeTotalSettledDismissedTrialPretrialAvg Award
Asbestos16,6674%1%5%0%$3,115,433
Civil Rights16,6481%76%7%0%$1,099,200
General12,3470%63%15%0%$1,000
Other Contract11,26529%26%13%7%$794,120
Employment7,78727%32%22%0%$626,818
Employee Retirement Income Security Act6,30713%19%12%26%$188,655
Prison Condition6,2691%53%8%0%$11,400
Motions to Vacate Sentence5,4960%59%4%0%
Other Civil Rights5,36813%46%21%0%$380,292
Other Statutory Actions4,35027%32%12%3%$706,749
Other Personal Injury3,98139%22%17%0%$740,525
Motor Vehicle2,97449%24%11%0%$666,055
Consumer Credit2,48037%26%4%1%$722,316
Insurance2,38933%21%17%2%$822,919
Bankruptcy Appeals2,1155%49%7%0%$296,417
Fair Labor Standards Act2,11350%16%9%3%$269,292
Trademark2,02327%16%14%14%$879,466
Personal Injury - Product Liability1,88836%26%6%0%$1,057,000
Patent1,81922%19%12%1%$1,001,645
Copyrights1,81325%15%6%5%$642,842

Virginia State Court Analytics by Category

CategoryFilingsSettledDismissedTrialDefaultMedian Duration
Landlord-Tenant92,95928.5%31.2%2.1%33.4%42d
Contract47,77138.6%24.1%2.9%28.7%275d
Divorce/Family28,20051.5%21.2%5.5%15.8%305d
Personal Injury18,50066.2%19.8%4.2%5.2%375d
Consumer Protection10,84534.2%22.8%2.4%35.1%195d
Workers' Comp8,00471.2%12.4%6.8%3.2%445d
Employment6,32664.2%21.3%4.5%4.8%420d
Wrongful Death98172.5%14.8%5.2%3.1%520d

Source: Virginia Administrative Office of the Courts

Financial Disclosures (200 holdings)

YearDescriptionValue Code
2020N
2020529 Education Account #1 holding (line 155) (H)
2020529 Education Account #2 holding (line 157) (H)
2020AQR Managed Futures StrategyJ
2020AQR Managed Futures Strategy FundJ
2020Adobe Systems Inc.L
2020Alphabet Inc.K
2020Amazon (12/5/24)K
2020American Funds Growth Portfolio-529F1J
2020American Funds Growth Portfolio-529F1K
2020Amgen (11/15/21)
2020Amgen IncorporatedK
2020Anheuser-Busch I (1/23/29)K
2020Apple Inc.M
2020Appomattox Cnty VA (05/01/22)
2020Arlingtin Cnty Va IDA (07/01/31)
2020Auto Data ProcessingL
2020BP Capital Mkt P (10/1/20)
2020Bank of AmericaK
2020Blackrock High YieldJ
2020Branch Bank & Trust Co. Bank AccountJ
2020Brokerage Account #2 holding (lines 39-97) (H)
2020Brokerage Account #4 directing and holding (lines 134-153) (H)
2020C.A. Associates, 2%, Norfolk, VAK
2020Canadian Natl Ry Co.K
2020Cbre Group Inc.K
2020Charlottesville Va (7/15/27)J
2020Chevron CorporationJ
2020Chubb LtdK
2020Cisco Systems Inc.K
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