Judge Richard J. Leon
Judge, D.D.C.
Republican
Court: DCD
Born: 1949-01-01
Education
| School | Degree | Year |
|---|
| Harvard University | LL.M. | 1981 |
| Suffolk University | J.D. | 1974 |
| College of the Holy Cross | B.A. — A.B. | 1971 |
Judicial Positions
| Court | Position | Start | End |
|---|
| D.D.C. | Judge | 2002 | Active |
Disposition Patterns — DCD
How 107,640 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)
9,214
Judgment for Plaintiff
| Case Type | Total | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Pretrial | Avg Award |
|---|
| Other Statutory Actions | 11,963 | 9% | 29% | 22% | 1% | $572,458 |
| Employment | 9,302 | 22% | 23% | 27% | 0% | $324,615 |
| Other Civil Rights | 9,224 | 9% | 52% | 16% | 0% | $451,061 |
| Civil Rights | 8,479 | 3% | 55% | 21% | 0% | $266,615 |
| Freedom of Information Act | 6,741 | 17% | 19% | 26% | 0% | $1,091,909 |
| Other Contract | 5,759 | 24% | 23% | 17% | 5% | $384,044 |
| General | 4,369 | 1% | 60% | 9% | 0% | — |
| Employee Retirement Income Security Act | 4,038 | 14% | 14% | 16% | 26% | $231,594 |
| Other Personal Injury | 3,956 | 26% | 29% | 16% | 1% | $519,770 |
| Recovery of Student Loans | 3,775 | 4% | 8% | 14% | 56% | $96,677 |
| Motor Vehicle | 2,878 | 51% | 18% | 12% | 0% | $289,277 |
| Personal Injury - Product Liability | 1,767 | 16% | 15% | 5% | 0% | $183,538 |
| Motions to Vacate Sentence | 1,608 | 0% | 43% | 21% | 0% | — |
| Code 465 | 1,512 | 2% | 9% | 2% | 0% | — |
| Health Care/Pharmaceutical | 1,344 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Environmental Matters | 1,318 | 17% | 19% | 30% | 0% | $380,100 |
| Medicare Act | 1,147 | 9% | 17% | 14% | 0% | $200,500 |
| Securities/Commodities/Exchange | 1,082 | 11% | 11% | 51% | 4% | $453,451 |
| Administrative Procedure Act/Review of Agency Decision | 1,067 | 4% | 20% | 12% | 0% | — |
| Antitrust | 1,017 | 8% | 12% | 26% | 0% | $859,000 |
District of Columbia State Court Analytics by Category
| Category | Filings | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Default | Median Duration |
|---|
| Landlord-Tenant | 7,303 | 28.5% | 31.2% | 2.1% | 33.4% | 42d |
| Divorce/Family | 4,787 | 52.3% | 22.1% | 4.8% | 14.5% | 310d |
| Contract | 3,753 | 38.6% | 24.1% | 2.9% | 28.7% | 275d |
| Personal Injury | 1,584 | 67.8% | 18.4% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 385d |
| Consumer Protection | 852 | 34.2% | 22.8% | 2.4% | 35.1% | 195d |
| Workers' Comp | 628 | 71.2% | 12.4% | 6.8% | 3.2% | 445d |
| Employment | 497 | 64.2% | 21.3% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 420d |
| Wrongful Death | 77 | 72.5% | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 520d |
Source: District of Columbia Administrative Office of the Courts
Financial Disclosures (13 holdings)
| Year | Description | Value Code |
|---|
| 2020 | Fidelity 401 (k) Fidelity cash reserves) | J |
| 2019 | Fidelity 401 (k) Fidelity cash reserves | J |
| 2018 | Fidelity 401 (k) Fidelity cash reserves) | J |
| 2017 | Fidelity 401 (k) Fidelity cash reserves) | J |
| 2016 | Fidelity 401 (k) Fidelity cash reserves) | J |
| 2015 | Fidelity 401 (k) Fidelity cash reserves) | J |
| 2014 | Fidelity 401 (k) Fidelity cash reserves) | J |
| 2013 | Fidelity 401(k) IRA (Fidelity Cash Reserves) | J |
| 2012 | Fidelity 401(k) IRA (Fidelity Cash Reserves) | J |
| 2011 | Fidelity 401(k) IRA (Fidelity Cash Reserves) | J |
| 2010 | 1de’ ity Casa Res | |
| 2010 | Ticelity 4IL(<c) TRA | -1 |
| 2008 | Fidelity 401(k) IRA (Findelity Cash Reserv es) | M |
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