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Judge Henry Potter

Judge, M.D. NC

j Court: NCWD Born: 1766-01-05
232
Cases in Database
15%
Settlement Rate
18%
Dismissal Rate
19%
Trial Rate
46,303
Court Cases (FJC)

Judicial Positions

CourtPositionStartEnd
M.D. NCJudge18021857
5th CircuitJudge18021802

Disposition Patterns — NCWD

How 46,303 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

15%
Settled
18%
Dismissed
19%
Went to Trial
$473,630
Avg Award
$20,000
Median Award
3,652
Judgment for Plaintiff
Case TypeTotalSettledDismissedTrialPretrialAvg Award
Motions to Vacate Sentence3,8250%37%55%0%$50,000
Other Contract3,44733%10%15%7%$614,744
Employment3,18538%15%25%0%$422,662
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))2,7441%7%24%0%$9,000
Civil Rights2,6022%57%29%0%$24,250
Other Civil Rights1,86818%38%23%0%$619,500
General1,7540%54%36%0%$4,000
Asbestos1,4253%3%0%0%$468,750
SSID Title XVI1,3972%8%21%0%
Other Statutory Actions1,22529%14%16%6%$225,431
Insurance1,02142%9%16%2%$334,696
Employee Retirement Income Security Act1,00549%8%15%3%$346,170
Bankruptcy Appeals7636%48%2%0%$1,000
Personal Injury - Product Liability75918%5%5%0%$237,111
Prison Condition7231%73%16%0%$11,750
Trademark71629%6%20%7%$421,191
Other Personal Injury67937%19%18%0%$1,109,125
Recovery of Student Loans6691%5%22%51%$207,835
Recovery of Veteran Benefits5542%7%18%47%$322,916
Patent50233%8%18%1%$1,298,429

North Carolina State Court Analytics by Category

CategoryFilingsSettledDismissedTrialDefaultMedian Duration
Landlord-Tenant116,55128.5%31.2%2.1%33.4%42d
Contract59,89438.6%24.1%2.9%28.7%275d
Divorce/Family34,50048.5%24.2%4.8%16.8%280d
Personal Injury19,80067.2%19.5%3.4%5.2%385d
Consumer Protection13,59734.2%22.8%2.4%35.1%195d
Workers' Comp10,03671.2%12.4%6.8%3.2%445d
Employment7,93164.2%21.3%4.5%4.8%420d
Wrongful Death1,23072.5%14.8%5.2%3.1%520d

Source: North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts

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