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Judge Robert F. Kelly

Judge, E.D. PA

Republican Court: PAED Born: 1935-01-01
151
Cases in Database
64%
Settlement Rate
14%
Dismissal Rate
4%
Trial Rate
525,323
Court Cases (FJC)

Education

SchoolDegreeYear
Villanova UniversityB.A. — B.S.1957

Judicial Positions

CourtPositionStartEnd
E.D. PAJudge1987Active

Disposition Patterns — PAED

How 525,323 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

64%
Settled
14%
Dismissed
4%
Went to Trial
$625,212
Avg Award
$47,000
Median Award
18,901
Judgment for Plaintiff
Case TypeTotalSettledDismissedTrialPretrialAvg Award
Asbestos203,69682%15%0%0%$175,000
Personal Injury - Product Liability64,00749%31%1%0%$833,631
Other Contract23,72953%10%11%8%$529,294
Other Civil Rights22,36965%10%11%0%$556,130
Employment18,98770%7%10%0%$320,766
General15,99774%13%0%0%$131,800
Civil Rights13,63664%7%8%0%$398,372
Other Personal Injury13,20960%6%7%0%$583,370
Insurance13,14857%8%11%2%$404,154
Motor Vehicle11,91867%6%5%0%$492,770
Other Statutory Actions11,67959%7%6%2%$625,107
Employee Retirement Income Security Act11,27744%7%14%15%$851,075
Prison Condition9,56943%14%4%0%$40,125
SSID Title XVI6,30718%12%11%0%$1,750
Federal Employers Liability5,85066%5%4%0%$689,338
Motions to Vacate Sentence5,22971%3%0%0%
Health Care/Pharmaceutical4,57426%6%3%0%
Consumer Credit4,42355%5%2%1%$28,791
Copyrights4,27535%8%5%4%$713,750
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))4,11915%12%12%0%$69,000

Pennsylvania State Court Analytics by Category

CategoryFilingsSettledDismissedTrialDefaultMedian Duration
Landlord-Tenant139,42128.5%31.2%2.1%33.4%42d
Contract71,64738.6%24.1%2.9%28.7%275d
Divorce/Family38,20053.4%20.8%4.1%15.5%320d
Personal Injury28,50068.2%19.5%3.4%5.2%395d
Consumer Protection16,26534.2%22.8%2.4%35.1%195d
Workers' Comp12,00571.2%12.4%6.8%3.2%445d
Employment9,48864.2%21.3%4.5%4.8%420d
Wrongful Death1,47172.5%14.8%5.2%3.1%520d

Source: Pennsylvania Administrative Office of the Courts

Financial Disclosures (200 holdings)

YearDescriptionValue Code
2020Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Common StockK
2020Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Common StockK
2020IRA Vanguard Star FundL
2020IRA Vanguard Star FundL
2020McDonald's Corp.Common StockM
2020McDonald's Corp.Common StockM
2020Vanguard GNMA FundJ
2020Vanguard GNMA FundJ
2020Vanguard Hi-Yid Crp. Bond FundJ
2020Vanguard Hi-Yid Crp. Bond FundJ
2020Vanguard Index 500 FundJ
2020Vanguard Index 500 FundJ
2020Vanguard International Growth FundJ
2020Vanguard International Growth FundJ
2020Vanguard PA LT Insured Tax Free FundK
2020Vanguard PA LT Insured Tax Free FundK
2020Vanguard Prime Cap FundJ
2020Vanguard Prime Cap FundJ
2020Vanguard Star FundO
2020Vanguard Star FundO
2020Vanguard Tax Free PA Vanguard Muni Money Market FundK
2020Vanguard Tax Free PA Vanguard Muni Money Market FundK
2020Vanguard US Treasury Money Market FundJ
2020Vanguard US Treasury Money Market FundJ
2020Wells Fargo Bank MMI B InterestP1
2020Wells Fargo Bank MMI B InterestP1
2019Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Common StockK
2019IRA Vanguard Star FundL
2019McDonald's Corp.Common StockM
2019Vanguard GNMA FundJ
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