Judge Linda Ann McFadden
Judge, CA Superior Court
Court: DCD
Education
| School | Degree | Year |
|---|
| University of Wyoming | B.A. | |
| University of the Pacific | J.D. | |
Judicial Positions
| Court | Position | Start | End |
|---|
| CA Superior Court | Judge | 2003 | 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 |
California State Court Analytics by Category
| Category | Filings | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Default | Median Duration |
|---|
| Landlord-Tenant | 320,000 | 32.1% | 29.5% | 1.8% | 31.2% | 48d |
| Contract | 178,000 | 36.2% | 25.8% | 2.5% | 30.1% | 295d |
| Divorce/Family | 135,000 | 54.8% | 20.3% | 4.2% | 15.1% | 340d |
| Personal Injury | 72,500 | 69.4% | 17.2% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 425d |
| Consumer Protection | 48,898 | 34.2% | 22.8% | 2.4% | 35.1% | 195d |
| Workers' Comp | 36,091 | 71.2% | 12.4% | 6.8% | 3.2% | 445d |
| Employment | 28,500 | 66.5% | 19.8% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 460d |
| Wrongful Death | 4,424 | 72.5% | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 520d |
Source: California Administrative Office of the Courts
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