Judge Percy Whitman Knapp
Judge, S.D. NY
Republican
Court: NYSD
Born: 1909-02-24
Education
| School | Degree | Year |
|---|
| Harvard University | LL.B. | 1934 |
| Yale University | B.A. | 1931 |
Judicial Positions
| Court | Position | Start | End |
|---|
| S.D. NY | Judge | 1972 | 2004 |
Disposition Patterns — NYSD
How 393,393 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)
32,789
Judgment for Plaintiff
| Case Type | Total | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Pretrial | Avg Award |
|---|
| Other Contract | 38,130 | 23% | 26% | 10% | 7% | $964,284 |
| Other Civil Rights | 27,092 | 30% | 17% | 11% | 0% | $475,895 |
| Employment | 20,649 | 27% | 27% | 16% | 0% | $580,073 |
| Other Personal Injury | 19,506 | 60% | 17% | 4% | 0% | $701,589 |
| Marine | 18,611 | 28% | 27% | 3% | 5% | $683,721 |
| Employee Retirement Income Security Act | 18,144 | 20% | 18% | 6% | 27% | $647,508 |
| Civil Rights | 16,342 | 8% | 21% | 11% | 0% | $368,884 |
| Other Statutory Actions | 14,529 | 20% | 28% | 11% | 5% | $707,754 |
| Securities/Commodities/Exchange | 13,504 | 8% | 25% | 13% | 1% | $1,221,921 |
| General | 13,250 | 2% | 14% | 26% | 0% | $847,700 |
| Personal Injury - Product Liability | 13,060 | 12% | 28% | 7% | 0% | $1,220,611 |
| Copyrights | 12,422 | 28% | 18% | 9% | 4% | $1,048,662 |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 10,737 | 43% | 14% | 4% | 2% | $367,398 |
| Trademark | 9,870 | 25% | 19% | 16% | 7% | $934,125 |
| ADA - Other | 8,963 | 44% | 10% | 3% | 0% | $298,543 |
| Prison Condition | 8,123 | 13% | 20% | 13% | 0% | $108,800 |
| DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) | 6,879 | 1% | 8% | 16% | 0% | $50,000 |
| Insurance | 6,535 | 24% | 27% | 11% | 2% | $924,535 |
| Motor Vehicle | 6,274 | 36% | 35% | 4% | 0% | $931,494 |
| Motions to Vacate Sentence | 5,972 | 7% | 66% | 2% | 0% | — |
New York State Court Analytics by Category
| Category | Filings | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Default | Median Duration |
|---|
| Landlord-Tenant | 285,000 | 35.8% | 25.2% | 2.5% | 30.8% | 55d |
| Contract | 152,000 | 40.2% | 22.1% | 3.1% | 28.5% | 310d |
| Divorce/Family | 62,800 | 55.2% | 18.4% | 5.5% | 14.8% | 365d |
| Personal Injury | 58,200 | 72.1% | 15.6% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 485d |
| Consumer Protection | 24,560 | 34.2% | 22.8% | 2.4% | 35.1% | 195d |
| Employment | 22,400 | 68.3% | 18.9% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 450d |
| Workers' Comp | 18,127 | 71.2% | 12.4% | 6.8% | 3.2% | 445d |
| Wrongful Death | 2,222 | 72.5% | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 520d |
Source: New York Administrative Office of the Courts
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