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Judge William E. Smith

Judge, D. RI

Republican Court: RID Born: 1959-01-01
107
Cases in Database
21%
Settlement Rate
21%
Dismissal Rate
16%
Trial Rate
26,997
Court Cases (FJC)

Education

SchoolDegreeYear
Georgetown UniversityB.A.1982

Judicial Positions

CourtPositionStartEnd
D. RIJudge2002Active

Disposition Patterns — RID

How 26,997 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)

21%
Settled
21%
Dismissed
16%
Went to Trial
$1,824,883
Avg Award
$340,000
Median Award
2,225
Judgment for Plaintiff
Case TypeTotalSettledDismissedTrialPretrialAvg Award
Personal Injury - Product Liability2,76018%64%2%0%$551,571
Other Contract2,50428%14%16%5%$1,732,306
Other Civil Rights2,01920%25%27%0%$1,939,194
Foreclosure1,51025%28%7%3%$547,500
Other Personal Injury1,17852%11%11%0%$1,704,500
Employment1,09335%9%12%1%$1,782,067
Other Statutory Actions97125%14%22%3%$1,772,263
Employee Retirement Income Security Act90423%10%18%9%$1,670,790
Insurance88736%10%16%1%$1,670,500
Civil Rights8748%47%20%0%$5,166,667
SSID Title XVI7521%5%30%0%$1,200,000
Motions to Vacate Sentence7442%31%38%0%$1,000
Motor Vehicle69549%16%8%0%$2,133,263
General5473%35%35%0%$1,000
Asbestos43916%11%0%0%
DIWC/DIWW (405(g))4262%8%27%0%$24,000
Copyrights40524%9%20%5%$2,496,000
Bankruptcy Appeals3749%25%9%0%$391,889
Fair Labor Standards Act31630%7%17%2%$1,190,727
All Other Real Property31118%10%14%2%$1,184,750

Rhode Island State Court Analytics by Category

CategoryFilingsSettledDismissedTrialDefaultMedian Duration
Landlord-Tenant11,78829.6%31.2%2.3%33.4%47d
Divorce/Family7,72854.4%22.1%5.2%14.5%347d
Contract6,05840.1%24.1%3.1%28.7%308d
Personal Injury2,55770.5%18.4%3.3%5.2%431d
Consumer Protection1,37535.6%22.8%2.6%35.1%218d
Workers' Comp1,01574.0%12.4%7.3%3.2%498d
Employment80266.8%21.3%4.9%4.8%470d
Wrongful Death12475.4%14.8%5.6%3.1%582d

Source: Rhode Island Administrative Office of the Courts

Financial Disclosures (25 holdings)

YearDescriptionValue Code
2019American Beacon Bridgeway LC Value; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019American Funds Europacific Growth; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019Barclays Bank Structured Note; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019Fidelity Advisor Total Bond; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019HSBC Structured Note; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019IShares Core SP Mid Cap ETF; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019IShares Core Total US Stock Market ETF; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019Invesco Oppenheimer Developing Mkts Fund; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019Invesco QQQ ETF; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019JP Morgan Structured Note; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019PGIM Short Term Bond Fund; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019J
2019SPDR Series Tr S&P Dividend ETF; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019Vanguard Growth ETF; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2019Vanguard Small Cap ETF; Appraisal date: 12/31/2019K
2011Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan - age based"J
2009Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"J
2007Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"
2007Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"
2006Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"
2006Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"
2005Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"
2005Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"
2004Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"J
2004Fidelity 529 \Unique\" Plan"
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