Judge William H. Steele
Judge, S.D. AL
Republican
Court: ALSD
Born: 1951-01-01
Education
| School | Degree | Year |
|---|
| University of Southern Mississippi | B.A. | 1972 |
Judicial Positions
| Court | Position | Start | End |
|---|
| S.D. AL | Judge | 2003 | Active |
Disposition Patterns — ALSD
How 37,017 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)
2,791
Judgment for Plaintiff
| Case Type | Total | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Pretrial | Avg Award |
|---|
| Civil Rights | 2,625 | 1% | 57% | 12% | 0% | $464,083 |
| Employment | 2,603 | 40% | 17% | 23% | 0% | $933,600 |
| Other Contract | 2,508 | 30% | 12% | 17% | 8% | $884,865 |
| General | 2,338 | 0% | 52% | 4% | 0% | $4,500 |
| SSID Title XVI | 2,249 | 0% | 7% | 2% | 0% | — |
| Other Personal Injury | 2,062 | 31% | 22% | 8% | 0% | $1,405,526 |
| Insurance | 1,916 | 40% | 10% | 13% | 1% | $1,052,349 |
| Prison Condition | 1,760 | 1% | 68% | 7% | 0% | $6,000 |
| Motions to Vacate Sentence | 1,621 | 0% | 22% | 5% | 0% | — |
| Other Civil Rights | 1,403 | 21% | 35% | 19% | 0% | $814,625 |
| DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) | 1,144 | 0% | 5% | 4% | 0% | — |
| Marine | 832 | 34% | 15% | 10% | 8% | $937,569 |
| Personal Injury - Product Liability | 782 | 25% | 6% | 6% | 0% | $2,042,462 |
| Recovery of Student Loans | 682 | 4% | 4% | 23% | 55% | $760,882 |
| Other Statutory Actions | 668 | 32% | 15% | 14% | 4% | $570,836 |
| Motor Vehicle | 666 | 52% | 7% | 8% | 0% | $1,363,320 |
| Marine | 651 | 49% | 12% | 11% | 2% | $880,870 |
| Other Fraud | 641 | 24% | 10% | 8% | 1% | $1,548,214 |
| Employee Retirement Income Security Act | 629 | 44% | 8% | 17% | 4% | $1,227,436 |
| Asbestos | 447 | 30% | 2% | 10% | 0% | $3,431,774 |
Alabama State Court Analytics by Category
| Category | Filings | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Default | Median Duration |
|---|
| Landlord-Tenant | 54,948 | 28.5% | 31.2% | 2.1% | 33.4% | 42d |
| Contract | 28,237 | 38.6% | 24.1% | 2.9% | 28.7% | 275d |
| Divorce/Family | 21,500 | 46.8% | 25.2% | 5.5% | 16.8% | 265d |
| Personal Injury | 9,800 | 64.5% | 21.5% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 375d |
| Consumer Protection | 6,410 | 34.2% | 22.8% | 2.4% | 35.1% | 195d |
| Workers' Comp | 4,731 | 71.2% | 12.4% | 6.8% | 3.2% | 445d |
| Employment | 3,739 | 64.2% | 21.3% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 420d |
| Wrongful Death | 580 | 72.5% | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 520d |
Source: Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts
Financial Disclosures (200 holdings)
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| 2020 | AB Cap Fd Inc Global REI(AREAX) | K |
| 2020 | AB Cap Fd Inc Global REI(AREAX) | K |
| 2020 | AFLAC Inc (AFL) | |
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| 2020 | AIG SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large Cap (SFLAX) | |
| 2020 | AIG SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large Cap (SFLAX) | |
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| 2020 | Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | |
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