| Pro Se Cases Can Make a Judge a Top Closer |
| (30 Jul 2015)
Chief Judge Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York has closed more prisoner petition and civil rights lawsuits than any other judge in the nation in the twelve-month period ending March 31, 2015, according to the latest case-by-case court records compiled and analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University.
TRAC's analysis of this new data reveals that Judge Preska has closed 707 cases where the nature of suit is listed as "prisoner petition," and 498 where it is listed as "civil rights," topping both categories. Overall, she has closed 1,277 cases of all types for the year ending March 31, 2015, the sixth most among the nation's district court judges.
According to Judge Preska, these numbers are influenced by the large number of pro se cases filed in the Southern District of New York as well as the unique way the district handles those cases. For more information on this topic, and top-closing judges in other civil case categories, see the full report at: http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/judge/399/The new report is one in a series of public studies on the operations of the courts that are available in TRAC's Judge Information Center located at http://tracfed.syr.edu/judges/interp/Subscribers to the Judge Information Center also have access to extensive and very timely judge-by-judge reports concerning the processing of criminal and civil cases by individual judges. To keep up with TRAC, follow us on Twitter @tracreports or like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/tracreportsTRAC is self-supporting and depends on foundation grants, individual contributions and subscription fees for the funding needed to obtain, analyze and publish the data we collect on the activities of the US Federal government. To help support TRAC's ongoing efforts, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/sponsor/ |
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