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Pawnee

State District Court Information

State Court Judges:
Daman H. Cantrell, Martha Rupp Carter, Douglas E. Drummond, Kurt G. Glassco, Kelly Greenough, Sharon Holmes, Jim Huber, Michelle Keely, William D. LaFortune, Dawn Moody, William J. Musseman, Rebecca B. Nightingale, Tracy Priddy, Caroline Wall, Patrick Pickerill

Comments:
The judges from Tulsa county are also assigned to Pawnee. Sellers sits in Pawnee regularly. Although he is an ex-plaintiff attorney, he is a good, fair judge. He is also intellectually suited to be a judge. He was editor of the Law Journal at the University of Tulsa School of Law. *** [Please contact Steve Holden for further information.]

General Court Information: http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/start.asp?viewType=COUNTYINFO&county=PAWNEE
Search Court Cases: http://www.odcr.com/

Favorability to Defendant: 2

Ratings Guide: 1=Extremely Favorable 2=Moderately Favorable 3=Neutral 4=Moderately Unfavorable 5=Extremely Unfavorable

State Court Judges:
Daman H. Cantrell, Martha Rupp Carter, Douglas E. Drummond, Kurt G. Glassco, Kelly Greenough, Sharon Holmes, Jim Huber, Michelle Keely, William D. LaFortune, Dawn Moody, William J. Musseman, Rebecca B. Nightingale, Tracy Priddy, Caroline Wall, Patrick Pickerill

Comments:
The judges from Tulsa county are also assigned to Pawnee. Sellers sits in Pawnee regularly. Although he is an ex-plaintiff attorney, he is a good, fair judge. He is also intellectually suited to be a judge. He was editor of the Law Journal at the University of Tulsa School of Law. *** [Please contact Steve Holden for further information.]

General Court Information: http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/start.asp?viewType=COUNTYINFO&county=PAWNEE
Search Court Cases: http://www.odcr.com/

Notable Verdicts

Morelaw is a free reporting service that plaintiff and defense lawyers use. So, it is not necessarily a representative cross-section of verdicts. In our opinion, the plaintiff’s bar reports favorable outcomes more frequently than the defense bar reports favorable outcomes. www.morelaw.com
Date: 01/2020
Case Style: Terri Watson, Individually, and on behalf of all Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Paul watson, Deceased, and, as Next Friend of T.W., a minor v. BNSF Railway Company
Judge: Jefferson Sellers
Outcome: The Jury (11-1) found in Favor of the Defendant and Against the Plaintiff
Description: Negligence (Motor Vehicle/ Train); Wrongful Death

Date: 04/2019
Case Style: William Walker, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard Knight, Jr. Deceased v. BNSF Railway Company, and, Morrison Grain and AG Services, Inc.
Judge: Patrick Pickerill
Outcome: The Jury awarded Damages in Favor of the Plaintiff in the amount of $9,000,000.00 without regard for the percentages of negligence. The Jury found in Favor of the Plaintiff on the issue o Puntive Damages but did not make a monetary award ($0.00.)

Unemployment Rate:

Unemployment Rate:
April 2022: 3.1%
May 2021: 3.7%
May 2020: 12.1%
May 2019: 3.8%
May 2018: 4.5%
December 2017: 5.2%
December 2016: 6.3%
December 2015: 5.4%
December 2014: 5.2%
December 2013: 5.4%
December 2012: 6.2%
December 2011: 7.2%
December 2010: 8.5%

Demographic Information

Housing Units:
State Total: 1,734,066
County Total: 7,829

Poverty Populations:
State: 15.8%
County: 18.5%

Median Household Income:
State: $49,767
County: $46,460

Populations:
State: 3,943,079
County: 16,472

These materials are intended merely as an aid to better understand the counties in Oklahoma. The opinions of other lawyers in the state may vary from the opinions contained herein. The demographical information and jury verdicts in this report were obtained through public websites. All other information is the express opinion of Holden Litigation. Please contact Steve Holden for further information on the opinions expressed herein.