John Johnston Parker
Judge Parker no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Parker decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Rejects fiscal pressure as a complete excuse for a public body's failure to act on a lawful judgment.
“it may not invoke its embarrassing debt burden as an excuse for refusing to do anything at all.”
Accepts a trial judge's factual boundary finding unless it is clearly wrong.
“we must accept the finding of the trial judge, unless we are prepared to hold that such finding was clearly wrong”
Procedural preferences
Limits judicial intervention in administrative decisions to excess of power, legal error, or abuse of discretion.
“Only where the authority has transcended its legal powers, violated rules of law or abused its discretion may the courts intervene.”
Discourages interlocutory appeals that delay trials and crowd appellate dockets.
“Trials ought not be delayed and appellate dockets crowded by appeals from interlocutory orders directing the course of litigation.”
Cautions
Declines to decide moot questions that can no longer affect any party's rights.
“Nothing that we might decide with respect thereto could affect the rights of any party to the litigation in any way.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the judgment of the District Court was correct, and same is accordingly affirmed. Affirmed.”
“The judgment of the court below is accordingly reversed, and the ease is remanded for a new trial. Reversed.”
“We find no error in the order as entered, and same is accordingly affirmed. Affirmed.”
“the judgments appealed from must be affirmed. Affirmed.”
“the order appealed from will be affirmed. Affirmed.”
“The judgment appealed from will accorflingly be affirmed. Affirmed.”
“The order appealed from will accordingly be affirmed. Affirmed.”
“The order below will accordingly be reversed and the case will be remanded with directions that the bill be dismissed without prejudice. Reversed.”
“The petition will be dismissed. Petition dismissed.”
“The judgment appealed from will be reversed and the case will be remanded with direction to enter summary judgment for Arkansas”
A historical record
Judge Parker no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.