Jerre Stockton Williams
Judge Williams no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Williams decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Treats a prior adjudicated agency finding as binding when the same claimant later relies on it for eligibility.
“The Board cannot now abandon its prior determination as to this claimant to defeat his retirement claim. The issue has been adjudicated.”
Treats judicial neutrality as a structural requirement when a judge previously appeared as a prosecutor in the same case.
“The separation between the roles of prosecutor and judge must be certain and inflexible.”
Procedural preferences
Uses summary judgment when no material fact requires a jury's resolution.
“The function of a jury is to try the material facts; where no such facts are in dispute, there is no occasion for jury trial.”
Defers to trial judges' voir dire management absent an abuse of discretion.
“Only if there is an abuse of discretion in making these critical decisions can an appellate court upset the judge’s conclusion as to prospective jurors being adequately free of prejudice.”
Cautions
Reserves plain-error relief for exceptional circumstances rather than ordinary unpreserved objections.
“Plain error is not a “run of the mill remedy”.”
Requires a single identifiable fund before interpleader can be used to consolidate competing claims.
“Interpleader actions require a single, identifiable fund.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL GRANTED.”
“Petitioner’s appeal from the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals must be dismissed.”
A historical record
Judge Williams 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.