William Terrell Hodges

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Retired 2022 · served 1971–2022 Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican) 1 signed orders read

Judge Hodges no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

How Judge Hodges decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

In an insurance-coverage dispute, grants the insurer's motion for summary judgment while denying the defendants' cross-motions.

“ORDER granting 34 Plaintiff Cincinnati Insurance Company's Motion for summary judgment; ... granting 55 Plaintiff's Motion for summary judgment; ... Signed by Senior Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges on 5/13/2016.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

The Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Quorum Management Corp.
5:12-cv-406-Oc-10PRL · 2016-05-13
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“ORDER granting 34 Plaintiff Cincinnati Insurance Company's Motion for summary judgment; ... granting 55 Plaintiff's Motion for summary judgment; ... Signed by Senior Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges on 5/13/2016.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“ORDER ... denying 39 Defendants' Motion for summary judgment; ... denying 59 Defendant's Motion for summary judgment. Signed by Senior Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges on 5/13/2016.”

A historical record

Judge Hodges 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.