William Henry Barbour Jr.
How Judge Barbour rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Barbour no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Barbour
William Henry Barbour, Jr. was a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Judge Barbour received a commission on April 25, 1983. Judge Barbour assumed senior status on February 4, 2006 and served until death on January 8, 2021.
How Judge Barbour decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Barbour upheld bankruptcy conversion when the record supported the bankruptcy court's bad-faith and process-abuse findings.
“based on Smith’s conduct as shown in the record, the Court also holds that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Smith’s Motion to Dismiss and granted the Motion of Trustmark to convert her case from a Chapter 13 proceeding to a Chapter 7 proceeding.”
Barbour declined summary judgment where deciding the issue would require weighing conflicting evidence.
“It is improper for the district court to ‘resolve factual disputes by weighing conflicting evidence”
Procedural preferences
Barbour left dismissal and arbitration issues undecided after remand eliminated federal jurisdiction.
“Because the Motion to Remand is granted herewith, this Court lacks jurisdiction to render a decision on the Motion of Defendants to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Motion to Enforce Arbitration.”
Barbour kept discovery moving while staying a ruling that depended on pending appellate rehearing decisions.
“the Court finds that this case should be stayed, with the exception of the discovery process, pending decisions regarding the petitions for rehearing en banc”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Motion of Community Place to Remand will be granted.”
“Accordingly, the Final Judgment of the bankruptcy court is AFFIRMED.”
“the Supplemental Motion of Ford Motor Company for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 49] is hereby denied.”
“Defendant, Antonio Wilkerson’s Motion to Dismiss [Docket No. 14], is hereby granted in part, and denied in part.”
“Defendant’s Motion to Strike the Supplemental Response will be granted.”
“the Motion of Defendants to Dismiss [Docket No. 37] is hereby denied.”
“is hereby granted in part and denied in part.”
“are hereby denied.”
“The Court denies summary-judgment in favor of Defendants on Plaintiff Simpson’s § 1983 claims.”
“the Motion is granted in part as to this request to question the panel in these areas”
“the Motion of Voyager for Summary Judgment [54] is well taken and is hereby granted.”
“Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment will therefore be granted.”
“Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [4-1] is hereby granted.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The fixed sample included contract, employment, habeas, student-loan, insurance, and other civil matters. Only two timelines supported grounded motion outcomes.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Barbour was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2020.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Barbour no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.