Glen Edward Conrad
How Judge Conrad rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Conrad no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Conrad
Glen Edward Conrad was a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Conrad received a commission on September 24, 2003. Judge Conrad assumed senior status on December 11, 2017 and served until death on May 20, 2021.
How Judge Conrad decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In benefits review, Conrad remanded when an administrative decision relied on treatment noncompliance without adequately resolving the claimant’s asserted inability to obtain monitoring supplies.
“As a result, it was error under Social Security Ruling 82-59 for the Law Judge to deny plaintiffs claim for benefits based on plaintiffs noncompliance with prescribed medical treatment.”
Procedural preferences
In bankruptcy review, Conrad applied clear-error review to factual valuation findings and affirmed when the record supported the bankruptcy court.
“For the reasons that follow, the court concludes that the Bankruptcy Court’s factual finding is not clearly erroneous, and, accordingly, that the court must affirm the order.”
Cautions
Conrad protected attorney work product where the government could obtain substantially equivalent testimony from the witness and had not shown the required need.
“the court concludes that the government has failed to meet its burden, and the motion to quash must be granted.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“This case shall be and hereby is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further consideration and development as specified in the Memorandum Opinion filed herewith this day.”
“the petition for habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, shall be and hereby is FILED and DISMISSED;”
“the defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED.”
“the defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED.”
“the defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED.”
“the government’s request to return $15,000 received by wire transfer in a bank account controlled by the defendant subsequent to the seizure of the account pursuant to a lawful seizure warrant shall be and hereby is DENIED.”
“Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED as to all defendants and all claims;”
“defendant’s objection to the presen-tence investigation report is OVERRULED.”
“United States’ motion for substitution is GRANTED.”
“defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED”
“the plaintiffs motion to enforce the order of the administrative law judge will be denied.”
“court will deny the motion to suppress the evidence.”
“defendants’ motions to dismiss are DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The fixed historical sample includes benefits, prisoner, civil-rights, personal-liability, and bankruptcy-labeled matters. It is not representative of Conrad’s full tenure.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Conrad was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2021.
| Motions pending more than six months | 2 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 3 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 1 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 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 Conrad 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.