Unless the judgement was vacated on appeal, it's still on record. You (or the attorney) would have been notified about that. There's no real concept of "active", and collection action on it is no longer possible due to the fact that the SOL has expired.

Your friend learned the hard way how difficult it is to collect on court-ordered judgments. The plaintiff must be active in pursuing the judgment and cannot let it slide. That's why a lot of judgments are sold to debt collectors (typically for about 15-20%, depending on the defendant and nature of the debt).