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Judge Billy Roy Wilson

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Billy Roy Wilson.

Judge Billy Roy Wilson has 8,598 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1992 and 2025, most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Employment Discrimination.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President William Clinton
Confirmed
09/30/1993
Status
Active
Born
1939 · Little Rock, AR

Judicial record from the Federal Judicial Center biographical directory, via CourtListener.

8,598
Lawsuits
0
Open
8,598
Terminated
1992–2025
Span
6,592 of these cases (77%) are Product Liability filings consolidated as a multidistrict litigation (MDL) — thousands of near-identical suits managed together before this judge. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 8,570 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 0 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 1 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 13 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 14 casesTX — 0 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1992peak 4,852 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19922025
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborReal Property

Filings by Year

19922025

Case Types

Product Liability6,592
Civil Rights900
Contract398
Labor258
Real Property127
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions111

Where Filed

  • District Court, E.D. Arkansas8,562
  • District Court, M.D. Tennessee14
  • District Court, D. North Dakota13
  • District Court, W.D. Arkansas8
  • District Court, D. Minnesota1
Clustered litigation · MDL 6,592 Product Liability member cases 77% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated as a multidistrict litigation and managed together before this judge — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 6,592 member cases →

2,006 Other Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 2,006