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Judge Denise Page Hood

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Denise Page Hood.

Judge Denise Page Hood has 19,766 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1991 and 2026, most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters. The most common causes of action are Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Employment, and Breach of Contract.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President William Clinton
Confirmed
06/15/1994
Status
Active
Born
1952 · Columbus, OH

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

19,766
Lawsuits
73
Open
19,693
Terminated
1991–2026
Span
16,793 of these cases (85%) 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 — 0 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 — 19,754 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 11 casesTX — 1 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1991peak 15,119 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19912026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19912026

Case Types

Product Liability16,793
Civil Rights799
Contract654
Labor536
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions330
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes176

Where Filed

  • District Court, E.D. Michigan19,754
  • District Court, M.D. Tennessee11
  • District Court, W.D. Texas1
Clustered litigation · MDL 16,793 Product Liability member cases 85% 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 16,793 member cases →

2,973 Other Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 2,973