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Judge Mary M. Rowland

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Mary M. Rowland.

Judge Mary M. Rowland has 8,717 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 2012 and 2026, most often Product Liability and Civil Rights matters. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Personal Injury, and Civil Rights.

Appointment & Background

Commissioned
01/01/2019
Status
Active

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

8,717
Lawsuits
7,303
Open
1,414
Terminated
2012–2026
Span
7,811 of these cases (90%) 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

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Open Cases Over Time

2012peak 7,303 open2026

Case Types Over Time

20122026
Product LiabilityCivil RightsContractRICO / Consumer / Other StatutesTrademark

Filings by Year

20122026

Case Types

Product Liability7,811
Civil Rights214
Contract179
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes108
Trademark101
Labor84

Where Filed

  • District Court, N.D. Illinois8,717
Clustered litigation · MDL 7,811 Product Liability member cases 90% 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 7,811 member cases →

906 Other Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 906