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Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Rodney Gilstrap.

Judge Rodney Gilstrap has 8,818 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 1997 and 2026, most often Patent and Labor matters. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Employment.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President Barack Obama
Confirmed
12/05/2011
Status
Active
Born
1957 · Pensacola, FL

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

8,818
Lawsuits
1,031
Open
7,787
Terminated
1997–2026
Span
7,539 of these cases (85%) are Patent 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 — 0 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 — 0 casesTX — 8,818 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1997peak 1,028 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19972026
PatentLaborCivil RightsContractProduct Liability

Filings by Year

19972026

Case Types

Patent7,539
Labor261
Civil Rights260
Contract245
Product Liability99
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions76

Where Filed

  • District Court, E.D. Texas8,816
  • District Court, W.D. Texas1
  • District Court, N.D. Texas1
Clustered litigation · MDL 7,539 Patent 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 7,539 member cases →

1,279 Other Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 1,279