Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Judge

Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Rodney Gilstrap.

Judge Rodney Gilstrap has 8,840 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.

8,840
Lawsuits
1,048
Open
7,792
Terminated
1997–2026
Span
7,559 of these cases (86%) 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 — 8,840 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1997peak 1,045 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19972026
PatentLaborCivil RightsContractProduct Liability

Filings by Year

19972026

Case Types

Patent7,559
Labor262
Civil Rights260
Contract245
Product Liability100
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions76

Where Filed

  • District Court, E.D. Texas8,838
  • District Court, W.D. Texas1
  • District Court, N.D. Texas1
← All cases for Judge Rodney Gilstrap

7,559 Patent Member Cases

Near-identical suits consolidated as a multidistrict litigation (86% of the full caseload), managed together before this judge.

Showing 1–50 of 7,559