James Rodney Gilstrap

James Gilstrap

Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office December 6, 2011
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Thad Heartfield
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 58–59) Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Sherry Sullivan
Alma mater	Baylor University

James Rodney Gilstrap (born 1957) is a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. He is notable for presiding over more than one quarter of all patent infringement cases filed in the country.^[1]

Early life and education

Gilstrap was born in Pensacola, Florida. He is an Eagle Scout. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University in 1978, where he graduated magna cum laude.^[2] As an undergraduate he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He also earned a Juris Doctor from Baylor University School of Law in 1981,^[3] where he was associate editor of the Baylor Law Review. He later served as president of the Baylor Law Alumni Association.^[2]

Federal judicial service

On May 19, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Gilstrap to a seat on United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.^[3]

On September 15, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor by voice vote.

The Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote on December 5, 2011.^[4] He received his commission on December 6, 2011.

References

↑ Kaleigh Rogers (May 5, 2016). "The Small Town Judge Who Sees a Quarter of the Nation's Patent Cases". Motherboard. VICE. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
1 2 KCENTV (Dec 7, 2011). "Baylor Law Alumnus Rodney Gilstrap Confirmed as Federal Judge". Retrieved July 16, 2012.
1 2 The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (May 19, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Three to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
↑ Senate Executive Calendar

External links

James Rodney Gilstrap at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Thad Heartfield	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 2011–present	Incumbent

Current active district judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

E. Louisiana	Engelhardt Feldman Vance Fallon Barbier Zainey Africk Brown Triche-Milazzo Morgan 2 seats vacant

M. Louisiana	Jackson Dick deGravelles

W. Louisiana	Drell Doherty Minaldi Hicks Foote 2 seats vacant

N. Mississippi	Aycock Mills Brown

S. Mississippi	Guirola Wingate Starrett Jordan Ozerden Reeves

E. Texas	Clark Crone Gilstrap Mazzant Schroeder 3 seats vacant

N. Texas	Lynn Fitzwater McBryde Lindsay Godbey Kinkeade Boyle O'Connor 4 seats vacant

S. Texas	Rosenthal Hinojosa Hughes Lake Harmon Gilmore Ellison Crane Hanen Alvarez Miller Saldaña Ramos Marmolejo Bennett Hanks Olvera 2 seats vacant

W. Texas	Garcia Sparks Biery Martinez Ludlum Cardone Yeakel Montalvo Rodriguez Guaderrama Pitman 2 seats vacant

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