Eastern District of Texas Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap was the nation’s top district judge in 2023 for patent cases, with 12% of all such new litigation landing in his courtroom. His patent docket scaled back due to case assignment reforms implemented in July 2022 and his rulings, particularly concerning convenience transfers subject to ongoing appellate scrutiny, Western District of Texas Judge Alan D. Albright followed in a distant second place.
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