In the first quarter of 2024, Eastern District of Texas Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap sat atop the list of judges with the most overall patent litigation, followed by Delaware District Judge Jennifer L. Hall, who previously served as a magistrate judge until January of this year. Tied for third place on this list was Eastern District of Texas Judge Robert W. Schroeder III, raising the question of where Judge Alan D. Albright landed over in the Western District of Texas.