James Rodney Gilstrap
Office: Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court (TX) - Eastern ,
On The Ballot: False, for Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court (TX) - Eastern
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Birth Date
1957
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Birth Place
Pensacola, FL
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Home City
TX,
Family
Wife: Sherry; Children 2: Lauren, Stephen,
EDUCATION
JD, Baylor University School of Law, 1981
BA, Religion, Baylor University, 1978
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
COMMITTEES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2018-present
Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2011-2018
Founder/ Partner, Smith & Gilstrap Limited Liability Partnership, 1984-1989; 2002-2011
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, May 19, 2011
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, December 5, 2011
Judge, Harrison County Court, Texas, 1989-2002
Associate Attorney, Abney, Baldwin & Searcy; Marshall, Texas, 1981-1984
RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
Associate Editor, Baylor University Law Review
Board Member, Harrison County Historical Society
Board Member, United Way for Harrison County
Board Member, Trinity Episcopal Day School
Chairman, Boy Scouts of America Caddo