
J. Campbell Barker
District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
The Honorable J. Campbell Barker was confirmed on May 1, 2019, to the seat vacated by the Honorable Leonard E. Davis, with a duty station in Tyler, Texas.

Magistrate Judge Nicole Mitchell
USDC Eastern District of Texas
Judge Mitchell was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge on August 16, 2013. In her time on the bench and while working with Chief Judge Davis, Judge Mitchell has overseen numerous patent and general civil litigation cases. She also mediates cases pending in the Eastern District of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

James Robart
Senior District Judge, USDC Western District of Washington
Judge Robart became a United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington in June 2004.

Ron Clark
Senior District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Ron Clark was sworn in as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas on 11/22/2002. He served as Chief Judge from 1/1/2015 to 2/28/2018 when he took Senior status.

Leonard P. Stark
Chief District Judge, USDC District of Delaware
Leonard P. Stark is Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. He has been a District Judge since 2010 and for the previous three years was a Magistrate Judge on the same Court.

Scott R. Boalick
Chief Judge, PTAB

Amos Mazzant
District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Amos Mazzant currently serves as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division.

Cathy Ann Bencivengo
District Judge, USDC Southern District of California

Lee Yeakel, III
District Judge, USDC Western District of Texas

Marcia A. Crone
District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Federal District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division

Richard Andrews
District Judge, USDC of Delaware

Christine A. Nowak
Magistrate Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Christine A. Nowak currently serves as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. Judge Nowak was appointed to this position in 2015.

John D. Love
Magistrate Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
On January 3, 2006, Judge Love was sworn in as United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. He was reappointed for a second term which he began serving on January 3, 2014.

Roy Payne
Magistrate Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Judge Roy S. Payne is a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall, Texas, where he has served since 2011.

Michael J. Truncale
District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division
Michael Truncale was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 14, 2019, and appointed by President Donald J. Trump on May 16, 2019. As a nominee, he received the unanimous well-qualified rating by the American Bar Association.

Richard Schell
Senior District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Judge Schell was appointed as a U. S. district judge for the Eastern District of Texas on June 6, 1988 and took the oath of office on August 15, 1988.

Robert “Trey” Schroeder
District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Robert W. "Trey" Schroeder III is United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division.

William Bryson
Senior US Circuit Judge, CAFC

Richard Linn
Senior US Circuit Judge, CAFC
Richard Linn was appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1999 and assumed the duties of the office on January 1, 2000.

Rodney Gilstrap
Chief District Judge, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Judge Rodney Gilstrap was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas and was confirmed in 2011. He assumed the position of Chief Judge in 2018.

Adam Allgood
Fisch Sigler LLP
Adam Allgood is an attorney with Fisch Sigler LLP in Washington, D.C. He focuses his practice on complex commercial and intellectual property disputes.

Jason Bloom

Jeffrey Bragalone
Bragalone Conroy PC
Jeff Bragalone is a founder of Bragalone Conroy PC in Dallas, Texas.

Jill Bindler
Gray Reed & McGraw LLP

Melissa R. Smith
Gillam & Smith LLP

Wm. Charles Bundren, Esq.
Williams Charles Bundren & Associates Law Group PLLC

Judge Jim Ho

Amanda A. Abraham
Roth Law Firm

Brian Pandya
USDOJ
Brian Pandya serves as Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Office of the Associate Attorney General oversees DOJ’s litigating and grant-making components and works closely with the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General to implement department policies.

Sharon Prost
Chief Justice, CAFC

Clyde M. Siebman
Siebman Forrest LLP
Clyde M. Siebman practices throughout Texas with an emphasis on the Eastern District of Texas, the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas and the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas. He manages the firm’s offices in Sherman and Plano and has been trying cases in Marshall since 1992.

Michael Smith
Siebman Forrest LLP

Molly Buck Richard

Arthur W. Coviello

Robert Kantner

Geoffrey Culbertson

Steven Geiszler
U.S. Chief Intellectual Property Litigation Counsel, Huawei
Steven Geiszler is U.S. Chief Intellectual Property Litigation Counsel for Huawei, one of the world’s largest technology companies.
Joseph D. Brown
Former US Attorney - Eastern District of Texas
Solo practitioner engaged in a general trial practice, including state and federal criminal defense, business dispute litigation, and personal injury litigation.

James Pooley

Judge Thad Heartfield

Stephen Cox

Makan Delrahim

Gary Hoffman

Thomas Noyes

Kimberly Priest Johnson

James Leito

David O’Toole

Evelyn Chen

Janis Clements

Judge Alan Albright

Brian Nash

Chris Kennerly

Alan Fisch

Mike Jones

Steve Williams

Gina Culpepper

Bruce Sostek

Rudy Fink

Max Ciccarelli

Adam Mossoff

Jennifer Yokoyama

Diane Lettelleir

Lara Rogers

Caroline Teichner

Natalie Bennett

Wesley Hill
Partner, Ward, Smith & Hill PLLC
Board certified in civil trial law, Wesley Hill balances a successful practice in intellectual property and business litigation. With more than 30 trials to his credit, including over 20 patent cases, Mr. Hill brings broad courtroom experience to every case he handles.

Garteiser Honea

Gaylord T. Hughey

Judge Carl Stewart

George Pappas
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
George Pappas has served as lead counsel in hundreds of patent cases for U.S. and foreign companies, often coordinating with patent counsel in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Andrew Peck
Ret. Magistrate Judge, DLA Piper
The Honorable Andrew J. Peck served for 23 years as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York, including a term as Chief Magistrate Judge from 2004 to 2005.

Josh Meltzer

Gary R. Sorden

Kevin E. Cadwell

David Folsom
Partner, Jackson Walker’s Litigation practice group
David Folsom is a partner in Jackson Walker’s Litigation practice group, and he leads the firm’s Texarkana office. As former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, David brings his experience and insight to cases both in and out of the Eastern District.

Jose J. Linares
JOSE L. LINARES – PARTNER, NEWARK
The Honorable Jose L. Linares chairs McCarter’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice. He served as Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, having been nominated to the bench by President George W. Bush in 2002.

Jeannie Heffernan
Kirkland & Ellis
Jeannie Heffernan is an experienced trial lawyer who has won numerous patent and trademark trials across the country in a wide variety of industries, from telecommunications to medical devices to haute couture.

Gary Hood

Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn

Keith Giblin

Donean Surratt
Orgain Bell & Tucker, LLP
Donean Surratt has an active trial practice in civil litigation, focusing primarily in the products liability, insurance defense and professional liability areas.

Andrei Iancu

James W. Walker

Hope Shimabuku

Eric Klein

Judge Kathleen O’Malley
