James Rodney Gilstrap at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 6, 2011–present
James Rodney Gilstrap
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Harrison County Texas Court, 1989-2002
- Private practice, Marshall, TX, 1981-2011
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Texas, 2011-present
Education
- Baylor University · B.A., 1978
Personal record
Born 1957 · Pensacola, FL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
District Court, Eastern District of Texas has installed electronic courtrooms designed to streamline the litigation process through the use of electronic evidence presentation systems while preserving the fairness and dignity of the proceedings. The evidence presentation system allows counsel to present evidence electronically and allows jurors to view evidence up close. HDMI compatible devices such…Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
District Court, Eastern District of Texas has installed electronic courtrooms designed to streamline the litigation process through the use of electronic evidence presentation systems while preserving the fairness and dignity of the proceedings. The evidence presentation system allows counsel to present evidence electronically and allows jurors to view evidence up close. HDMI compatible devices such…Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
. Before appearing in court, please review our courtroom technology page for information about available presentation systems and required connection adapters. Attorneys should ensure they have compatible equipment to connect with our courtroom display system.Magistrate Judge Boone Baxter | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393871CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1211/james-rodney-gilstrap/Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyCourtroom Technology | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=courtroom-technologyMagistrate Judge Boone Baxter | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=judge/magistrate-judge-boone-baxterFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts