Alan Albright | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | |
| Assumed office September 10, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Walter Scott Smith Jr. |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | |
| In office 1992–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1959 Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Trinity University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
Alan D Albright[1][a] (born November 24, 1959)[2] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. He was formerly a United States magistrate judge of the same court. Albright oversees a significant portion of patent litigation within the United States. In 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit repeatedly rebuked him in a string of opinions for failing to transfer cases to more apt jurisdictions. A quarter of all patent lawsuits in the US were once heard by Albright, who has been widely criticized for ignoring binding case law. However, following a docket-stripping order issued by Chief Judge Orlando Garcia, Albright's patent docket has declined precipitously.[3]
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). Judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Senate confirms new Waco US district judge". KWTX. September 7, 2018.
- ^ "The King of Patent Litigation Might Just Have Been Dethroned". Texas Lawyer. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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