Michael J. Truncale
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Judge · Federal · Texas
Data last updated: 10/7/2026. Status: active.
Cases in this dataset
161 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.
Case volume by filing year
- 2008
1 - 2013
1 - 2016
1 - 2019
1 - 2020
7 - 2021
6 - 2022
18 - 2023
76 - 2024
32 - 2025
18
Recent cases
- Rodriguez v. Texas Transitional Center
- Vega v. Angelina County
- Taylor v. Zengerle
- Soto v. TDCJ
- Lavine v. The Chamberlain Group, LLC
- Remarkable Healthcare LLC v. KRS Seguin, LLC <b><font color=\red\>PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER, DOCKET IN LEAD CASE 4:25-cv-00271</font></b>
- Quick v. Milner
- In Re: Investigation Thomas Flanagan
- Dragon Products, LLC v. Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.
- Steptoe v. Unknown Officers at Smith Unit<b><font color=\red\>Case Transferred to ND/TX</b></font>
Career history
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TX · 2025-11-11 to End not recorded
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · 2019-05-16 to End not recorded · Donald J. Trump
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Diploma in International Arbitration 2014
- Lamar University B.B.A. 1978
- North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) M.B.A. 1980
- Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law) J.D. 1985
- Southern Methodist University J.D. 1985
- University of North Texas M.B.A. 1980
Sources and corrections
- fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
- courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07
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