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# Gino J. Rossini

Texas 5th Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice

## Profile

- Court: Texas 5th Court of Appeals
- State: Texas
- Role: Court of Appeals Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### appellate electronic filing

Scope: statewide

In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.

Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.

[Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-gino-j-rossini/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-gino-j-rossini/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-gino-j-rossini/)
- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Republican‐party judge elected to Place 11 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024, with a term ending December 31, 2030
- Law clerk to Hon. George P. Kazen, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas
- Staff Attorney to Hon. John H. Cayce Jr., former Chief Justice of the Fort Worth Court of Appeals
- Lawyer on Loan with the Dallas District Attorney’s Office
- Official court bio: Texas Courts – Justice Gino J. Rossini

### Education

- University of Texas School of Law, Order of the Coif During law school, he edited the Texas Law Review and participated in the student musical theater group Assault and Flattery — J.D. (1998)
- in Foreign Service (with honors), Georgetown University — B.S. (1992)

### Additional information

- focusing on civil appellate matters in Texas state and federal courts since 2009.
- Before joining the bench, Rossini practiced law in Dallas since 1999
- He assumed office January 1, 2025.
- He is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law and has been named to Super Lawyers 2017–2025.
- Also listed in Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Practice.
- Docket Audit data show his recent opinions score high (80–88%) for fidelity to statutory text and precedent.
- Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas, Texas, which hears appeals from civil, criminal, and family law cases in Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Hunt, Grayson, and Kaufman counties.
- In his campaign, Rossini emphasized consistency, predictability, and fairness, stating that an appellate judge’s role is to interpret the law as written and apply it to the facts without favoritism.
- Rossini is President‐Elect of the Civil Liberties & Civil Rights Section of the State Bar of Texas and a Counsel Member of the Dallas Bar Association’s Appellate Section.
- He is an Eagle Scout and serves on boards for Great Hearts Irving and The Pines Catholic Camp, and previously led the Dallas Housing Crisis Center’s board.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e966a5411b2587c600cf3508) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.