United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
(5th Cir.)

Location	John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building New Orleans, Louisiana
Appeals from	Eastern District of Louisiana Middle District of Louisiana Western District of Louisiana Northern District of Mississippi Southern District of Mississippi Eastern District of Texas Northern District of Texas Southern District of Texas Western District of Texas
Established	June 16, 1891
Chief judge	Carl E. Stewart
Active judges	17
Senior judges	7
Circuit justice	Clarence Thomas^[1]
Official website

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (in case citations, 5th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following federal judicial districts:

The court is one of 13 United States courts of appeals. Composed of 17 active judges, it is based at the John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the clerk's office located at the F. Edward Hebert Federal Building in New Orleans.^[2]

History of the court

The John Minor Wisdom U.S. Courthouse, home of the Fifth Circuit, New Orleans.

This court was created by the Evarts Act on June 16, 1891, which moved the circuit judges and appellate jurisdiction from the Circuit Courts of the Fifth Circuit to this court. At the time of its creation, the Fifth Circuit covered Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

On June 25, 1948, the Panama Canal Zone was added to the Fifth Circuit by 62 Stat. 870.

On October 1, 1981, under Public Law 96-452, the Fifth Circuit was split: Alabama, Georgia, and Florida were moved to the new Eleventh Circuit.

On March 31, 1982, the Fifth Circuit lost jurisdiction over the Panama Canal Zone, which transferred to Panamanian control.

The Fifth Circuit Four

During the late 1950s, Chief Judge Elbert Tuttle and his three colleagues (John Minor Wisdom, John Brown, and Richard Rives) became known as the "Fifth Circuit Four", or simply "The Four", for decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African-Americans. In this, they were usually opposed by their fellow Fifth Circuit Judge, Benjamin F. Cameron of Mississippi, until his death in 1964.^[3]

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005, devastating the city and slightly damaging the John Minor Wisdom Courthouse. All deadlines concerning filings were extended. The court temporarily relocated its administrative operations to Houston, but has now returned to normal operations in New Orleans.

Current composition of the court

As of April 16, 2015, the judges on the court are as follows:^[4]

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
71	Chief Judge	Carl E. Stewart	Shreveport, LA	1950	1994–present	2012–present	—	Clinton
60	Circuit Judge	E. Grady Jolly	Jackson, MS	1937	1982–present	—	—	Reagan
61	Circuit Judge	W. Eugene Davis	Lafayette, LA	1936	1983–present	—	—	Reagan
63	Circuit Judge	Edith H. Jones	Houston, TX	1949	1985–present	2006–2012	—	Reagan
64	Circuit Judge	Jerry Edwin Smith	Houston, TX	1946	1987–present	—	—	Reagan
73	Circuit Judge	James L. Dennis	New Orleans, LA	1936	1995–present	—	—	Clinton
74	Circuit Judge	Edith Brown Clement	New Orleans, LA	1948	2001–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
75	Circuit Judge	Edward C. Prado	San Antonio, TX	1947	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
77	Circuit Judge	Priscilla Owen	Austin, TX	1954	2005–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
78	Circuit Judge	Jennifer Walker Elrod	Houston, TX	1966	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
79	Circuit Judge	Leslie H. Southwick	Jackson, MS	1950	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
80	Circuit Judge	Catharina Haynes	Dallas, TX	1963	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
81	Circuit Judge	James E. Graves, Jr.	Jackson, MS	1953	2011–present	—	—	Obama
82	Circuit Judge	Stephen A. Higginson	New Orleans, LA	1961	2011–present	—	—	Obama
83	Circuit Judge	Gregg Costa	Houston, TX	1972	2014–present	—	—	Obama
84	Circuit Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
85	Circuit Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
51	Senior Circuit Judge	Carolyn Dineen King	Houston, TX	1938	1979–2013	1999–2006	2013–present	Carter
53	Senior Circuit Judge	Thomas Morrow Reavley	Houston, TX	1921	1979–1990	—	1990–present	Carter
59	Senior Circuit Judge	Patrick Higginbotham	Austin, TX	1938	1982–2006	—	2006–present	Reagan
65	Senior Circuit Judge	John Malcolm Duhé, Jr.	inactive	1933	1988–1999	—	1999–present	Reagan
66	Senior Circuit Judge	Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale	Jackson, MS	1944	1990–2009	—	2009–present	G.H.W. Bush
67	Senior Circuit Judge	Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.	New Orleans, LA	1934	1990–2010	—	2010–present	G.H.W. Bush
70	Senior Circuit Judge	Fortunato "Pete" Benavides	Austin, TX	1947	1994–2012	—	2012–present	Clinton

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat Last Held By	Vacancy Reason	Date of Vacancy
22	Emilio M. Garza	Senior status	August 1, 2012
20	Carolyn Dineen King	Senior status	December 31, 2013
10	W. Eugene Davis	Senior status	December 31, 2016^[5]

List of former judges

Sixty-one judges formerly served on the court but no longer do:^[4]

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Pardee, Don AlbertDon Albert Pardee	LA	1837–1919	1891–1919	——	——	^[6]	death
2	McCormick, Andrew PhelpsAndrew Phelps McCormick	TX	1832–1916	1892–1916	——	——	Harrison, B.B. Harrison	death
3	Shelby, David DavieDavid Davie Shelby	AL	1847–1914	1899–1914	——	——	McKinley, McKinley	death
4	Walker, Jr., Richard WildeRichard Wilde Walker, Jr.	AL	1857–1936	1914–1930	——	1930–1936	Wilson, Wilson	death
5	Batts, Robert LynnRobert Lynn Batts	TX	1864–1935	1917–1919	——	——	Wilson, Wilson	resignation
6	Bryan, Nathan P.Nathan P. Bryan	FL	1872–1935	1920–1935	——	——	Wilson, Wilson	death
7	King, Alexander CampbellAlexander Campbell King	GA	1856–1926	1920–1924	——	——	Wilson, Wilson	resignation
8	Foster, Rufus EdwardRufus Edward Foster	LA	1871–1942	1925–1942	——	——	Coolidge, Coolidge	death
9	Sibley, Samuel HaleSamuel Hale Sibley	GA	1873–1958	1931–1949	——	1949–1958	Hoover, Hoover	death
10	Hutcheson, Jr., Joseph ChappellJoseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.	TX	1879–1973	1931–1964	1948–1959	1964–1973	Hoover, Hoover	death
11	Holmes, Edwin RuthvenEdwin Ruthven Holmes	MS	1878–1961	1936–1954	——	1954–1961	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
12	McCord, Leon ClarenceLeon Clarence McCord	AL	1878–1952	1938–1951	——	1951–1952	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
13	Waller, Curtis LonginoCurtis Longino Waller	FL	1887–1950	1943–1950	——	——	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
14	Lee, Elmo PearceElmo Pearce Lee	LA	1882–1949	1943–1949	——	——	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
15	Borah, Wayne G.Wayne G. Borah	LA	1891–1966	1949–1956	——	1956–1966	Truman, Truman	death
16	Russell, Robert LeeRobert Lee Russell	GA	1900–1955	1949–1955	——	——	Truman, Truman	death
17	Strum, Louie WillardLouie Willard Strum	FL	1890–1954	1950–1954	——	——	Truman, Truman	death
18	Rives, RichardRichard Rives	AL	1895–1982	1951–1966	1959–1960	1966–1981	Truman, Truman	reassignment to 11th Circuit
19	Tuttle, ElbertElbert Tuttle	GA	1897–1996	1954–1968	1960–1967	1968–1981	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	reassignment to 11th Circuit
20	Cameron, Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Cameron	MS	1890–1964	1955–1964	——	——	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
21	Jones, Warren LeroyWarren Leroy Jones	FL	1895–1993	1955–1966	——	1966–1981	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	reassignment to 11th Circuit
22	Brown, John RobertJohn Robert Brown	TX	1909–1984	1955–1984	1967–1979	1984–1993	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
23	Wisdom, John MinorJohn Minor Wisdom	LA	1905–1999	1957–1977	——	1977–1999	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
24	Bell, GriffinGriffin Bell	GA	1918–2009	1961^[7]–1976	——	——	Kennedy, Kennedy	resignation
25	Gewin, Walter PettusWalter Pettus Gewin	AL	1908–1981	1961^[7]–1976	——	1976–1981	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
26	Thornberry, William HomerWilliam Homer Thornberry	TX	1909–1995	1965–1978	——	1978–1995	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
27	Coleman, James PlemonJames Plemon Coleman	MS	1914–1991	1965–1981	1979–1981	1981–1984	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	resignation
28	Ainsworth, Jr., Robert AndrewRobert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr.	LA	1910–1981	1966–1981	——	——	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
29	Godbold, John CooperJohn Cooper Godbold	AL	1920–2009	1966–1981	1981–1981	——	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	reassignment to 11th Circuit
30	Goldberg, Irving LoebIrving Loeb Goldberg	TX	1906–1995	1966–1980	——	1980–1995	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
31	Dyer, David WilliamDavid William Dyer	FL	1910–1998	1966–1976	——	1976–1981	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	reassignment to 11th Circuit
32	Simpson, John Milton BryanJohn Milton Bryan Simpson	FL	1903–1987	1966–1975	——	1975–1981	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	reassignment to 11th Circuit
33	Clayton, Claude FeemsterClaude Feemster Clayton	MS	1909–1969	1967–1969	——	——	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
34	Morgan, Lewis RenderLewis Render Morgan	GA	1913–2001	1968–1978	——	1978–1981	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	reassignment to 11th Circuit
35	Carswell, HaroldHarold Carswell	FL	1919–1992	1969–1970	——	——	Nixon, Nixon	resignation
36	Clark, CharlesCharles Clark	MS	1925–2011	1969–1992	1981–1992	——	Nixon, Nixon	retirement
37	Ingraham, Joe McDonaldJoe McDonald Ingraham	TX	1903–1990	1969–1973	——	1973–1990	Nixon, Nixon	death
38	Roney, Paul HitchPaul Hitch Roney	FL	1921–2006	1970–1981	——	——	Nixon, Nixon	reassignment to 11th Circuit
39	Gee, Thomas GibbsThomas Gibbs Gee	TX	1925–1994	1973–1991	——	——	Nixon, Nixon	retirement
40	Tjoflat, Gerald BardGerald Bard Tjoflat	FL	1929–present	1975–1981	——	——	Ford, Ford	reassignment to 11th Circuit
41	Hill, James ClinkscalesJames Clinkscales Hill	GA	1924–present	1976–1981	——	——	Ford, Ford	reassignment to 11th Circuit
42	Fay, Peter ThorpPeter Thorp Fay	FL	1929–present	1976–1981	——	——	Ford, Ford	reassignment to 11th Circuit
43	Rubin, Alvin BenjaminAlvin Benjamin Rubin	LA	1920–1991	1977–1989	——	1989–1991	Carter, Carter	death
44	Vance, Robert SmithRobert Smith Vance	AL	1931–1989	1977–1981	——	——	Carter, Carter	reassignment to 11th Circuit
45	Kravitch, Phyllis A.Phyllis A. Kravitch	GA	1920–present	1979–1981	——	——	Carter, Carter	reassignment to 11th Circuit
46	Johnson, Frank MinisFrank Minis Johnson	AL	1918–1999	1979–1981	——	——	Carter, Carter	reassignment to 11th Circuit
47	Anderson III, R. LanierR. Lanier Anderson III	GA	1936–present	1979–1981	——	——	Carter, Carter	reassignment to 11th Circuit
48	Garza, Reynaldo GuerraReynaldo Guerra Garza	TX	1915–2004	1979–1982	——	1982–2004	Carter, Carter	death
49	Hatchett, Joseph WoodrowJoseph Woodrow Hatchett	FL	1932–present	1979–1981	——	——	Carter, Carter	reassignment to 11th Circuit
50	Henderson, Albert JohnAlbert John Henderson	GA	1920–1999	1979–1981	——	——	Carter, Carter	reassignment to 11th Circuit
52	Politz, Henry AnthonyHenry Anthony Politz	LA	1932–2002	1979–1999	1992–1999	1999–2002	Carter, Carter	death
54	Johnson, Jr., Samuel D.Samuel D. Johnson, Jr.	TX	1920–2002	1979–1991	——	1991–2002	Carter, Carter	death
55	Tate, Jr., AlbertAlbert Tate, Jr.	LA	1920–1986	1979–1986	——	——	Carter, Carter	death
56	Clark, Thomas AlonzoThomas Alonzo Clark	GA	1920–2005	1979–1981	——	——	Carter, Carter	reassignment to 11th Circuit
57	Williams, Jerre StocktonJerre Stockton Williams	TX	1916–1993	1980–1990	——	1990–1993	Carter, Carter	death
58	Garwood, William LockhartWilliam Lockhart Garwood	TX	1931–2011	1981–1997	——	1997–2011	Reagan, Reagan	death
62	Hill, Robert MaddenRobert Madden Hill	TX	1928–1987	1984–1987	——	——	Reagan, Reagan	death
68	Garza, Emilio M.Emilio M. Garza	TX	1947–present	1991–2012	——	2012–2015	G.H.W. Bush, G.H.W. Bush	retirement
69	DeMoss, Jr., Harold R.Harold R. DeMoss, Jr.	TX	1930–present	1991–2007	——	2007–2015	G.H.W. Bush, G.H.W. Bush	retirement
72	Parker, Robert ManleyRobert Manley Parker	TX	1937–present	1994–2002	——	——	Clinton, Clinton	retirement
76	Pickering, Charles W.Charles W. Pickering	MS	1937–present	2004^[8]–2004	——	——	Bush, G.W.G.W. Bush	retirement

Chief judges

Chief Judge
Hutcheson	1948–1959
Rives	1959–1960
Tuttle	1960–1967
Brown	1967–1979
Coleman	1979–1981
Godbold	1981–1981
C. Clark	1981–1992
Politz	1992–1999
C. King	1999–2006
Jones	2006–2012
Stewart	2012–

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice (i.e., the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

The court has had 29 seats for active judges. Twelve of these seats were reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, leaving a seventeen-seat court. The seats are numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.

Seat 1
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Fifth Circuit
Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Pardee	LA	1891–1919
A. King	GA	1920–1924
Foster	LA	1925–1942
Lee	LA	1943–1949
Borah	LA	1949–1956
Wisdom	LA	1957–1977
Rubin	LA	1977–1989
Barksdale	MS	1990–2009
Graves	MS	2011–present

Seat 2
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
McCormick	TX	1892–1916
Batts	TX	1917–1919
Bryan	FL	1920–1935
Holmes	MS	1936–1954
Cameron	MS	1955–1964
Coleman	MS	1965–1981
Jolly	MS	1982–present

Seat 3
Established on January 25, 1899 by 30 Stat. 803
Shelby	AL	1899–1914
Walker	AL	1914–1930
Sibley	GA	1931–1949
Russell	GA	1949–1955
Brown	TX	1955–1984
R. Hill	TX	1984–1987
Wiener	LA	1990–2010
Higginson	LA	2011–present

Seat 4
Established on June 10, 1930 by 46 Stat. 538
Hutcheson	TX	1931–1964
Thornberry	TX	1965–1978
R. Garza	TX	1979–1982
Higginbotham	TX	1982–2006
Elrod	TX	2007–present

Seat 5
Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
McCord	AL	1938–1951
Rives	AL	1951–1966
Godbold	AL	1966–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 6
Established on December 14, 1942 by 56 Stat. 1050
Waller	FL	1943–1950
Strum	FL	1950–1954
W. Jones	FL	1955–1966
Dyer	FL	1966–1976
Fay	FL	1976–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 7
Established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Tuttle	GA	1954–1968
Morgan	GA	1968–1978
Kravitch	GA	1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 8
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Bell	GA	1961–1976
J. Hill	GA	1976–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 9
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Gewin	AL	1961–1976
Vance	AL	1977–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 10
Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Ainsworth	LA	1966–1981
Davis	LA	1983–present

Seat 11
Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Goldberg	TX	1966–1980
Williams	TX	1980–1990
DeMoss	TX	1991–2007
Haynes	TX	2008–present

Seat 12
Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Simpson	FL	1966–1975
Tjoflat	FL	1975–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 13
Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Clayton	MS	1967–1969
C. Clark	MS	1969–1992
Dennis	LA	1995–present

Seat 14
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Carswell	FL	1969–1970
Roney	FL	1970–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 15
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Ingraham	TX	1969–1973
Gee	TX	1973–1991
Benavides	TX	1994–2012
Costa	TX	2014–present

Seat 16
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
F. Johnson	AL	1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 17
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Anderson	GA	1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 18
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Hatchett	FL	1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 19
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Henderson	GA	1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 20
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
C. King	TX	1979–2013
vacant	TX	2013–present

Seat 21
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Politz	LA	1979–1999
Pickering	MS	2004–2004
Southwick	MS	2007–present

Seat 22
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Reavley	TX	1979–1990
E. Garza	TX	1991–2012
vacant	TX	2012–present

Seat 23
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
S. Johnson	TX	1979–1991
Parker	TX	1994–2002
Prado	TX	2003–present

Seat 24
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Tate	LA	1979–1986
Duhé	LA	1988–1999
Clement	LA	2001–present

Seat 25
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
T. Clark	GA	1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994

Seat 26
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Garwood	TX	1981–1997
Owen	TX	2005–present

Seat 27
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
E. Jones	TX	1985–present

Seat 28
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Smith	TX	1987–present

Seat 29
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Stewart	LA	1994–present

References

↑ http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SCt-circuit-assignments.pdf
↑ Practitioner’s Guide to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
↑ "That Fascinating and Frenetic Fifth," Time Magazine, 1964-12-04.
1 2 "U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2005.
↑ Future Judicial Vacancies
↑ Pardee was appointed as a circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit in 1881 by James A. Garfield. The Judiciary Act of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
1 2 Recess appointment, confirmed by the United States Senate at a later date.
↑ Recess appointment, never confirmed or rejected by the Senate.

Bass, Jack (1990). Unlikely Heroes. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-0491-6.

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Current judges of the United States courts of appeals

1st Circuit

Active	Howard Torruella Lynch Thompson Kayatta Barron

Senior	Campbell Selya Boudin Stahl Lipez

2nd Circuit

Active	Katzmann Jacobs Cabranes Pooler Raggi Hall Livingston Chin Lohier Carney Droney 2 seats vacant

Senior	Newman Kearse Winter Walker Leval Calabresi Straub Sack Parker Wesley Lynch

3rd Circuit

Active	Smith McKee Ambro Fisher Chagares Jordan Hardiman Greenaway Vanaskie Shwartz Krause Restrepo 2 seats vacant

Senior	Sloviter Stapleton Greenberg Scirica Cowen Nygaard Roth Rendell Barry Fuentes

4th Circuit

Active	Gregory Wilkinson Niemeyer Motz Traxler King Shedd Duncan Agee Keenan Wynn Diaz Floyd Thacker Harris

Senior	Phillips Chapman Hamilton Davis

5th Circuit

Active	Stewart Jolly Davis Jones Smith Dennis Clement Prado Owen Elrod Southwick Haynes Graves Higginson Costa 2 seats vacant

Senior	King Reavley Higginbotham Duhé, Jr. Barksdale Wiener Benavides

6th Circuit

Active	Cole Boggs Batchelder Moore Clay Gibbons Rogers Sutton Cook McKeague Griffin Kethledge White Stranch Donald 1 seat vacant

Senior	Keith Merritt Wellford Milburn Guy Norris Suhrheinrich Siler Daughtrey Gilman

7th Circuit

Active	Wood Posner Flaum Easterbrook Kanne Rovner Williams Sykes Hamilton 2 seats vacant

Senior	Bauer Ripple Manion

8th Circuit

Active	Riley Wollman Loken Smith Colloton Gruender Benton Shepherd Kelly 2 seats vacant

Senior	Bright Bowman Beam Hansen Arnold Murphy Melloy

9th Circuit

Active	Thomas Reinhardt Kozinski O'Scannlain Graber McKeown Wardlaw Fletcher Gould Paez Berzon Tallman Rawlinson Clifton Bybee Callahan Bea M Smith Ikuta N Smith Murguia Christen Nguyen Watford Hurwitz Owens Friedland 2 vacant seats

Senior	Goodwin Wallace Hug Schroeder Farris Pregerson Nelson Canby Noonan Leavy Trott Fernandez Kleinfeld Hawkins Tashima Fisher Silverman

10th Circuit

Active	Tymkovich Kelly Briscoe Lucero Hartz Gorsuch Holmes Matheson Bacharach Phillips McHugh Moritz

Senior	McKay Seymour Porfilio Anderson Baldock Brorby Ebel Murphy O'Brien

11th Circuit

Active	E Carnes Tjoflat Hull Marcus Wilson W Pryor Martin Jordan Rosenbaum J Carnes J Pryor 1 seat vacant

Senior	Hill Fay Kravitch Anderson Edmondson Cox Dubina Black

DC Circuit

Active	Garland Henderson Rogers Tatel Brown Griffith Kavanaugh Srinivasan Millett Pillard Wilkins

Senior	Edwards Silberman Buckley Williams Ginsburg Sentelle Randolph

Federal Circuit

Active	Prost Newman Lourie Dyk Moore O'Malley Reyna Wallach Taranto Chen Hughes Stoll

Senior	Mayer Plager Clevenger Schall Bryson Linn

Current senior judges of the United States courts of appeals

1st Circuit	Campbell Selya Boudin Stahl Lipez

2nd Circuit	Newman Kearse Winter Walker Leval Calabresi Straub Sack Parker Wesley Lynch

3rd Circuit	Sloviter Stapleton Greenberg Scirica Cowen Nygaard Roth Rendell Barry Fuentes

4th Circuit	Phillips Chapman Hamilton Davis

5th Circuit	King Reavley Higginbotham Duhé, Jr. Barksdale Wiener Benavides

6th Circuit	Keith Merritt Wellford Guy Norris Suhrheinrich Siler Daughtrey Gilman

7th Circuit	Bauer Ripple Manion

8th Circuit	Bowman Beam Hansen Arnold Murphy Melloy

9th Circuit	Goodwin Wallace Hug Schroeder Farris Pregerson Nelson Canby Noonan Leavy Trott Fernandez Kleinfeld Hawkins Tashima Silverman Fisher

10th Circuit	McKay Seymour Porfilio Anderson Baldock Brorby Ebel Murphy O'Brien

11th Circuit	Hill Fay Kravitch Anderson Edmondson Cox Dubina Black

DC Circuit	Edwards Silberman Buckley Williams Ginsburg Sentelle Randolph

Federal Circuit	Mayer Plager Clevenger Schall Bryson Linn

Current active district judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

E. Louisiana	Engelhardt Feldman Vance Fallon Barbier Zainey Africk Brown Triche-Milazzo Morgan 2 seats vacant

M. Louisiana	Jackson Dick deGravelles

W. Louisiana	Drell Doherty Minaldi Hicks Foote 2 seats vacant

N. Mississippi	Aycock Mills Brown

S. Mississippi	Guirola Wingate Starrett Jordan Ozerden Reeves

E. Texas	Clark Crone Gilstrap Mazzant Schroeder 3 seats vacant

N. Texas	Lynn Fitzwater McBryde Lindsay Godbey Kinkeade Boyle O'Connor 4 seats vacant

S. Texas	Rosenthal Hinojosa Hughes Lake Harmon Gilmore Ellison Crane Hanen Alvarez Miller Saldaña Ramos Marmolejo Bennett Hanks Olvera 2 seats vacant

W. Texas	Garcia Sparks Biery Martinez Ludlum Cardone Yeakel Montalvo Rodriguez Guaderrama Pitman 2 seats vacant

Current senior district judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

E. Louisiana	Beer Berrigan Duval Lemmon Lemelle

M. Louisiana	Brady

W. Louisiana	Walter Trimble Melancon James

N. Mississippi	Biggers Davidson

S. Mississippi	Barbour Lee Gex Bramlette

E. Texas	Schell Heartfield

N. Texas	Robinson Fish Maloney Cummings Means

S. Texas	Bue Kazen Head Hittner Hoyt Rainey Werlein Jack Atlas Tagle

W. Texas	Nowlin Briones Junell

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