{{short description|Current United States federal appellate court}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox U.S. federal court | court_type = circuit | court_name = United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | abbreviation = 5th Cir. | seal = Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.svg | seal_size = 150 | map_image_name = File:5th Circuit map.svg | map_image_width = | map_image_caption = | courthouse = John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building | location = New Orleans, Louisiana | appeals_from = Eastern District of Louisiana | appeals_from1 = Middle District of Louisiana | appeals_from2 = Western District of Louisiana | appeals_from3 = Northern District of Mississippi | appeals_from4 = Southern District of Mississippi | appeals_from5 = Eastern District of Texas | appeals_from6 = Northern District of Texas | appeals_from7 = Southern District of Texas | appeals_from8 = Western District of Texas | established = June 16, 1891 | judges_assigned = 17 | circuit_justice = Samuel Alito | chief = Jennifer Walker Elrod | official_site = {{URL|https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov}} }}
The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit''' (in case citations, '''5th Cir.''') is one of the 13 United States courts of appeals. It has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts:
* 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
The Fifth Circuit has 17 active judgeships, and is headquartered 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/clerk/docs/pracguide.pdf |title=Practitioner's Guide to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |access-date=2011-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613170051/http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/clerk/docs/pracguide.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Originally, the Fifth Circuit also included the federal district courts in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. In 1981, the district courts for those states were transferred to the newly created U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
== History of the court == [[Image:053107-5thCircuit.jpg|thumb|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. The Fifth Circuit gained appellate jurisdiction over the United States District Court for the Canal Zone.
On October 1, 1981, under {{USPL|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 was transferred to Panamanian control.
=== Fifth Circuit Four === {{Main|Fifth Circuit Four}} Starting in the late 1950s, judges Elbert Parr Tuttle (chief judge 1960–1967), John Minor Wisdom, John R. Brown (chief judge 1967–1979), and Richard T. Rives (chief judge 1959–60) 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103123841/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830884-2,00.html|title=That Fascinating and Frenetic Fifth|magazine=Time|date=December 4, 1964|archive-date=November 3, 2011|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C830884-2%2C00.html}}</ref> During this era, the role of the Fifth Circuit in civil rights caused the court to be nicknamed the "Supreme Court of Dixie".<ref name="Judge">{{cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Allison Herren |last2=Shakely |first2=William W. |last3=Brown Jr. |first3=J. Robert |date=Fall 1998 |title=Judge Warren L. Jones and the Supreme Court of Dixie |journal=Louisiana Law Review |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=210-252}}</ref>
=== 2020s === During his first administration, President Donald Trump appointed six judges to the court, with many observers thereafter regarding it as the most conservative court of appeals.<ref>{{cite news|last=Scarcella|first=Mike|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/conservative-5th-circuit-judge-takes-helm-key-us-appeals-court-2024-10-04/|title=Conservative 5th Circuit judge takes helm at key US appeals court|agency=Reuters|date=October 4, 2024|access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/12/27/23496264/supreme-court-fifth-circuit-trump-court-immigration-housing-sexual-harrassment|title=The Trumpiest court in America|first1=Ian|last1=Millhiser|date=December 27, 2022|website=Vox|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vladeck |first=Stephen I. |date=2023-11-28 |title=Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/11/fifth-circuit-conservative-supreme-court/676116/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> The Fifth Circuit's reversal rate at the US Supreme Court from the beginning of the 2020 term through the end of the 2022 term was 74%, making it the 7th most frequently reversed circuit court; the average rate of reversals was 68%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klibanoff |first=Eleanor |date=2024-07-02 |title=Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/02/5th-circuit-appeals-supreme-court-texas/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |date=2024-07-13 |title=Supreme Court pushes back on 5th Circuit's conservative breeding ground |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4768521-supreme-court-conservative-5th-circuit/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> Some members of the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice John Roberts, have indicated concern with how the Fifth Circuit approaches cases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerstein |first=Josh |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Clarence Thomas was snubbed in the Supreme Court's gun ruling. So were a few other people. |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/21/supreme-court-rahimi-gun-ruling-00164552 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Politico}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-preserves-access-to-abortion-pill/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=SCOTUSblog |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=Supreme Court upholds bar on guns under domestic-violence restraining orders |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-upholds-bar-on-guns-with-domestic-violence-restraining-orders/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=SCOTUSblog |language=en-US}}</ref> Several court observers have interpreted the court as being exceptionally conservative in its rulings.<ref name=feldman>{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Adam |date=December 11, 2023 |title=Supreme Court Eyeing Fifth Circuit, But Too Early to Decipher Why |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-eyeing-fifth-circuit-but-too-early-to-decipher-why |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Bloomberg Law}}</ref>
== Current composition of the court == <onlyinclude> {{As of|2026|03|16|df=US}}: {{start U.S. judgeship Current}} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 78 | title = Chief Judge | name = {{sortname|Jennifer Walker|Elrod}} | duty station = Houston, TX | born = 1966 | term = 2007–present | chief term = 2024–present | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 63 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Edith|Jones}} | duty station = Houston, TX | born = 1949 | term = 1985–present | chief term = 2006–2012 | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 64 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Jerry Edwin|Smith}} | duty station = Houston, TX | born = 1946 | term = 1987–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 71 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Carl E.|Stewart}} | duty station = Shreveport, LA | born = 1950 | term = 1994–present | chief term = 2012–2019 | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 77 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Priscilla Richman | duty station = Austin, TX | born = 1954 | term = 2005–present | chief term = 2019–2024 | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 79 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Leslie H. Southwick | duty station = Austin, TX | born = 1950 | term = 2007–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 80 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Catharina Haynes | duty station = Dallas, TX | born = 1963 | term = 2008–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 81 | title = Circuit Judge | name = James E. Graves Jr. | duty station = Jackson, MS | born = 1953 | term = 2011–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 82 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Stephen A. Higginson | duty station = New Orleans, LA | born = 1961 | term = 2011–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 84 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Don|Willett}} | duty station = New Orleans, LA | born = 1966 | term = 2018–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 85 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|James C.|Ho}} | duty station = Dallas, TX | born = 1973 | term = 2018–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 86 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Kyle|Duncan|dab=judge}} | duty station = New Orleans, LA | born = 1972 | term = 2018–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 87 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Kurt D.|Engelhardt}} | duty station = New Orleans, LA | born = 1960 | term = 2018–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 88 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Andrew|Oldham}} | duty station = Austin, TX | born = 1978 | term = 2018–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 89 | title = Circuit Judge | name = {{sortname|Cory T.|Wilson}} | duty station = Jackson, MS | born = 1970 | term = 2020–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Trump|List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 90 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Dana Douglas | duty station = New Orleans, LA | born = 1975 | term = 2022–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Biden|List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 91 | title = Circuit Judge | name = Irma Carrillo Ramirez | duty station = Dallas, TX | born = 1964 | term = 2023–present | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Biden|List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 51 | title = Senior Judge | name = Carolyn Dineen King | duty station = Houston, TX | born = 1938 | term = 1979–2013 | chief term = 1999–2006 | senior term = 2013–present | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 60 | title = Senior Judge | name = Patrick Higginbotham | duty station = Austin, TX | born = 1938 | term = 1982–2006 | chief term = — | senior term = 2006–present | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 61 | title = Senior Judge | name = W. Eugene Davis | duty station = New Orleans, LA | born = 1936 | term = 1983–2016 | chief term = — | senior term = 2016–present | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 66 | title = Senior Judge | name = Jacques L. Wiener Jr. | duty station = New Orleans, LA | born = 1934 | term = 1990–2010 | chief term = — | senior term = 2010–present | appointer = {{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 67 | title = Senior Judge | name = Rhesa Barksdale | duty station = Jackson, MS | born = 1944 | term = 1990–2009 | chief term = — | senior term = 2009–present | appointer = {{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 73 | title = Senior Judge | name = James L. Dennis | duty station = ''inactive'' | born = 1936 | term = 1995–2022 | chief term = — | senior term = 2022–present | appointer = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}} }} {{U.S. judgeship row Current | index = 74 | title = Senior Judge | name = Edith Brown Clement | duty station = New Orleans, LA | born = 1948 | term = 2001–2018 | chief term = — | senior term = 2018–present | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} }} {{end U.S. judgeship Current}}</onlyinclude>
== List of former judges == {{start U.S. judgeship Former}} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 1 | name = {{sortname|Don Albert|Pardee}} | state = LA | borndied = 1837–1919 | term = 1891–1919 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Garfield|List of federal judges appointed by James A. Garfield}} / Operation of law<ref group="note">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.</ref> | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 2 | name = {{sortname|Andrew|McCormick|Andrew Phelps McCormick}} | state = TX | borndied = 1832–1916 | term = 1892–1916 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|B.|Harrison|List of federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 3 | name = {{sortname|David Davie|Shelby}} | state = AL | borndied = 1847–1914 | term = 1899–1914 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||McKinley|List of federal judges appointed by William McKinley}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 4 | name = {{sortname|Richard Wilde|Walker Jr.}} | state = AL | borndied = 1857–1936 | term = 1914–1930 | chief term = — | senior term = 1930–1936 | appointer = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 5 | name = {{sortname|Robert Lynn|Batts}} | state = TX | borndied = 1864–1935 | term = 1917–1919 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}} | termination = resignation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 6 | name = {{sortname|Nathan Philemon|Bryan}} | state = FL | borndied = 1872–1935 | term = 1920–1935 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 7 | name = {{sortname|Alexander Campbell|King}} | state = GA | borndied = 1856–1926 | term = 1920–1924 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}} | termination = resignation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 8 | name = {{sortname|Rufus Edward|Foster}} | state = LA | borndied = 1871–1942 | term = 1925–1942 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Coolidge|List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 9 | name = {{sortname|Samuel Hale|Sibley}} | state = GA | borndied = 1873–1958 | term = 1931–1949 | chief term = — | senior term = 1949–1958 | appointer = {{sortname||Hoover|List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 10 | name = {{sortname|Joseph|Hutcheson Jr.|Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.}} | state = TX | borndied = 1879–1973 | term = 1931–1964 | chief term = 1948–1959 | senior term = 1964–1973 | appointer = {{sortname||Hoover|List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 11 | name = {{sortname|Edwin R.|Holmes}} | state = MS | borndied = 1878–1961 | term = 1936–1954 | chief term = — | senior term = 1954–1961 | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 12 | name = {{sortname|Leon Clarence|McCord}} | state = AL | borndied = 1878–1952 | term = 1938–1951 | chief term = — | senior term = 1951–1952 | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 13 | name = {{sortname|Curtis L.|Waller}} | state = FL | borndied = 1887–1950 | term = 1943–1950 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 14 | name = {{sortname|Elmo Pearce|Lee}} | state = LA | borndied = 1882–1949 | term = 1943–1949 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 15 | name = {{sortname|Wayne G.|Borah}} | state = LA | borndied = 1891–1966 | term = 1949–1956 | chief term = — | senior term = 1956–1966 | appointer = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 16 | name = {{sortname|Robert Lee|Russell}} | state = GA | borndied = 1900–1955 | term = 1949–1955 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 17 | name = {{sortname|Louie Willard|Strum}} | state = FL | borndied = 1890–1954 | term = 1950–1954 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 18 | name = {{sortname|Richard|Rives}} | state = AL | borndied = 1895–1982 | term = 1951–1966 | chief term = 1959–1960 | senior term = 1966–1981 | appointer = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 19 | name = {{sortname|Elbert|Tuttle}} | state = GA | borndied = 1897–1996 | term = 1954–1968 | chief term = 1960–1967 | senior term = 1968–1981 | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 20 | name = {{sortname|Benjamin|Cameron|Benjamin Franklin Cameron}} | state = MS | borndied = 1890–1964 | term = 1955–1964 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 21 | name = {{sortname|Warren Leroy|Jones}} | state = FL | borndied = 1895–1993 | term = 1955–1966 | chief term = — | senior term = 1966–1981 | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 22 | name = {{sortname|John Robert|Brown|John Robert Brown (judge)}} | state = TX | borndied = 1909–1993 | term = 1955–1984 | chief term = 1967–1979 | senior term = 1984–1993 | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 23 | name = {{sortname|John Minor|Wisdom}} | state = LA | borndied = 1905–1999 | term = 1957–1977 | chief term = — | senior term = 1977–1999 | appointer = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 24 | name = {{sortname|Griffin|Bell}} | state = GA | borndied = 1918–2009 | term = 1961–1976<ref name = Confirmed group="note">Recess appointment, confirmed by the United States Senate at a later date.</ref> | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}} | termination = resignation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 25 | name = {{sortname|Walter Pettus|Gewin}} | state = AL | borndied = 1908–1981 | term = 1961–1976<ref name = Confirmed group="note"/> | chief term = — | senior term = 1976–1981 | appointer = {{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 26 | name = {{sortname|Homer|Thornberry}} | state = TX | borndied = 1909–1995 | term = 1965–1978 | chief term = — | senior term = 1978–1995 | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 27 | name = {{sortname|James P.|Coleman}} | state = MS | borndied = 1914–1991 | term = 1965–1981 | chief term = 1979–1981 | senior term = 1981–1984 | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 28 | name = {{sortname|Robert A.|Ainsworth Jr.}} | state = LA | borndied = 1910–1981 | term = 1966–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 29 | name = {{sortname|John Cooper|Godbold}} | state = AL | borndied = 1920–2009 | term = 1966–1981 | chief term = 1981 | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 30 | name = {{sortname|Irving Loeb|Goldberg}} | state = TX | borndied = 1906–1995 | term = 1966–1980 | chief term = — | senior term = 1980–1995 | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 31 | name = {{sortname|David W.|Dyer}} | state = FL | borndied = 1910–1998 | term = 1966–1976 | chief term = — | senior term = 1976–1981 | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 32 | name = {{sortname|John|Simpson|John Milton Bryan Simpson}} | state = FL | borndied = 1903–1987 | term = 1966–1975 | chief term = — | senior term = 1975–1981 | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 33 | name = {{sortname|Claude Feemster|Clayton}} | state = MS | borndied = 1909–1969 | term = 1967–1969 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 34 | name = {{sortname|Lewis Render|Morgan}} | state = GA | borndied = 1913–2001 | term = 1968–1978 | chief term = — | senior term = 1978–1981 | appointer = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 35 | name = {{sortname|G. Harrold|Carswell}} | state = FL | borndied = 1919–1992 | term = 1969–1970 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = resignation }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 36 | name = {{sortname|Charles|Clark|Charles Clark (judge)}} | state = MS | borndied = 1925–2011 | term = 1969–1992 | chief term = 1981–1992 | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 37 | name = {{sortname|Joe McDonald|Ingraham}} | state = TX | borndied = 1903–1990 | term = 1969–1973 | chief term = — | senior term = 1973–1990 | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 38 | name = {{sortname|Paul Hitch|Roney}} | state = FL | borndied = 1921–2006 | term = 1970–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 39 | name = {{sortname|Thomas Gibbs|Gee}} | state = TX | borndied = 1925–1994 | term = 1973–1991 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 40 | name = {{sortname|Gerald Bard|Tjoflat}} | state = FL | borndied = 1929–present | term = 1975–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Ford|List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 41 | name = {{sortname|James Clinkscales|Hill}} | state = GA | borndied = 1924–2017 | term = 1976–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Ford|List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 42 | name = {{sortname|Peter T.|Fay}} | state = FL | borndied = 1929–2021 | term = 1976–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Ford|List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 43 | name = {{sortname|Alvin Benjamin|Rubin}} | state = LA | borndied = 1920–1991 | term = 1977–1989 | chief term = — | senior term = 1989–1991 | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 44 | name = {{sortname|Robert Smith|Vance}} | state = AL | borndied = 1931–1989 | term = 1977–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 45 | name = {{sortname|Phyllis A.|Kravitch}} | state = GA | borndied = 1920–2017 | term = 1979–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 46 | name = {{sortname|Frank Minis|Johnson}} | state = AL | borndied = 1918–1999 | term = 1979–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 47 | name = {{sortname|R. Lanier|Anderson III}} | state = GA | borndied = 1936–present | term = 1979–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 48 | name = {{sortname|Reynaldo Guerra|Garza}} | state = TX | borndied = 1915–2004 | term = 1979–1982 | chief term = — | senior term = 1982–2004 | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 49 | name = {{sortname|Joseph W.|Hatchett}} | state = FL | borndied = 1932–2021 | term = 1979–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 50 | name = {{sortname|Albert John|Henderson}} | state = GA | borndied = 1920–1999 | term = 1979–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 52 | name = {{sortname|Henry Anthony|Politz}} | state = LA | borndied = 1932–2002 | term = 1979–1999 | chief term = 1992–1999 | senior term = 1999–2002 | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 53 | name = {{sortname|Thomas Morrow|Reavley}} | state = TX | borndied = 1921–2020 | term = 1979–1990 | chief term = — | senior term = 1990–2020 | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 54 | name = {{sortname|Samuel D.|Johnson Jr.}} | state = TX | borndied = 1920–2002 | term = 1979–1991 | chief term = — | senior term = 1991–2002 | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 55 | name = {{sortname|Albert|Tate Jr.}} | state = LA | borndied = 1920–1986 | term = 1979–1986 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 56 | name = {{sortname|Thomas Alonzo|Clark}} | state = FL | borndied = 1920–2005 | term = 1979–1981 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = reassignment }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 57 | name = {{sortname|Jerre Stockton|Williams}} | state = TX | borndied = 1916–1993 | term = 1980–1990 | chief term = — | senior term = 1990–1993 | appointer = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 58 | name = {{sortname|William Lockhart|Garwood}} | state = TX | borndied = 1931–2011 | term = 1981–1997 | chief term = — | senior term = 1997–2011 | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 59 | name = {{sortname|E. Grady|Jolly}} | state = MS | borndied = 1937–2026 | term = 1982–2017 | chief term = — | senior term = 2017–2026 | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 62 | name = {{sortname|Robert Madden|Hill}} | state = TX | borndied = 1928–1987 | term = 1984–1987 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 65 | name = {{sortname|John M.|Duhé Jr.}} | state = LA | borndied = 1933–2025 | term = 1988–1999 | chief term = — | senior term = 1999–2025 | appointer = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 68 | name = {{sortname|Emilio M.|Garza}} | state = TX | borndied = 1947–present | term = 1991–2012 | chief term = — | senior term = 2012–2015 | appointer = {{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 69 | name = {{sortname|Harold R.|DeMoss Jr.}} | state = TX | borndied = 1930–2020 | term = 1991–2007 | chief term = — | senior term = 2007–2015 | appointer = {{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 70 | name = {{sortname|Fortunato|Benavides}} | state = TX | borndied = 1947–2023 | term = 1994–2012 | chief term = — | senior term = 2012–2023 | appointer = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}} | termination = death }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 72 | name = {{sortname|Robert Manley|Parker}} | state = TX | borndied = 1937–2020 | term = 1994–2002 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 75 | name = {{sortname|Edward C.|Prado}} | state = TX | borndied = 1947–present | term = 2003–2018 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 76 | name = {{sortname|Charles W.|Pickering}} | state = MS | borndied = 1937–present | term = 2004<ref name = Never group="note">Recess appointment, never confirmed or rejected by the United States Senate.</ref> | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}} | termination = retirement }} {{U.S. judgeship row Former | index = 83 | name = {{sortname|Gregg|Costa}} | state = TX | borndied = 1972–present | term = 2014–2022 | chief term = — | senior term = — | appointer = {{sort|Obama|{{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama}}}} | termination = resignation }} {{end U.S. judgeship Former}}
== Chief judges == {{start U.S. judge succession | float = right | seat title = Chief Judge }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hutcheson, Jr. | term = 1948–1959 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Rives | term = 1959–1960 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Tuttle | term = 1960–1967 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Brown | term = 1967–1979 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Coleman | term = 1979–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Godbold | term = 1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = C. Clark | term = 1981–1992 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Politz | term = 1992–1999 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = C. King | term = 1999–2006 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Jones | term = 2006–2012 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Stewart | term = 2012–2019 }} {{U.S. judge succession row |name = Richman |term = 2019–2024 }} {{U.S. judge succession row |name = '''Elrod''' |term = 2024–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}}
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== Succession of seats == {{SeatTableIntro|seventeen|split_count=29|reassigned_count=Twelve|reassigned_circuit=Eleventh}}
{{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 1 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Fifth Circuit }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the newly formed United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Pardee | state = LA | term = 1891–1919 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = A. King | state = GA | term = 1920–1924 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Foster | state = LA | term = 1925–1942 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Lee | state = LA | term = 1943–1949 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Borah | state = LA | term = 1949–1956 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Wisdom | state = LA | term = 1957–1977 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Rubin | state = LA | term = 1977–1989 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Barksdale | state = MS | term = 1990–2009 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Graves, Jr.''' | state = MS | term = 2011–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 2 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = McCormick | state = TX | term = 1892–1916 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Batts | state = TX | term = 1917–1919 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Bryan | state = FL | term = 1920–1935 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Holmes | state = MS | term = 1936–1954 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Cameron | state = MS | term = 1955–1964 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Coleman | state = MS | term = 1965–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Jolly | state = MS | term = 1982–2017 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Wilson''' | state = MS | term = 2020–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 3 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on January 25, 1899 by 30 Stat. 803 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Shelby | state = AL | term = 1899–1914 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Walker, Jr. | state = AL | term = 1914–1930 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Sibley | state = GA | term = 1931–1949 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Russell | state = GA | term = 1949–1955 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Brown | state = TX | term = 1955–1984 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = R. Hill | state = TX | term = 1984–1987 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Wiener, Jr. | state = LA | term = 1990–2010 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Higginson''' | state = LA | term = 2011–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 4 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on June 10, 1930 by 46 Stat. 538 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hutcheson, Jr. | state = TX | term = 1931–1964 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Thornberry | state = TX | term = 1965–1978 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = R. Garza | state = TX | term = 1979–1982 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Higginbotham | state = TX | term = 1982–2006 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Elrod''' | state = TX | term = 2007–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 5 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = McCord | state = AL | term = 1938–1951 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Rives | state = AL | term = 1951–1966 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Godbold | state = AL | term = 1966–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 6 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on December 14, 1942 by 56 Stat. 1050 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Waller | state = FL | term = 1943–1950 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Strum | state = FL | term = 1950–1954 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = W. Jones | state = FL | term = 1955–1966 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Dyer | state = FL | term = 1966–1976 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Fay | state = FL | term = 1976–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 7 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Tuttle | state = GA | term = 1954–1968 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Morgan | state = GA | term = 1968–1978 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Kravitch | state = GA | term = 1979–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 8 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Gewin | state = AL | term = 1961–1976 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Vance | state = AL | term = 1977–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 9 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Bell | state = GA | term = 1961–1976 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = J. Hill | state = GA | term = 1976–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 10 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Goldberg | state = TX | term = 1966–1980 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Williams | state = TX | term = 1980–1990 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = DeMoss, Jr. | state = TX | term = 1991–2007 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Haynes''' | state = TX | term = 2008–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 11 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Ainsworth Jr. | state = LA | term = 1966–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Davis | state = LA | term = 1983–2016 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Duncan''' | state = LA | term = 2018–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 12 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Simpson | state = FL | term = 1966–1975 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Tjoflat | state = FL | term = 1975–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 13 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Clayton | state = MS | term = 1967–1969 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = C. Clark | state = MS | term = 1969–1992 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Dennis | state = LA | term = 1995–2022 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Douglas''' | state = LA | term = 2022–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 14 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Carswell | state = FL | term = 1969–1970 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Roney | state = FL | term = 1970–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 15 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Ingraham | state = TX | term = 1969–1973 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Gee | state = TX | term = 1973–1991 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Benavides | state = TX | term = 1994–2012 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Costa | state = TX | term = 2014–2022 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Ramirez''' | state = TX | term = 2023–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 16 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = F. Johnson | state = AL | term = 1979–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 17 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Henderson | state = GA | term = 1979–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 18 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Anderson III | state = GA | term = 1979–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 19 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = C. King | state = TX | term = 1979–2013 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Ho''' | state = TX | term = 2018–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 20 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Politz | state = LA | term = 1979–1999 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Pickering | state = MS | term = 2004 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Southwick''' | state = MS | term = 2007–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 21 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Hatchett | state = FL | term = 1979–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 22 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Reavley | state = TX | term = 1979–1990 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = E. Garza | state = TX | term = 1991–2012 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Willett''' | state = TX | term = 2018–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 23 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Tate, Jr. | state = LA | term = 1979–1986 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Duhé Jr. | state = LA | term = 1988–1999 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Clement | state = LA | term = 2001–2018 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Engelhardt''' | state = LA | term = 2018–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 24 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = S. Johnson, Jr. | state = TX | term = 1979–1991 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Parker | state = TX | term = 1994–2002 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Prado | state = TX | term = 2003–2018 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Oldham''' | state = TX | term = 2018–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit | seat title = Seat 25 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = T. Clark | state = FL | term = 1979–1981 }} {{U.S. judge succession 4 note | text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 26 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = Garwood | state = TX | term = 1981–1997 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Richman''' | state = TX | term = 2005–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 27 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''E. Jones''' | state = TX | term = 1985–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 28 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Smith''' | state = TX | term = 1987–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {{start U.S. judge succession | seat title = Seat 29 }} {{U.S. judge succession note | text = Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 }} {{U.S. judge succession row | name = '''Stewart''' | state = LA | term = 1994–present }} {{end U.S. judge succession}} {{col-end}}
== See also == * Courts of Louisiana * Courts of Mississippi * Courts of Texas * {{section link|Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts|Fifth Circuit}} * List of current United States circuit judges
==Notes== {{reflist|group="note"}} == References == {{reflist}} ==Further reading== *{{cite book|first=Jack|last=Bass|year=1990|title=Unlikely Heroes| publisher=University of Alabama Press| isbn=0-8173-0491-6}}
== External links == {{wikisource index}} * [http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/ United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit] * [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=5th&navby=year&year=recent Recent Fifth Circuit opinions from FindLaw] * [http://circuit5.blogspot.com/ Criminal law opinions from the Fifth Circuit] * [http://600camp.com/ Business litigation opinions from the Fifth Circuit]
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