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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA110503
Nominated
Oct. 15, 2019
Committee hearing
Oct. 16, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 7, 2019
Senate vote
80–15Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 20, 2019
Commissioned
Dec. 6, 2019
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 24-10139 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
United States v. Rodney Leroy Brown 24-10289 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
United States v. Joseph Olson 23-11857 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
Andrew Filipowski v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 25-11382 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
Jane Doe v. Carnival Corporation 24-13159 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
United States v. Keith Bernard Miller 24-11893 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
Rishi Ramdial v. U.S. Attorney General 25-10093 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Blake Warner v. Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts 24-10748 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Thomas Sheely, Jr. 24-13967 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 25-10515 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Mt. Hawley Insurance Company v. H&M Builders, LLC 24-10460 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Davita M. Key v. Dynamic Security, Inc. 24-11069 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
L.E. v. Superintendent of Cobb County School District 23-11741 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business 23-12160 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Estella Curry v. Warden 24-11128 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Deltona Transformer Corporation v. The Noco Company 24-13590 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
City of Brunswick v. Honeywell International, Inc. 23-13200 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
LeRoy Pernell v. Commissioner of the FL State Board of Education 22-13992 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Edward Braggs v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections 22-10292 Decided June 24, 2026
United States v. Andrew Wright Decided June 24, 2026

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Andrew Filipowski v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Eleventh Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Opinion Jane Doe v. Carnival Corporation Eleventh Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Keith Bernard Miller Eleventh Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Opinion Blake Warner v. Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts Eleventh Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Thomas Sheely, Jr. Eleventh Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Dissent LeRoy Pernell v. Commissioner of the FL State Board of Education Eleventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Concurrence in part C. W. v. Steve Smith Eleventh Circuit June 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Carlos Alberto Morilla Eleventh Circuit June 11, 2026
Opinion United States v. Alberico Crespo Eleventh Circuit June 10, 2026
Opinion Gregory Light v. LVNV Funding, LLC Eleventh Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion Declan Flight, Inc. v. Textron eAviation, Inc. Eleventh Circuit May 26, 2026
Dissent Ismael Perez v. Assistant Field Office Director, Krome North Service Processing Center Eleventh Circuit May 6, 2026
Opinion Frida Kahlo Corporation v. Mara Cristina Teresa Romeo Pinedo Eleventh Circuit April 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court State of Georgia v. Eric A. Heinze Eleventh Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Jimmy Lightsey Eleventh Circuit Feb. 26, 2026
Opinion A. B. v. David Jacobs Barrow Eleventh Circuit Jan. 7, 2026
Opinion Francisco Lagos Marmol v. Kalonymus Development Partners, LLC Eleventh Circuit Dec. 2, 2025
Opinion Lionel Alford v. Walton County Eleventh Circuit Nov. 17, 2025
Opinion Elisabeth Koletas v. United States Eleventh Circuit Nov. 12, 2025
Opinion Edward T. Saadi v. Pierre A. Maroun Eleventh Circuit Oct. 27, 2025