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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA110902
Nominated
June 19, 2009
Committee hearing
July 29, 2009
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 10, 2009
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Jan. 20, 2010
Commissioned
Jan. 28, 2010
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Service ended
Sept. 30, 2021Retirement

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Judge Aug. 3, 2000 Feb. 1, 2010 Appointment to Another Judicial Position William J. Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Jan. 28, 2010 Sept. 30, 2021 Retirement Barack Obama

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
Elliott Gelber v. AKAL Security, Inc. 18-14496 Decided Sept. 30, 2021
Elliott Gelber v. AKAL Security, Inc. 18-14496 Decided Sept. 30, 2021
Lester J. Smith v. Gregory Dozier 19-13520 Decided Sept. 22, 2021
Gilberto DeJesus v. Sergeant Willie J. Lewis 18-11649 Decided Sept. 21, 2021 Authored
David Sosa v. Martin County, Florida 20-12781 Decided Sept. 20, 2021
Lindsay Rafferty v. Denny's, Inc. 20-13715 Decided Sept. 15, 2021
United States v. Mordechai Korf 20-14223 Decided Aug. 30, 2021
Senthooran Murugan v. U.S. Attorney General 19-13715 Decided Aug. 24, 2021
Shawn Buending v. Town of Redington Beach 20-11354 Decided Aug. 20, 2021 Authored
Alexander Johnson v. 27th Avenue Caraf, Inc. 19-14353 Decided Aug. 17, 2021 Authored
United States v. Roosevelt Coats, III 18-13113 Decided Aug. 12, 2021
United States v. Nathan Van Buren 18-12024 Decided Aug. 4, 2021
Pinnacle Advertising and Marketing Group Inc. v. Pinnacle Advertising and Marketing Group, LLC 19-15167 Decided Aug. 2, 2021
United States v. Alston Orlando Leroy Williams 19-13019 Decided July 23, 2021
St. Louis Condominium Association, Inc. v. Rockhill Insurance Company 19-12716 Decided July 20, 2021 Authored
Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County Florida 18-13592 Decided July 14, 2021 Authored
United States v. Tarresse Leonard 19-14142 Decided July 8, 2021
Susan Khoury v. The Miami-Dade County School Board 18-11430 Decided July 7, 2021 Authored
Diane Fisher v. PNC Bank, N.A. 20-10110 Decided June 29, 2021
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. Hospira, Inc. 20-10497 Decided June 24, 2021

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Gilberto DeJesus v. Sergeant Willie J. Lewis Eleventh Circuit Sept. 21, 2021
Opinion Shawn Buending v. Town of Redington Beach Eleventh Circuit Aug. 20, 2021
Opinion Alexander Johnson v. 27th Avenue Caraf, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Aug. 17, 2021
Opinion St. Louis Condominium Association, Inc. v. Rockhill Insurance Company Eleventh Circuit July 20, 2021
Opinion Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County Florida Eleventh Circuit July 14, 2021
Opinion Susan Khoury v. The Miami-Dade County School Board Eleventh Circuit July 7, 2021
Opinion Shiyang Huang v. Equifax Inc. Eleventh Circuit June 3, 2021
Opinion Estate of Phyllis Malkin v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA Eleventh Circuit May 27, 2021
Opinion Donald Broadnax v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit May 7, 2021
Opinion Conrad L. Hoever v. R. Marks Eleventh Circuit April 9, 2021
Opinion Kendra Munoz v. Selig Enterprises, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Dec. 4, 2020
Opinion National Association of the Deaf v. State of Florida Eleventh Circuit Nov. 10, 2020
Opinion Thomas S. Tufts v. Edward C. Hay, Jr. Eleventh Circuit Oct. 20, 2020
Opinion John Doe 6 v. Miami-Dade County Eleventh Circuit Sept. 9, 2020
Opinion Carlos Eduardo Rendon v. U.S. Attorney General Eleventh Circuit Aug. 26, 2020
Opinion United States v. Nidal Ahmed Waked Hatum Eleventh Circuit Aug. 11, 2020
Opinion Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County Florida Eleventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2020
Opinion Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County Florida Eleventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2020
Opinion MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. QBE Holdings, Inc. Eleventh Circuit July 15, 2020
Opinion Carlos Eduardo Rendon v. U.S. Attorney General Eleventh Circuit July 14, 2020