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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA111004
Nominated
April 10, 2018
Committee hearing
May 23, 2018
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 19, 2018
Senate vote
52–46Roll Call
Confirmed
July 31, 2018
Commissioned
Aug. 3, 2018
ABA rating
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
Nicholas Tate v. Warden GDCP 24-10834 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 24-10139 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
Chanda Callaway v. Mason Adcock 22-13573 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Dr. Lesley Williams v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 23-12878 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
United States v. Samuel Arthur Thompson 24-11009 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Keith Bernard Miller 24-11893 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
Jeremias Medrado Pasqual-Andres v. U.S. Attorney General 22-12848 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business 23-12160 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Estate of Lane Caviness v. Atlas Air, Inc. 24-11033 Decided July 10, 2026 Authored
LeRoy Pernell v. Commissioner of the FL State Board of Education 22-13992 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Andrew Wright Decided June 24, 2026
Antonio U. Akel v. United States 23-11057 Decided June 18, 2026
Richard Jackson v. William Jones 26-10854 Decided June 12, 2026 Authored
Earl M. Johnson, Jr. v. Mayor, City of Jacksonville 23-11937 Decided June 10, 2026 Authored
Woff Senatus v. U.S. Attorney General 24-10514 Decided June 8, 2026
William Drummond v. Southern Company Services, Inc. 24-12773 Decided May 26, 2026
Mobile Baykeeper, Inc. v. Alabama Power Company 24-12682 Decided May 18, 2026 Authored
L.W. v. Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Communit 24-12774 Decided May 18, 2026 Authored
William Quinn v. Secretary of State, State of Georgia 25-11843 Decided May 11, 2026
United States v. Anthony Blair 23-13642 Decided May 1, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Samuel Arthur Thompson Eleventh Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Concurrence in part HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business Eleventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Concurrence in part Jeremias Medrado Pasqual-Andres v. U.S. Attorney General Eleventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Estate of Lane Caviness v. Atlas Air, Inc. Eleventh Circuit July 10, 2026
Opinion of the Court LeRoy Pernell v. Commissioner of the FL State Board of Education Eleventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court Richard Jackson v. William Jones Eleventh Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion Earl M. Johnson, Jr. v. Mayor, City of Jacksonville Eleventh Circuit June 10, 2026
Opinion Mobile Baykeeper, Inc. v. Alabama Power Company Eleventh Circuit May 18, 2026
Concurrence L.W. v. Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Communit Eleventh Circuit May 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Anthony Blair Eleventh Circuit May 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court Marcus Bernard Williams v. State of Alabama Eleventh Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion Dr. Lana Foster v. Shannon King Eleventh Circuit March 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Joseph Ott Eleventh Circuit Jan. 29, 2026
Opinion Brittany Finney v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Eleventh Circuit Jan. 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Sharon Keegan Eleventh Circuit Dec. 17, 2025
Opinion Shane Villarino v. Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Dec. 5, 2025
Opinion Cheriese Johnson v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company Eleventh Circuit Nov. 21, 2025
Opinion United States v. Michael Prime Eleventh Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Opinion Stacey Bridges v. J.C. Poe, Jr. Eleventh Circuit Oct. 17, 2025
Opinion Catrell Ivory v. United States Eleventh Circuit Oct. 3, 2025