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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA52901
Nominated
Jan. 27, 1994
Committee hearing
April 21, 1994
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 5, 1994
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
May 6, 1994
Commissioned
May 9, 1994
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2012until Jan. 1, 2019

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
Marshall v. Guerrero 25-70019 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Crawford v. West Texas A&M 25-10887 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
NexPoint v. Highland 25-11185 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Ramirez v. Guerrero 25-70010 Decided Sept. 15, 2026
Texas v. US Dept of the Interior 25-50747 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
I F G Port v. Lake Charles Harbor 24-30552 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Sterling v. City of Jackson 24-60370 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
United States v. Nyandoro 23-10579 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Transportation Conslt v. Certain Undwr 25-30372 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Pena v. Starr County, Texas 25-40481 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Hamm v. Ochsner-Acadia 25-30603 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
United States v. Morgan 26-30018 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
W.M.M. v. Trump 25-10534 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
United States v. Torres-Galaviz 25-51052 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Doe v. Planned Parenthood 23-11184 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg 23-20165 Decided July 31, 2026
United States v. Murphy 24-30347 Decided July 23, 2026
Keathley v. Buddy Ayers 24-60025 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
Sch Bd Concordia Prsh v. United States 25-30698 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
Trailer Bridge v. LA Intl Marine 25-30331 Decided June 17, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Morgan Fifth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Fifth Circuit July 17, 2026
Concurrence in part Sch Bd Concordia Prsh v. United States Fifth Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion Trojan Battery v. Golf Carts of Cypress Fifth Circuit May 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Grace Fifth Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion SEC v. Barton Fifth Circuit March 25, 2026
Opinion Genesis Marine v. Darrow Fifth Circuit Jan. 16, 2026
Opinion Vetter v. Resnik Fifth Circuit Jan. 12, 2026
Opinion Kleinman v. City of Cedar Park Fifth Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion Perez v. City of San Antonio Fifth Circuit Dec. 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. Rubalcava Fifth Circuit Dec. 3, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jimenez Fifth Circuit Oct. 28, 2025
Opinion United States v. Ryan Fifth Circuit Oct. 17, 2025
Opinion Simantov v. Bondi Fifth Circuit Sept. 8, 2025
Opinion Assoc of Club Executives v. Paxton Fifth Circuit July 14, 2025
Opinion Boone v. Rankin County Fifth Circuit June 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Vega-Santos Fifth Circuit Dec. 6, 2024
Opinion In re: Greg Abbott Fifth Circuit Sept. 20, 2024
Opinion Westport Ins v. PA Natl Mutual Fifth Circuit Sept. 18, 2024
Opinion Perez v. City of San Antonio Fifth Circuit Aug. 28, 2024