Fifth Circuit
Carl E. Stewart
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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.
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Sept. 22panel identified Sat on the panel in Marshall v. Guerrero
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in Crawford v. West Texas A&M
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Sept. 16panel identified Sat on the panel in NexPoint v. Highland
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Sept. 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Ramirez v. Guerrero
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Sept. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Texas v. US Dept of the Interior
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in I F G Port v. Lake Charles Harbor
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Sterling v. City of Jackson
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Nyandoro
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in Transportation Conslt v. Certain Undwr
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Pena v. Starr County, Texas
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in Hamm v. Ochsner-Acadia
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Aug. 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Morgan
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |