Carolyn Dineen King

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

Jimmy CarterDemocratic

Seat

CA51901

Nominated

April 30, 1979

Committee hearing

June 25, 1979

Committee action

Reported (favorably)July 10, 1979

Senate vote

Voice

Confirmed

July 12, 1979

Commissioned

July 13, 1979

ABA rating

Qualified

Chief Judge from

Jan. 1, 1999until Jan. 1, 2006

Senior status

Dec. 31, 2013

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Sept. 3
  opinion issued Concurred in Sealed v. Sealed Juvenile
• Sept. 2
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Thomas v. Bruss
• Sept. 1
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Padilla
• Aug. 27
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Emmerich Nwspr v. Particle Media
• Aug. 26
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Palencia-Berrum
• Aug. 25
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Black v. Unibank
• Aug. 20
  opinion issued Dissented in Hughey v. Tippah County
• Aug. 18
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Quadvest v. San Jacinto River Auth
• Aug. 14
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Olibris v. Blanche
• Aug. 7
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Williams
• July 31
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Fields v. CIR
• July 21
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Fullerton

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

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