Fifth Circuit
Catharina Haynes
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
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA51004
- Nominated
- July 17, 2007
- Committee hearing
- Feb. 21, 2008
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)April 3, 2008
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- April 10, 2008
- Commissioned
- April 18, 2008
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 18opinion issued Dissented in Elite Precision v. ATF
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Sept. 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Ramirez v. Guerrero
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Sept. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Cordova
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Sept. 4opinion issued Concurred in part in Starbucks v. NLRB
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Sept. 4opinion issued Concurred in part in Sterling v. City of Jackson
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. London
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Kipp Flores v. AMH Creekside
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in W.M.M. v. Trump
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in Doe v. Planned Parenthood
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in State of Mississippi v. DOE
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Rivera Castelan v. Taylor
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Bodin v. New Orleans
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Elite Precision v. ATF | 25-11206 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | Authored |
| Ramirez v. Guerrero | 25-70010 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2026 | |
| United States v. Cordova | 24-50564 | Decided | Sept. 14, 2026 | |
| Starbucks v. NLRB | 24-60650 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | Authored |
| Sterling v. City of Jackson | 24-60370 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. London | 25-20102 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| Kipp Flores v. AMH Creekside | 23-50750 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| W.M.M. v. Trump | 25-10534 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| Doe v. Planned Parenthood | 23-11184 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | |
| State of Mississippi v. DOE | 24-60529 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | |
| Rivera Castelan v. Taylor | 25-50714 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| Bodin v. New Orleans | 25-30524 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | |
| Martinez v. Blanche | 25-60400 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg | 23-20165 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | |
| United States v. Debrow | 25-30380 | Decided | July 23, 2026 | Authored |
| Keathley v. Buddy Ayers | 24-60025 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | |
| United States v. Kirkwood | 25-50171 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | Authored |
| EEOC v. SkyWest Airlines | 25-10491 | Decided | July 9, 2026 | |
| Pace v. Cirrus Design | 25-40635 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| John Gannon v. Texas Dept of Trans | 25-20244 | Decided | June 12, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Dissent | Elite Precision v. ATF | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Starbucks v. NLRB | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 4, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Sterling v. City of Jackson | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 4, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Debrow | Fifth Circuit | July 23, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Kirkwood | Fifth Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Dissent | Nathan v. Alamo Heights ISD | Fifth Circuit | April 21, 2026 |
| Dissent | Parker v. Hooper | Fifth Circuit | March 30, 2026 |
| Dissent | Roake v. Brumley | Fifth Circuit | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | Gonzalez v. El Centro Del Barrio | Fifth Circuit | Feb. 6, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Spirit Airlines v. TRAN | Fifth Circuit | Feb. 3, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Doe v. HHS | Fifth Circuit | Jan. 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | FTC v. ZAAPPAAZ | Fifth Circuit | June 16, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Minor | Fifth Circuit | Nov. 20, 2024 |
| Opinion | Memorial Hermann v. CIR | Fifth Circuit | Oct. 28, 2024 |
| Opinion | D.L. Markham v. Variable Annuity Life | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 14, 2023 |
| Opinion | Hammerschmidt v. Garland | Fifth Circuit | Nov. 28, 2022 |
| Opinion | Borel v. Sch Bd Saint Martin Parish | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2022 |
| Opinion | Wages and White Lion Invst v. FDA | Fifth Circuit | July 18, 2022 |
| Opinion | Cochran v. SEC | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 13, 2021 |
| Opinion | Williams MD v. Homeland Insurance | Fifth Circuit | Nov. 30, 2021 |