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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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