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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA111102
Nominated
May 27, 1999
Committee hearing
July 13, 1999
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 22, 1999
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 30, 1999
Commissioned
Aug. 9, 1999
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 31, 2024

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
Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 24-10139 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
Kandace Edwards v. Randolph County Sheriff 25-10843 Decided Sept. 28, 2026
The Town of Pine Hill, Alabama v. 3M Company 25-10746 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
Schrade Jones v. USA 25-10547 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Kenneth Mininger 25-10073 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
John H. Owoc v. The Liquidating Trustee on Behalf of the Liquidating Trust 24-14048 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Bobby Clayton v. Essentia Insurance Company 24-13873 Decided July 8, 2026
Mitchell Marbury v. Warden III 24-13513 Decided July 7, 2026
LeRoy Pernell v. Commissioner of the FL State Board of Education 22-13992 Decided July 7, 2026
United States v. Eugene Niksich 24-12882 Decided June 4, 2026 Authored
Kevin Joyce v. Forest River, Inc. 24-12819 Decided April 17, 2026 Authored
Marcus Bernard Williams v. State of Alabama 21-13734 Decided April 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Lawrence Alexander 23-12282 Decided March 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rodrick Maurice Hamilton 23-12038 Decided March 9, 2026
United States v. Jimmy Lightsey 20-13682 Decided Feb. 26, 2026 Authored
Winston Calder v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections 24-10309 Decided Feb. 13, 2026
Jafet Castro-Reyes v. German Bosque 24-12307 Decided Feb. 6, 2026
United States v. Charlie Holley 24-11843 Decided Feb. 3, 2026
United States v. Joseph Ott 24-13812 Decided Jan. 29, 2026
The Renco Group Inc. and the Doe Run Resources Corporation v. Napoli Shkolnik PLLC 24-13266 Decided Jan. 21, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion The Town of Pine Hill, Alabama v. 3M Company Eleventh Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Opinion of the Court The Town of Pine Hill, Alabama v. 3M Company Eleventh Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Eugene Niksich Eleventh Circuit June 4, 2026
Opinion Kevin Joyce v. Forest River, Inc. Eleventh Circuit April 17, 2026
Dissent Marcus Bernard Williams v. State of Alabama Eleventh Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Lawrence Alexander Eleventh Circuit March 24, 2026
Opinion Joseph Jimenez v. Acting U.S. Attorney General Eleventh Circuit July 21, 2025
Opinion Ka'Toria Gray v. David Birchfield Eleventh Circuit July 15, 2025
Opinion Michael Sockwell v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit June 30, 2025
Opinion Jekyll Island-State Park Authority v. Polygroup Macau Limited Eleventh Circuit June 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Alphonso James Eleventh Circuit April 30, 2025
Opinion Afaf Malak v. Commissioner of Social Security Eleventh Circuit March 18, 2025
Concurrence in part United States v. Jimmy Lightsey Eleventh Circuit Oct. 31, 2024
Opinion United States v. John R. Moore, Jr. Eleventh Circuit Sept. 23, 2024
Opinion United States v. Victor Javier Grandia Gonzalez Eleventh Circuit July 19, 2024
Opinion Anna Lange v. Houston County, Georgia Eleventh Circuit May 13, 2024
Opinion Michael David Carruth v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit March 1, 2024
Opinion United States v. Everett Jerome Tripodis Eleventh Circuit Feb. 29, 2024
Opinion Jennifer Dupree v. Mrs. Pamela Owens Eleventh Circuit Feb. 6, 2024
Opinion Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission Eleventh Circuit Dec. 14, 2023