Fifth Circuit
Dana Marie Douglas
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
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CA51304
- Nominated
- June 15, 2022
- Committee hearing
- July 27, 2022
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 15, 2022
- Senate vote
- 65–31Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Dec. 13, 2022
- Commissioned
- Dec. 16, 2022
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Harward v. City of Austin
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Sterling v. City of Jackson
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in Konan v. USPS
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Aug. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Pena v. Starr County, Texas
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Luna
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Aug. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Enclade
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Aug. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Augillard
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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. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Brann
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Eqbal v. Blanche
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Polk v. Crawford
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Harward v. City of Austin | 25-50160 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2026 | |
| Sterling v. City of Jackson | 24-60370 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Konan v. USPS | 23-10179 | Decided | Sept. 3, 2026 | |
| Pena v. Starr County, Texas | 25-40481 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Luna | 25-40272 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | |
| United States v. Augillard | 25-30192 | Decided | Aug. 18, 2026 | |
| United States v. Enclade | 24-30684 | Decided | Aug. 18, 2026 | |
| W.M.M. v. Trump | 25-10534 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| United States v. Brann | 24-50378 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | |
| Doe v. Planned Parenthood | 23-11184 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | |
| Eqbal v. Blanche | 25-60504 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| Polk v. Crawford | 25-20524 | Decided | Aug. 4, 2026 | |
| Liedtke v. City of Austin | 25-50717 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg | 23-20165 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | Authored |
| Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Ken Paxton | 25-50096 | Decided | July 24, 2026 | Authored |
| Searles v. City of Houston | 25-20383 | Decided | July 9, 2026 | |
| United States v. Kendall | 24-40727 | Decided | July 2, 2026 | |
| Texas Tobacco Barn v. HHS | 25-60200 | Decided | June 30, 2026 | Authored |
| Merriott v. City of Bossier City | 25-30325 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | |
| EnvTech v. DeBusk | 25-40237 | Decided | June 9, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Pena v. Starr County, Texas | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Dissent | Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg | Fifth Circuit | July 31, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Ken Paxton | Fifth Circuit | July 24, 2026 |
| Dissent | Texas Tobacco Barn v. HHS | Fifth Circuit | June 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | EnvTech v. DeBusk | Fifth Circuit | June 9, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Hill v. Jackson Offshore Holdings | Fifth Circuit | May 5, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Villafana-Mondragon | Fifth Circuit | March 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Swarner | Fifth Circuit | Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Trader Joe's Company v. NLRB | Fifth Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Three Fifty Markets v. Argos M M/V | Fifth Circuit | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Pool v. City of Houston | Fifth Circuit | Jan. 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Alexander v. Taft | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Sargent | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 22, 2025 |
| Opinion | Occidental Fire v. Cox | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 9, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Sereal | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 5, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Sargent | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | Sarabia v. Noem | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 22, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Brown | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 12, 2025 |
| Opinion | CAM Logistics v. Pratt Industries | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 6, 2025 |
| Opinion | Garcia v. Fuentes | Fifth Circuit | June 24, 2025 |