Fifth Circuit
E. Grady Jolly
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
- Ronald ReaganRepublican
- Seat
- CA50207
- Nominated
- July 1, 1982
- Committee hearing
- July 14, 1982
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 26, 1982
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- July 27, 1982
- Commissioned
- July 30, 1982
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Senior status
- Oct. 3, 2017
- Service ended
- March 16, 2026Death
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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July 18, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in M.K. v. Pearl River Cty Sch Dist
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Dec. 11, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in Pool v. City of Houston
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Oct. 27, 2023
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Sept. 21, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Irias-Romero
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Dec. 9, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Szanyi
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Dec. 9, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Cruz-Silva
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Dec. 2, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Freedom From Religion v. Mack
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Nov. 2, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Palomares
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Oct. 20, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in BP America v. FERC
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Oct. 14, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Ultra Petro Corp v. Ad Hoc Com
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Oct. 3, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Adv Indicator v. Acadia Ins
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Sept. 29, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Freedom From Religion v. Mack
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| M.K. v. Pearl River Cty Sch Dist | 24-60035 | Decided | July 18, 2025 | |
| Pool v. City of Houston | 22-20491 | Decided | Dec. 11, 2023 | |
| Texas Aromatics v. Intercontinental Terminals | 22-20456 | Decided | Oct. 27, 2023 | Authored |
| United States v. Irias-Romero | 21-40565 | Decided | Sept. 21, 2023 | |
| United States v. Szanyi | Decided | Dec. 9, 2022 | ||
| United States v. Cruz-Silva | Decided | Dec. 9, 2022 | ||
| Freedom From Religion v. Mack | 21-20279 | Decided | Dec. 2, 2022 | |
| United States v. Palomares | 21-40247 | Decided | Nov. 2, 2022 | Authored |
| BP America v. FERC | 21-60083 | Decided | Oct. 20, 2022 | Authored |
| Ultra Petro Corp v. Ad Hoc Com | 21-20008 | Decided | Oct. 14, 2022 | |
| Adv Indicator v. Acadia Ins | 21-20092 | Decided | Oct. 3, 2022 | |
| Freedom From Religion v. Mack | 21-20279 | Decided | Sept. 29, 2022 | |
| Franlink v. BACE Services | 21-20316 | Decided | Sept. 28, 2022 | Authored |
| Lee v. Anthony Lawrence Collection | 20-30796 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2022 | |
| United States v. Morton | 19-10842 | Decided | Aug. 23, 2022 | |
| Masin-Ventura v. Garland | 21-60610 | Decided | July 21, 2022 | |
| Fairchild v. Coryell Cty | 20-50237 | Decided | July 14, 2022 | |
| United States v. Landaverde-Leon | Decided | June 21, 2022 | ||
| United States v. Amparano-Torres | Decided | June 21, 2022 | ||
| United States v. Rivera | Decided | June 17, 2022 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Texas Aromatics v. Intercontinental Terminals | Fifth Circuit | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Palomares | Fifth Circuit | Nov. 2, 2022 |
| Opinion | BP America v. FERC | Fifth Circuit | Oct. 20, 2022 |
| Opinion | Franlink v. BACE Services | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 28, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Escajeda | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2021 |
| Opinion | Jones v. Gulf Coast Restaurant | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 6, 2021 |
| Opinion | Offcl Comm v. Walker Cty Hosp | Fifth Circuit | July 12, 2021 |
| Opinion | Brandie Cunningham v. Wood County | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 18, 2020 |
| Opinion | James Quezada v. IRS | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 11, 2020 |
| Opinion | Josue Nolasco v. Stanley Crockett | Fifth Circuit | Oct. 23, 2020 |
| Opinion | Denise Badgerow v. Greg Walters | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 15, 2020 |
| Opinion | Denise Badgerow v. REJ Properties, Incorporated, e | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 11, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Alfredo Aguilar, Jr. | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 2, 2020 |
| Opinion | United States v. Cristofer Gallegos-Espinal | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 17, 2020 |
| Opinion | John Doe v. DeRay Mckesson | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 16, 2019 |
| Opinion | United States v. Bobbie London, Jr. | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 6, 2019 |
| Opinion | United States v. Bobbie London, Jr. | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 29, 2019 |