Eleventh Circuit
Elizabeth Lee Branch
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- Seat
- CA110703
- Nominated
- Jan. 8, 2018
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Jan. 18, 2018
- Senate vote
- 73–23Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Feb. 27, 2018
- Commissioned
- March 19, 2018
- 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. 29
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Sept. 1
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Aug. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Samuel Arthur Thompson
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in Chase Peden v. Glenn Stephens
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Aug. 18
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Aug. 7opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Cristian Ponce
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Dish Network L.L.C. v. Gaby Fraifer
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Aug. 4
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Aug. 3
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July 23
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Clarissa Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC | Eleventh Circuit | Sept. 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Cristian Ponce | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | City of Brunswick v. Honeywell International, Inc. | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 3, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Sandra Gail Carrin v. Shauna Marie Smiledge | Eleventh Circuit | July 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | Savannah Shoals, LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Eleventh Circuit | July 16, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. William Michael Spearman | Eleventh Circuit | June 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Antonio U. Akel v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | June 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Woff Senatus v. U.S. Attorney General | Eleventh Circuit | June 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | Florida East Coast Holdings Corporation v. Lexington Insurance Company | Eleventh Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | William Quinn v. Secretary of State, State of Georgia | Eleventh Circuit | May 11, 2026 |
| Dissent | Roger Tejon v. Zeus Networks, LLC | Eleventh Circuit | May 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | Roy Moore v. Senate Majority PAC | Eleventh Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | Ricardo McClinton v. Warden, Baldwin State Prison | Eleventh Circuit | April 14, 2026 |
| Concurrence | State of Georgia v. Eric A. Heinze | Eleventh Circuit | April 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mikel Mims | Eleventh Circuit | March 2, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Jimmy Davis, Jr. v. Commissioner, Alabama DOC | Eleventh Circuit | Feb. 19, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Jimmy Davis, Jr. v. Commissioner, Alabama DOC | Eleventh Circuit | Feb. 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Malachi Mullings | Eleventh Circuit | Feb. 10, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Clennon Melton v. I-10 Truck Center, Inc. | Eleventh Circuit | Feb. 6, 2026 |