Eleventh Circuit
Embry Jerode Kidd
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
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CA111103
- Nominated
- May 14, 2024
- Committee hearing
- June 5, 2024
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 11, 2024
- Senate vote
- 49–45Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Nov. 18, 2024
- Commissioned
- Jan. 2, 2025
- 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. 28
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Sept. 14
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Sept. 9panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Joseph Olson
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Sept. 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Rodney Leroy Brown
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Sept. 2panel identified Sat on the panel in The Town of Pine Hill, Alabama v. 3M Company
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Jane Doe v. Carnival Corporation
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 18
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Aug. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kenneth Mininger
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Aug. 11
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 | Kandace Edwards v. Randolph County Sheriff | Eleventh Circuit | Sept. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | George Martin v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections | Eleventh Circuit | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Rodney Leroy Brown | Eleventh Circuit | Sept. 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | John Wilson, Jr. v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Ricardo Devengoechea v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mt. Hawley Insurance Company v. H&M Builders, LLC | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Dish Network L.L.C. v. Gaby Fraifer | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | Davita M. Key v. Dynamic Security, Inc. | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | Estella Curry v. Warden | Eleventh Circuit | Aug. 4, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Schrade Jones v. USA | Eleventh Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Schrade Jones v. USA | Eleventh Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. William Michael Spearman | Eleventh Circuit | June 18, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Roger Tejon v. Zeus Networks, LLC | Eleventh Circuit | May 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | Dish Network L.L.C. v. Gaby Fraifer | Eleventh Circuit | April 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | C.B. v. Henry County School District | Eleventh Circuit | Feb. 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Abdoulaye Barry | Eleventh Circuit | Jan. 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | New South Media Group, LLC v. Rainbow City, Alabama, City Of | Eleventh Circuit | Nov. 14, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Anthony Bernard Carter | Eleventh Circuit | Nov. 5, 2025 |
| Opinion | Ricardo Devengoechea v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Eleventh Circuit | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Todd Joseph Harbuck | Eleventh Circuit | July 28, 2025 |