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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA110702
Nominated
June 18, 1997
Committee hearing
July 22, 1997
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 31, 1997
Senate vote
96–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 4, 1997
Commissioned
Sept. 18, 1997
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 31, 2017

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Judge May 9, 1994 Oct. 3, 1997 Appointment to Another Judicial Position William J. Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Sept. 18, 1997 In service William J. Clinton

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
Jeremy Ellis v. Sheriff, Hillsborough County Florida 25-13267 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Antonio U. Akel v. United States 23-11057 Decided June 18, 2026
Malak Khatabi v. Car Auto Holdings LLC 24-12573 Decided May 28, 2026
William Quinn v. Secretary of State, State of Georgia 25-11843 Decided May 11, 2026
Roy Moore v. Senate Majority PAC 23-13531 Decided April 24, 2026
Byron Chemaly v. Eddie Lampert 24-10797 Decided April 22, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rodrick Maurice Hamilton 23-12038 Decided March 9, 2026
United States v. Joan Estadella 23-11061 Decided Feb. 20, 2026 Authored
Ishmahil Barrie v. U.S. Attorney General 24-12504 Decided Feb. 19, 2026 Authored
United States v. Javier Hernandez 24-10482 Decided Feb. 19, 2026
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 Authored
Storey Mountain v. Carlos C. Del Amo 24-13216 Decided Nov. 10, 2025 Authored
Sheriff of Broward County v. Evanston Insurance Company 24-13317 Decided Nov. 10, 2025 Authored
United States v. Jerome Miller, Jr. 23-13069 Decided Nov. 6, 2025
Casa Express Corp v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 24-11642 Decided Oct. 29, 2025 Authored
Olivia Coley-Pearson v. Emily Martin 23-13249 Decided Oct. 14, 2025
United States v. James Dorelus 25-10296 Decided Oct. 10, 2025
Eric Andre v. Clayton County, Georgia 23-13253 Decided Aug. 15, 2025
Walmart, Inc. v. Jean King 24-11733 Decided July 16, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence in part Byron Chemaly v. Eddie Lampert Eleventh Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Joan Estadella Eleventh Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion Ishmahil Barrie v. U.S. Attorney General Eleventh Circuit Feb. 19, 2026
Opinion Jafet Castro-Reyes v. German Bosque Eleventh Circuit Feb. 6, 2026
Opinion Sheriff of Broward County v. Evanston Insurance Company Eleventh Circuit Nov. 10, 2025
Opinion Storey Mountain v. Carlos C. Del Amo Eleventh Circuit Nov. 10, 2025
Opinion Casa Express Corp v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Eleventh Circuit Oct. 29, 2025
Opinion Walmart, Inc. v. Jean King Eleventh Circuit July 16, 2025
Opinion UHS of Delaware, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor Eleventh Circuit June 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Robert Booker, Sr. Eleventh Circuit April 30, 2025
Opinion United States v. Davion Rivers Eleventh Circuit April 25, 2025
Opinion National Labor Relations Board v. Arrmaz Products Inc. Eleventh Circuit Dec. 16, 2024
Opinion Rockwater, Inc. v. United States Eleventh Circuit Nov. 15, 2024
Opinion Veronica Baxter v. Carson Hendren Eleventh Circuit Nov. 13, 2024
Opinion Government Employees Insurance Company v. Glassco, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Oct. 15, 2024
Opinion Ivan Jimenez v. Department of Homeland Security Eleventh Circuit Oct. 15, 2024
Opinion United States v. Constantine Varazo, II Eleventh Circuit Oct. 10, 2024
Opinion United States v. Gretchen Buselli Eleventh Circuit July 11, 2024
Opinion United States v. Jay Diamond Eleventh Circuit June 4, 2024
Opinion United States v. Sanchez Marquitte Hicks Eleventh Circuit April 30, 2024