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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
None (reassignment)None (reassignment)
Seat
CA110301
Commissioned
Oct. 1, 1981
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 1989until Jan. 1, 1996
Senior status
Nov. 19, 2019

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Judge Oct. 16, 1970 Dec. 12, 1975 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Richard M. Nixon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Nov. 21, 1975 Oct. 1, 1981 Reassignment Gerald Ford
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Oct. 1, 1981 In service None (reassignment)

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
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation 25-13546 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
United States v. Steven Chun 22-14192 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business 23-12160 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Bay United Holdings, LLC. v. INXS VII, LLC 25-10331 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
Sandra Gail Carrin v. Shauna Marie Smiledge 25-11330 Decided July 23, 2026
Dennis Scott v. City of Daytona Beach, Florida 24-12964 Decided June 25, 2026
Edward Braggs v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections 22-10292 Decided June 24, 2026
Earl M. Johnson, Jr. v. Mayor, City of Jacksonville 23-11937 Decided June 10, 2026
United States v. Justin Case Lebarron 21-12157 Decided June 8, 2026 Authored
Northfield Insurance Company v. North Brook Industries, Inc. 24-13333 Decided May 22, 2026 Authored
Clarissa Gilmore v. Georgia Department of Corrections 23-10343 Decided April 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Christopher Ashley Defilippis 21-13123 Decided April 20, 2026
The Lane Construction Corporation v. Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. 24-12638 Decided April 15, 2026 Authored
Harrius Johnson v. Miami-Dade County 24-12676 Decided March 19, 2026 Authored
United States v. Michael Shane Ragland 23-12278 Decided March 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Sylvanis Brice 22-14126 Decided Feb. 27, 2026
United States v. Rufino Robelo-Galo 24-12128 Decided Feb. 17, 2026
United States v. Jy'Quale Grable 23-10544 Decided Jan. 5, 2026
Aileen Mullin v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 22-12354 Decided Dec. 22, 2025
Ahmed S. Ismael v. Sheriff Richard Roundtree 25-10604 Decided Dec. 5, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Steven Chun Eleventh Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Alexander Alli Eleventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion Bay United Holdings, LLC. v. INXS VII, LLC Eleventh Circuit July 24, 2026
Dissent United States v. Justin Case Lebarron Eleventh Circuit June 8, 2026
Concurrence Northfield Insurance Company v. North Brook Industries, Inc. Eleventh Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court Northfield Insurance Company v. North Brook Industries, Inc. Eleventh Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court The Lane Construction Corporation v. Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. Eleventh Circuit April 15, 2026
Opinion Harrius Johnson v. Miami-Dade County Eleventh Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion United States v. Michael Shane Ragland Eleventh Circuit March 5, 2026
Dissent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Spartan Securities Group, LTD Eleventh Circuit Jan. 16, 2026
Opinion Ahmed S. Ismael v. Sheriff Richard Roundtree Eleventh Circuit Dec. 5, 2025
Opinion City of Hollywood Police Officers Retirement Syst v. NextEra Energy, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Nov. 26, 2025
Opinion Clemente Javier Aguirre-Jarquin v. Robert Hemmert Eleventh Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Opinion CMYK Enterprises, Inc. v. Advanced Print Technologies, LLC Eleventh Circuit Sept. 12, 2025
Opinion Joseph Nussbaumer, Jr. v. Secretary, Florida Dept of Children and Families Eleventh Circuit Sept. 4, 2025
Concurrence Clarissa Gilmore v. Georgia Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit July 11, 2025
Opinion Joseph Heid v. Mark Rutkoski Eleventh Circuit July 10, 2025
Opinion Carmen Lamonaco v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Eleventh Circuit July 3, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jorge Cesar Ferretiz-Hernandez Eleventh Circuit June 11, 2025
Dissent HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business Eleventh Circuit May 13, 2025