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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA51504
Nominated
Jan. 6, 2014
Committee hearing
Feb. 25, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 27, 2014
Senate vote
97–0Roll Call
Confirmed
May 20, 2014
Commissioned
June 2, 2014
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Service ended
Aug. 31, 2022Resignation

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Judge April 26, 2012 June 2, 2014 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge June 2, 2014 Aug. 31, 2022 Resignation Barack Obama

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
Harrison v. Young 19-10874 Decided Aug. 31, 2022 Authored
NextEra v. D'Andrea 20-50160 Decided Aug. 30, 2022 Authored
NextEra v. Lake 20-50160 Decided Aug. 30, 2022 Authored
Env TX Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil 95-10608 Decided Aug. 30, 2022 Authored
Harris v. Clay County, MS 21-60456 Decided Aug. 24, 2022 Authored
United States v. Morton 19-10842 Decided Aug. 23, 2022 Authored
Rogers v. Hall 21-60533 Decided Aug. 19, 2022
Luke v. State of Texas 21-50791 Decided Aug. 19, 2022 Authored
United States v. Crittenden 18-50635 Decided Aug. 18, 2022 Authored
United States v. Crittenden 18-50635 Decided Aug. 18, 2022 Authored
Douglass v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki 20-30382 Decided Aug. 17, 2022
Stramaski v. Lawley 20-20607 Decided Aug. 11, 2022
United States v. Pinon-Saldana 21-50546 Decided Aug. 9, 2022
Newman v. Plains All Amer Pipel 21-50253 Decided Aug. 5, 2022
Tracy v. Lumpkin 21-40686 Decided Aug. 5, 2022
Newman v. Plains All Amer Pipel 21-50253 Decided Aug. 5, 2022
Exxon Mobil v. United States 21-10373 Decided Aug. 3, 2022 Authored
Tyson v. County of Sabine 21-40590 Decided July 28, 2022
Tyson v. County of Sabine 21-40590 Decided July 28, 2022
Wages and White Lion Invst v. FDA 21-60766 Decided July 18, 2022

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Harrison v. Young Fifth Circuit Aug. 31, 2022
Opinion NextEra v. Lake Fifth Circuit Aug. 30, 2022
Opinion NextEra v. D'Andrea Fifth Circuit Aug. 30, 2022
Opinion Env TX Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil Fifth Circuit Aug. 30, 2022
Opinion Harris v. Clay County, MS Fifth Circuit Aug. 24, 2022
Opinion United States v. Morton Fifth Circuit Aug. 23, 2022
Opinion Luke v. State of Texas Fifth Circuit Aug. 19, 2022
Opinion United States v. Crittenden Fifth Circuit Aug. 18, 2022
Opinion United States v. Crittenden Fifth Circuit Aug. 18, 2022
Opinion Exxon Mobil v. United States Fifth Circuit Aug. 3, 2022
Opinion Williams v. City of Yazoo Fifth Circuit July 15, 2022
Opinion Fairchild v. Coryell Cty Fifth Circuit July 14, 2022
Opinion Guijarro v. Enterprise Holdings Fifth Circuit July 5, 2022
Opinion Guijarro v. Enterprise Holdings Fifth Circuit July 5, 2022
Opinion Watts v. Northside Indep Sch Dist Fifth Circuit June 27, 2022
Opinion Cannon Oil v. KLX Energy Fifth Circuit Dec. 10, 2021
Opinion Angel Brothers Enterprises v. Walsh Fifth Circuit Dec. 1, 2021
Opinion New Falls v. LaHaye Fifth Circuit Nov. 12, 2021
Opinion Frego v. Settlement Class Cnsl Fifth Circuit Oct. 27, 2021
Opinion United States v. Martinez Fifth Circuit Oct. 27, 2021