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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA51505
Nominated
April 17, 2023
Committee hearing
May 17, 2023
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 8, 2023
Senate vote
80–12Roll Call
Confirmed
Dec. 4, 2023
Commissioned
Dec. 8, 2023
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

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
Sterling v. City of Jackson 24-60370 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Sealed v. Sealed Juvenile 24-60348 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Thomas v. Bruss 25-20590 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
United States v. Padilla 25-30500 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Black v. Unibank 25-50986 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Norcave Properties v. IRS 25-30542 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Hughey v. Tippah County 25-60232 Decided Aug. 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Augillard 25-30192 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Quadvest v. San Jacinto River Auth 25-20415 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Olibris v. Blanche 25-60322 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
W.M.M. v. Trump 25-10534 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Doe v. Planned Parenthood 23-11184 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Adler v. Energy Debt Holdings 25-20475 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
Holloway v. Procter & Gamble Mftr 25-30556 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg 23-20165 Decided July 31, 2026
United States v. Murphy 24-30347 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
Brown v. Burmaster 25-30541 Decided July 14, 2026
United States v. State of Texas 25-10898 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored
United States v. Page 23-40621 Decided July 8, 2026
Center for Bio Diversity v. TRAN 25-60282 Decided July 7, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Hughey v. Tippah County Fifth Circuit Aug. 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Murphy Fifth Circuit July 23, 2026
Dissent United States v. State of Texas Fifth Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion Dilworth v. Tucker Fifth Circuit July 1, 2026
Opinion Merriott v. City of Bossier City Fifth Circuit June 25, 2026
Dissent Nathan v. Alamo Heights ISD Fifth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ducksworth Fifth Circuit March 3, 2026
Dissent Roake v. Brumley Fifth Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion Trinseo v. Harper Fifth Circuit Jan. 21, 2026
Opinion Royal Street Bistro v. Arrowhead Capital Fifth Circuit Nov. 17, 2025
Opinion Amazon.com v. NLRB Fifth Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion Lexon Insurance v. Chevron U.S.A. Fifth Circuit Aug. 19, 2025
Opinion Trabucco v. Rivera Fifth Circuit June 26, 2025
Opinion Reyes v. Equifax Fifth Circuit June 13, 2025
Opinion Nguyen v. Jaddou Fifth Circuit Oct. 3, 2024
Opinion Barr v. SEC Fifth Circuit Aug. 30, 2024
Opinion Reule v. Jackson Fifth Circuit Aug. 19, 2024
Opinion United States v. Parra Fifth Circuit Aug. 5, 2024