Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA50307
Nominated
Nov. 17, 1989
Committee hearing
Feb. 21, 1990
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 8, 1990
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
March 9, 1990
Commissioned
March 12, 1990
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Sept. 30, 2010

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
Rash v. Lafayette County, MS 24-60558 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Starbucks v. NLRB 24-60650 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Starbucks v. NLRB 24-60653 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Moreau v. Harris County 25-20045 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Konan v. USPS 23-10179 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Rivera Castelan v. Taylor 25-50714 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
Bodin v. New Orleans 25-30524 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Crane v. Penske Trans Mgmt 25-40012 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
EEOC v. SkyWest Airlines 25-10491 Decided July 9, 2026
Starbucks v. NLRB 24-60651 Decided June 23, 2026
Pace v. Cirrus Design 25-40635 Decided June 16, 2026
United States v. Akula 24-30315 Decided June 8, 2026
Bravo v. Dallas ISD 25-10982 Decided June 1, 2026
Olivier v. City of Brandon, MS 22-60566 Decided May 19, 2026
Bell v. Lutnick 24-60055 Decided March 27, 2026
Congious v. Shaw 25-10886 Decided March 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Williamson 25-10565 Decided March 23, 2026
United States v. Porter 25-60163 Decided March 17, 2026
United States v. Hamilton 25-10434 Decided March 17, 2026
Deras v. Johnson & Johnson 25-10977 Decided March 10, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Congious v. Shaw Fifth Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Okulaja Fifth Circuit Dec. 27, 2021
Opinion United States v. Vargas Fifth Circuit Dec. 23, 2021
Opinion Harm v. Lake-Harm Fifth Circuit Oct. 21, 2021
Opinion Colvin v. LeBlanc Fifth Circuit June 23, 2021
Opinion United States v. Tyvon Taylor Fifth Circuit Sept. 2, 2020
Opinion United States v. James Smith Fifth Circuit Oct. 4, 2019
Opinion Sierra Club v. EPA Fifth Circuit Oct. 3, 2019
Opinion United States v. Richard Jones Fifth Circuit Aug. 8, 2019