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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA51902
Nominated
Oct. 16, 2017
Committee hearing
Nov. 15, 2017
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Dec. 7, 2017
Senate vote
53–43Roll Call
Confirmed
Dec. 14, 2017
Commissioned
Jan. 4, 2018
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
Megalomedia v. Philadelphia Indemnity 23-20570 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
United States v. Cordova 24-50564 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
Breaux v. Worrell 24-30097 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
Sterling v. City of Jackson 24-60370 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Transportation Conslt v. Certain Undwr 25-30372 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
R J Reynolds Tobacco Company v. FDA 25-40137 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Meeks v. Ray 25-40542 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
Guerra Vasquez v. United States 25-10372, 25-10555 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
State of Mississippi v. DOE 24-60529 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Holloway v. Procter & Gamble Mftr 25-30556 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
Martinez v. Blanche 25-60400 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Ken Paxton 25-50096 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Debrow 25-30380 Decided July 23, 2026
Dilworth v. Tucker 25-60414 Decided July 1, 2026
Larkins v. S.D.P. Manufacturing 24-20413 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
John Gannon v. Texas Dept of Trans 25-20244 Decided June 12, 2026
Megatel v. Mansfield 25-11006 Decided May 21, 2026
United States v. Kuyoro 25-20002 Decided May 15, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Meeks v. Ray Fifth Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Concurrence Holloway v. Procter & Gamble Mftr Fifth Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Opinion of the Court Martinez v. Blanche Fifth Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Concurrence Martinez v. Blanche Fifth Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Concurrence in part Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Ken Paxton Fifth Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion Larkins v. S.D.P. Manufacturing Fifth Circuit June 18, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Cordova Fifth Circuit May 20, 2026
Concurrence United States v. State of Texas Fifth Circuit April 24, 2026
Concurrence Nathan v. Alamo Heights ISD Fifth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion Carter v. Dupuy Fifth Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion Fuentes-Pineda v. Bondi Fifth Circuit March 24, 2026
Concurrence Intuit v. FTC Fifth Circuit March 20, 2026
Concurrence Roake v. Brumley Fifth Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion Canada v. Sherman Fifth Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Opinion Cloud v. NFL Player Retirement Plan Fifth Circuit Dec. 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Cockerham Fifth Circuit Dec. 17, 2025
Opinion Craig v. Bisignano Fifth Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Opinion Gulf Coast Phrmctl v. RFT Consulting Fifth Circuit Sept. 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Allen-Shinn Fifth Circuit Sept. 9, 2025
Opinion Bruckner Truck Sales v. Guzman Fifth Circuit Aug. 6, 2025