Fifth Circuit
James Earl Graves Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- CA50109
- Nominated
- Jan. 5, 2011
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Feb. 3, 2011
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Feb. 14, 2011
- Commissioned
- Feb. 15, 2011
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in Crawford v. West Texas A&M
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Sept. 16panel identified Sat on the panel in NexPoint v. Highland
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Sept. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Texas v. US Dept of the Interior
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in I F G Port v. Lake Charles Harbor
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Lucid Group USA v. Johnston
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Starbucks v. NLRB
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in Ramirez v. City of Texas City
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in In Re: Media Matters for America
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in Hamm v. Ochsner-Acadia
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Morgan
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in W.M.M. v. Trump
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in Doe v. Planned Parenthood
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Crawford v. West Texas A&M | 25-10887 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | |
| NexPoint v. Highland | 25-11185 | Decided | Sept. 16, 2026 | |
| Texas v. US Dept of the Interior | 25-50747 | Decided | Sept. 11, 2026 | |
| I F G Port v. Lake Charles Harbor | 24-30552 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | |
| Lucid Group USA v. Johnston | 25-50319 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Starbucks v. NLRB | 24-60650 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Ramirez v. City of Texas City | 25-40475 | Decided | Sept. 3, 2026 | |
| In Re: Media Matters for America | 25-10630 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| Hamm v. Ochsner-Acadia | 25-30603 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2026 | |
| United States v. Morgan | 26-30018 | 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 | |
| Sirius Solutions v. CIR | 24-60240 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | |
| United States v. Mendoza | 25-50072 | Decided | Aug. 7, 2026 | Authored |
| MAPP v. Floor and Decor | 25-30536 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| Knighton v. Benton County, MS | 25-60383 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| Rivera Castelan v. Taylor | 25-50714 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| Bodin v. New Orleans | 25-30524 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | |
| Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg | 23-20165 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | |
| United States v. Allred | 25-50204 | Decided | July 15, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Concurrence in part | United States v. Mendoza | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 7, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Allred | Fifth Circuit | July 15, 2026 |
| Dissent | Lutheran Church v. Christian | Fifth Circuit | June 4, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. State of Texas | Fifth Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | Navarre v. AIG Prop Cslty | Fifth Circuit | July 10, 2025 |
| Opinion | Stevenson v. Toce | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 22, 2024 |
| Opinion | Iris Calogero v. Shows, Cali & Walsh, L.L.P., et a | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 17, 2020 |
| Opinion | Steven Fodge v. Trustmark National Bank, et | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 19, 2019 |
| Opinion | Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated v. TX Alcohol | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 9, 2019 |
| Opinion | Alana Cain v. New Orleans City | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 23, 2019 |
| Opinion | JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Datatreasury Corpora | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 23, 2019 |
| Opinion | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 15, 2019 |
| Opinion | United States v. Hugh Glenn | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 15, 2019 |
| Opinion | United States v. Christopher Waguespack | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 15, 2019 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mario Duran | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 8, 2019 |
| Opinion | Lamon Griggs v. Chickasaw County, Mississippi | Fifth Circuit | July 25, 2019 |