Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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