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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA111002
Nominated
March 26, 1986
Committee hearing
April 16, 1986
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 24, 1986
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
April 29, 1986
Commissioned
May 7, 1986
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2002until Jan. 1, 2009
Senior status
July 15, 2012

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
State of Georgia v. President of the United States 21-14269 Decided Aug. 26, 2022
Johnson v. DeSoto County Board Decided March 3, 2000 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Johnson v. DeSoto County Board Eleventh Circuit March 3, 2000