Fifth Circuit
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Chief 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
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA50405
- Nominated
- March 29, 2007
- Committee hearing
- July 19, 2007
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 20, 2007
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Oct. 4, 2007
- Commissioned
- Oct. 19, 2007
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2024
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 4opinion issued Concurred in Lucid Group USA v. Johnston
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Sterling v. City of Jackson
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Aug. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Fogleman-Laxey v. Guillory
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Hunter Marine Group v. Gonzalez
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Lopez-Barrera v. Blanche
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Ademola v. Blanche
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Aug. 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in W.M.M. v. Trump
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Aug. 12opinion issued Authored the opinion in Doe v. Planned Parenthood
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in Holloway v. Procter & Gamble Mftr
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in MIECO v. Targa Gas Marketing
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Exxon Mobil Corp v. OSHC
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Lucid Group USA v. Johnston | 25-50319 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | Authored |
| Sterling v. City of Jackson | 24-60370 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Fogleman-Laxey v. Guillory | 25-30132 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2026 | |
| Ademola v. Blanche | 25-60475 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | |
| Lopez-Barrera v. Blanche | 25-60302 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | |
| Hunter Marine Group v. Gonzalez | 25-20584 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | |
| W.M.M. v. Trump | 25-10534 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | Authored |
| Doe v. Planned Parenthood | 23-11184 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | Authored |
| Holloway v. Procter & Gamble Mftr | 25-30556 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| MIECO v. Targa Gas Marketing | 23-20567 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | |
| Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg | 23-20165 | Decided | July 31, 2026 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp v. OSHC | 25-60108 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | |
| Thompson v. McGehee | 25-10196 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | |
| Ayers v. Neugebauer | 25-10572 | Decided | July 16, 2026 | Authored |
| Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital | 25-40200 | Decided | July 14, 2026 | Authored |
| Dilworth v. Tucker | 25-60414 | Decided | July 1, 2026 | |
| VDX Distro v. FDA | 24-60537 | Decided | June 24, 2026 | |
| United States v. Baldemoro | 24-20451, 25-20094 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| Wightman v. Ameritas Life Ins | 24-30775 | Decided | June 12, 2026 | |
| Lutheran Church v. Christian | 25-50130 | Decided | June 4, 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 | Lucid Group USA v. Johnston | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | W.M.M. v. Trump | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Doe v. Planned Parenthood | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Ayers v. Neugebauer | Fifth Circuit | July 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital | Fifth Circuit | July 14, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Lutheran Church v. Christian | Fifth Circuit | June 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Duran-Gonzalez | Fifth Circuit | June 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Ruffin v. BP Expl & Prod | Fifth Circuit | May 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Cardenas-Ramirez | Fifth Circuit | March 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Mendoza | Fifth Circuit | March 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Garcia | Fifth Circuit | March 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Lopez | Fifth Circuit | Feb. 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Fletcher v. Experian Info Solutions | Fifth Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Peterson | Fifth Circuit | Dec. 9, 2025 |
| Opinion | Ackerman v. Arkema | Fifth Circuit | Oct. 31, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Hernandez-Adame | Fifth Circuit | Oct. 24, 2025 |
| Opinion | Genesis Energy v. Danos | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 15, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Simpson | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 10, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Quezada-Atayde | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 6, 2025 |
| Opinion | Wright v. Honeywell International | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 5, 2025 |