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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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