Fifth Circuit
Jerry Edwin Smith
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
- Ronald ReaganRepublican
- Seat
- CA52801
- Nominated
- June 2, 1987
- Committee hearing
- July 21, 1987
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Dec. 17, 1987
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Dec. 19, 1987
- Commissioned
- Dec. 21, 1987
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in Elite Precision v. ATF
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Sept. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Chaney
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Sterling v. City of Jackson
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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 Moreau v. Harris County
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Sept. 3opinion issued Authored the opinion in Sealed v. Sealed Juvenile
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Sept. 2panel identified Sat on the panel in Thomas v. Bruss
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Padilla
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Aug. 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Rummans v. HSBC Bank
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Aug. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in Black v. Unibank
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. London
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Aug. 21opinion issued Authored the opinion in Norcave Properties v. IRS
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| United States v. Chaney | 23-30454 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | Authored |
| Elite Precision v. ATF | 25-11206 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | Authored |
| Starbucks v. NLRB | 24-60653 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Sterling v. City of Jackson | 24-60370 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Moreau v. Harris County | 25-20045 | Decided | Sept. 3, 2026 | |
| Sealed v. Sealed Juvenile | 24-60348 | Decided | Sept. 3, 2026 | Authored |
| Thomas v. Bruss | 25-20590 | Decided | Sept. 2, 2026 | |
| United States v. Padilla | 25-30500 | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | |
| Rummans v. HSBC Bank | 25-10897 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | |
| Black v. Unibank | 25-50986 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. London | 25-20102 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| Norcave Properties v. IRS | 25-30542 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | Authored |
| Hughey v. Tippah County | 25-60232 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | |
| Vertigo Vapor, L.L.C. v. FDA | 24-60272, 24-60304, 24-60332, 24-60424 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2026 | Authored |
| Quadvest v. San Jacinto River Auth | 25-20415 | Decided | Aug. 18, 2026 | |
| Bonds v. Woodall | 25-60462 | Decided | Aug. 18, 2026 | |
| Olibris v. Blanche | 25-60322 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | Authored |
| W.M.M. v. Trump | 25-10534 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| United States v. Torres-Galaviz | 25-51052 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott | 25-50246 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion of the Court | Elite Precision v. ATF | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Chaney | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Sealed v. Sealed Juvenile | Fifth Circuit | Sept. 3, 2026 |
| Opinion | Black v. Unibank | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Norcave Properties v. IRS | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Vertigo Vapor, L.L.C. v. FDA | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | Olibris v. Blanche | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Adler v. Energy Debt Holdings | Fifth Circuit | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Palomares | Fifth Circuit | July 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Local 1374, Jefferson Parish v. Roberts | Fifth Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. State of Texas | Fifth Circuit | July 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | Davis v. Guerrero | Fifth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Starbucks v. NLRB | Fifth Circuit | June 23, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Comeaux | Fifth Circuit | June 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Von Derhaar v. Watson | Fifth Circuit | June 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Hackney | Fifth Circuit | May 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Cortez v. Rubio | Fifth Circuit | May 18, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. State of Texas | Fifth Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Congious v. Shaw | Fifth Circuit | March 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Hamilton | Fifth Circuit | March 17, 2026 |