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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA110403
Nominated
Jan. 6, 2014
Committee hearing
May 13, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 19, 2014
Senate vote
97–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 8, 2014
Commissioned
Sept. 9, 2014
ABA rating
Well 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
Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 24-10139 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
T. Mueller v. Walmart Corporation 23-12854 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
George Martin v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections 24-11986 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Dominick Russo v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce 26-10171 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
All Does (1-144) v. Conrad & Scherer, LLP 24-14039 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
John Wilson, Jr. v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections 25-10415 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Annette Kingsolver v. U.S. Attorney General 25-10656 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Chase Peden v. Glenn Stephens 24-10178 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Ernest N. Finley, Jr. v. Thomas Albritton 25-12478 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
Ann Johnson v. Russell Investments Trust Company 25-10692 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
United States v. Scott Hollington 25-11171 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Shannon Waller, Jr. v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 24-13307 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
L.E. v. Superintendent of Cobb County School District 23-11741 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
United States v. Marcus Ryan Telfair 25-10011 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
United States v. Augustus C. Romain, Jr. 24-14097 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
United States v. Latona Mae Lambert 24-12916 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business 23-12160 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Joshua Phillips v. City of Hanceville, Alabama 25-12449 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Alonso Pineda-Torres 24-10290 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
United States v. Elizabeth Hernandez 24-10047 Decided July 31, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence All Does (1-144) v. Conrad & Scherer, LLP Eleventh Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Opinion of the Court John Doe, 1 v. United States Eleventh Circuit Feb. 3, 2026
Opinion Kevin Lewis v. Sheriff, Fulton County Georgia Eleventh Circuit Jan. 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jerome Miller, Jr. Eleventh Circuit Nov. 6, 2025
Opinion TL90108 LLC v. Joseph Ford, III Eleventh Circuit Aug. 11, 2025
Opinion Jose Ramon Lopez Regueiro v. American Airlines, Inc. Eleventh Circuit July 30, 2025
Opinion Sedona Partners LLC v. Able Moving & Storage Inc. Eleventh Circuit July 25, 2025
Opinion Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal v. Attorney General of the United States Eleventh Circuit May 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. Johnathan Morris Eleventh Circuit March 19, 2025
Opinion United States v. Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor Eleventh Circuit Dec. 16, 2024
Opinion Dream Defenders v. Governor of the State of Florida Eleventh Circuit Oct. 7, 2024
Opinion Amir M. Meshal v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Public Safety Eleventh Circuit Sept. 16, 2024
Opinion United States v. Melchor Munoz Eleventh Circuit Aug. 7, 2024
Opinion Levi Goldfarb v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company Eleventh Circuit July 2, 2024
Opinion Tristan Tanner v. Stryker Corporation of Michigan Eleventh Circuit June 20, 2024
Opinion Sylvan Plowright v. Miami Dade County Eleventh Circuit June 5, 2024
Opinion Monteria Najuda Robinson v. William Sauls Eleventh Circuit June 4, 2024
Opinion Tyler Copeland v. Georgia Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit March 28, 2024
Opinion Theresa Phillips v. Legacy Cabinet Eleventh Circuit Dec. 8, 2023
Opinion Charles Baldwin v. Express Oil Change, LLC Eleventh Circuit Dec. 6, 2023