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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA111003
Nominated
Jan. 6, 2014
Committee hearing
May 13, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 19, 2014
Senate vote
94–0Roll Call
Confirmed
July 21, 2014
Commissioned
July 31, 2014
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
June 18, 2018

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Judge Feb. 10, 1992 July 31, 2014 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George H.W. Bush
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge July 31, 2014 In service Barack Obama

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
Jackson National Life Insurance Company v. Sterling Crum 20-11280 Decided Dec. 12, 2022
United States v. Michael Anthony Conage 17-13975 Decided Sept. 30, 2022
Randall Callahan v. United Network for Organ Sharing 20-13932 Decided Nov. 17, 2021
Thomas E. Reynolds v. ServisFirst Bank 20-11652 Decided Nov. 1, 2021
Angel Colon v. Twitter, Inc. 20-11283 Decided Sept. 27, 2021
Antonio Viverette v. Commissioner of Social Security 20-11862 Decided Sept. 21, 2021
Ann McLaurin v. The Terminix International Company, LP 20-12904 Decided Sept. 17, 2021
Emmanuely Germain v. U.S. Attorney General 20-11419 Decided Aug. 18, 2021
United States v. Roosevelt Coats, III 18-13113 Decided Aug. 12, 2021 Authored
South Grand View Development Company, Inc. v. City of Alabaster, Alabama 18-14044 Decided June 21, 2021
South Grand View Development Company, Inc. v. City of Alabaster, Alabama 18-14044 Decided June 21, 2021
United States v. Michael Brian Anderson 18-13947 Decided June 15, 2021 Authored
Greg Tolar v. Marion Bank and Trust 19-11546 Decided May 17, 2021 Authored
Greg Tolar v. Bradley Arant Boult Commings, LLC 19-11546 Decided May 17, 2021 Authored
James P. Crocker v. Deputy Sheriff Steven Eric Beatty 18-14682 Decided April 20, 2021
Kendra Munoz v. Selig Enterprises, Inc. 18-14606 Decided Dec. 4, 2020
United States v. Richard Lee Graham 18-15299 Decided Dec. 4, 2020
United States v. Sanford Eugene Johnson, III 17-15259 Decided Nov. 19, 2020 Authored
James Tracy v. Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees 18-10173 Decided Nov. 16, 2020
Mathis Kearse Wright, Jr. v. Sumter County Board of Elections and Registration 20-10394 Decided Oct. 27, 2020

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 947 v. National Labor Relations Board Eleventh Circuit May 3, 2023
Opinion United States v. Roosevelt Coats, III Eleventh Circuit Aug. 12, 2021
Opinion United States v. Michael Brian Anderson Eleventh Circuit June 15, 2021
Opinion Greg Tolar v. Marion Bank and Trust Eleventh Circuit May 17, 2021
Opinion Greg Tolar v. Bradley Arant Boult Commings, LLC Eleventh Circuit May 17, 2021
Opinion United States v. Sanford Eugene Johnson, III Eleventh Circuit Nov. 19, 2020
Opinion United States v. Michael Anthony Conage Eleventh Circuit Sept. 30, 2020
Opinion United States v. Nathan Richard Vineyard Eleventh Circuit Dec. 20, 2019
Opinion United States v. Aseracare, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Sept. 9, 2019
Opinion United States v. Edward Neil Feldman Eleventh Circuit Aug. 30, 2019
Opinion In re: Gary Ray Bowles Eleventh Circuit Aug. 22, 2019
Opinion Gary Ray Bowles v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit Aug. 21, 2019
Opinion Gary Ray Bowles v. Ron Desantis, Governor Eleventh Circuit Aug. 19, 2019
Opinion K.T. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. Eleventh Circuit July 24, 2019
Opinion Bobby Joe Long v. Secretary, Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit May 22, 2019
Opinion Michael Wade Nance v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Prison Eleventh Circuit April 30, 2019
Opinion Terry Eugene Sears v. Vernia Roberts Eleventh Circuit April 24, 2019
Opinion Stephen Holzman v. Malcolm S. Gerald & Associates, Inc. Eleventh Circuit April 5, 2019
Opinion Johnnie Teresa Marchisio v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC. Eleventh Circuit March 25, 2019