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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA110603
Nominated
May 8, 2017
Committee hearing
June 14, 2017
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 13, 2017
Senate vote
66–31Roll Call
Confirmed
Aug. 1, 2017
Commissioned
Aug. 2, 2017
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
Nicholas Tate v. Warden GDCP 24-10834 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 24-10139 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
Kandace Edwards v. Randolph County Sheriff 25-10843 Decided Sept. 28, 2026
United States v. Kevan Carter Gibbs, II 24-12448 Decided Sept. 17, 2026 Authored
T. Mueller v. Walmart Corporation 23-12854 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rodney Leroy Brown 24-10289 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
United States v. Joseph Olson 23-11857 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
Dr. Lesley Williams v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 23-12878 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
The Town of Pine Hill, Alabama v. 3M Company 25-10746 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
Anne Guthrie v. Coal Bed Services Inc. 24-10572 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Reginald Smith, Jr. 23-10003 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Jeremy Ellis v. Sheriff, Hillsborough County Florida 25-13267 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Jonathan Michael Burton v. Dr. G. Espino 24-12549 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Jane Doe v. Carnival Corporation 24-13159 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Keith Bernard Miller 24-11893 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
United States v. Steven Chun 22-14192 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Mt. Hawley Insurance Company v. H&M Builders, LLC 24-10460 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
L.E. v. Superintendent of Cobb County School District 23-11741 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Deltona Transformer Corporation v. The Noco Company 24-13590 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business 23-12160 Decided Aug. 4, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence United States v. Kevan Carter Gibbs, II Eleventh Circuit Sept. 17, 2026
Opinion T. Mueller v. Walmart Corporation Eleventh Circuit Sept. 16, 2026
Opinion United States v. Joseph Olson Eleventh Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion United States v. Reginald Smith, Jr. Eleventh Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Jonathan Michael Burton v. Dr. G. Espino Eleventh Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion L.E. v. Superintendent of Cobb County School District Eleventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion Deltona Transformer Corporation v. The Noco Company Eleventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Concurrence in part Jeremias Medrado Pasqual-Andres v. U.S. Attorney General Eleventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Concurrence The Town of Pine Hill, Alabama v. 3M Company Eleventh Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion African People's Education and Defense Fund, Inc. v. Pinellas County Eleventh Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion Luis Manuel Rodriguez v. Imperial Brands, PLC. Eleventh Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. Richard Brillhart Eleventh Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion Mitchell Marbury v. Warden III Eleventh Circuit July 7, 2026
Dissent Keith Edwards v. Officer J. Grubbs Eleventh Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion Dennis Scott v. City of Daytona Beach, Florida Eleventh Circuit June 25, 2026
Opinion Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Bryan Crabtree Eleventh Circuit May 19, 2026
Concurrence The Lane Construction Corporation v. Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. Eleventh Circuit April 15, 2026
Opinion AE OPCO III, LLC v. AAR CORP. Eleventh Circuit April 15, 2026
Dissent Keith Edwards v. Officer J. Grubbs Eleventh Circuit March 13, 2026
Concurrence John Doe, 1 v. United States Eleventh Circuit Feb. 3, 2026