Patrick Errol Higginbotham

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

Ronald ReaganRepublican

Seat

CA50404

Nominated

July 1, 1982

Committee hearing

July 14, 1982

Committee action

Reported (favorably)July 26, 1982

Senate vote

Voice

Confirmed

July 27, 1982

Commissioned

July 30, 1982

Senior status

Aug. 28, 2006

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Sept. 15
  panel identified Sat on the panel in East Fork Enterprises v. EPA
• Sept. 9
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Breaux v. Worrell
• Sept. 4
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Lucid Group USA v. Johnston
• Sept. 4
  opinion issued Concurred in Lucid Group USA v. Johnston
• Aug. 26
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Rummans v. HSBC Bank
• Aug. 19
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Vertigo Vapor, L.L.C. v. FDA
• Aug. 18
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Bonds v. Woodall
• Aug. 12
  panel identified Sat on the panel in La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott
• July 31
  panel identified Sat on the panel in MIECO v. Targa Gas Marketing
• July 24
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Ken Paxton
• July 21
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Palomares
• July 17
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Keathley v. Buddy Ayers

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

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