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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA110302
Nominated
Oct. 15, 2019
Committee hearing
Oct. 16, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 7, 2019
Senate vote
64–31Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 19, 2019
Commissioned
Nov. 19, 2019
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
Clarissa Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC 24-13581 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Reginald Smith, Jr. 23-10003 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
All Does (1-144) v. Conrad & Scherer, LLP 24-14039 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
Jonathan Michael Burton v. Dr. G. Espino 24-12549 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Wakilii Brown v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections 25-10210 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Blake Warner v. Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts 24-10748 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
Ann Johnson v. Russell Investments Trust Company 25-10692 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business 23-12160 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
City of Brunswick v. Honeywell International, Inc. 23-13200 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
United States v. Elizabeth Hernandez 24-10047 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Michael Davis v. Lockheed Martin Corporation 24-10080 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Bay United Holdings, LLC. v. INXS VII, LLC 25-10331 Decided July 24, 2026
United States v. Gray Rivera 24-14147 Decided July 22, 2026
Savannah Shoals, LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 24-12661 Decided July 16, 2026
United States v. Richard Brillhart 24-13232 Decided July 9, 2026
Lil' Joe Records, Inc. v. Christopher Won, Jr. 24-13978 Decided June 2, 2026
Malak Khatabi v. Car Auto Holdings LLC 24-12573 Decided May 28, 2026 Authored
Declan Flight, Inc. v. Textron eAviation, Inc. 24-10913 Decided May 26, 2026
Clarissa Gilmore v. Georgia Department of Corrections 23-10343 Decided April 20, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court All Does (1-144) v. Conrad & Scherer, LLP Eleventh Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Opinion Wakilii Brown v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Elizabeth Hernandez Eleventh Circuit July 31, 2026
Concurrence Michael Davis v. Lockheed Martin Corporation Eleventh Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Malak Khatabi v. Car Auto Holdings LLC Eleventh Circuit May 28, 2026
Opinion Adam McLean v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Eleventh Circuit April 22, 2026
Dissent United States v. Jimmy Lightsey Eleventh Circuit Feb. 26, 2026
Opinion Yifan Shen v. Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Eleventh Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Opinion Jesse Guardado v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit Aug. 12, 2024
Opinion United States v. Lakesia Harden Eleventh Circuit June 18, 2024
Opinion Patricia Lee v. U.S. Bank National Association Eleventh Circuit May 23, 2024
Opinion Ricardo Sanchez v. Discount Rock & Sand, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Oct. 25, 2023
Opinion Charles Edward Jones v. United States Eleventh Circuit Sept. 14, 2023
Opinion United States v. B.G.G. Eleventh Circuit Nov. 22, 2022
Opinion William E. Henry v. Attorney General, State of Alabama Eleventh Circuit Aug. 18, 2022
Opinion S.S. v. Cobb County School District Eleventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2022
Opinion Alan H. Ginsburg v. United States Eleventh Circuit Oct. 26, 2021
Opinion Hector Hernandez v. Plastipak Packaging, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Oct. 13, 2021
Opinion Curtis Hamrick v. Partsfleet, LLC Eleventh Circuit June 22, 2021
Opinion Donald Burns v. Town of Palm Beach Eleventh Circuit June 8, 2021