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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA110203
Nominated
Jan. 6, 2014
Committee hearing
Feb. 11, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 6, 2014
Senate vote
91–0Roll Call
Confirmed
May 12, 2014
Commissioned
June 2, 2014
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge June 27, 2012 June 3, 2014 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge June 2, 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
Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 24-10139 Decided Sept. 29, 2026 Authored
Andrew Filipowski v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 25-11382 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
Schrade Jones v. USA 25-10547 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Samuel Arthur Thompson 24-11009 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
Rishi Ramdial v. U.S. Attorney General 25-10093 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation 25-13546 Decided Aug. 20, 2026 Authored
Ricardo Devengoechea v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 24-10029 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
United States v. Thomas Sheely, Jr. 24-13967 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 25-10515 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
United States v. Cristian Ponce 24-13579 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business 23-12160 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Sandra Gail Carrin v. Shauna Marie Smiledge 25-11330 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
Estate of Lane Caviness v. Atlas Air, Inc. 24-11033 Decided July 10, 2026
United States v. William Michael Spearman 24-10300 Decided June 18, 2026
Woff Senatus v. U.S. Attorney General 24-10514 Decided June 8, 2026
United States v. Justin Case Lebarron 21-12157 Decided June 8, 2026
Gregory Light v. LVNV Funding, LLC 25-12041 Decided June 1, 2026
Citadel Securities LLC v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 25-13631 Decided May 29, 2026 Authored
William Drummond v. Southern Company Services, Inc. 24-12773 Decided May 26, 2026 Authored
Mobile Baykeeper, Inc. v. Alabama Power Company 24-12682 Decided May 18, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Eleventh Circuit Sept. 29, 2026
Opinion Rishi Ramdial v. U.S. Attorney General Eleventh Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Concurrence Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation Eleventh Circuit Aug. 20, 2026
Dissent HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business Eleventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Concurrence Sandra Gail Carrin v. Shauna Marie Smiledge Eleventh Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion of the Court Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Eleventh Circuit July 6, 2026
Concurrence Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Eleventh Circuit July 6, 2026
Opinion Citadel Securities LLC v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Eleventh Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion William Drummond v. Southern Company Services, Inc. Eleventh Circuit May 26, 2026
Opinion Phillip Beazer v. Richmond County Constructors, LLC Eleventh Circuit March 10, 2026
Dissent Jimmy Davis, Jr. v. Commissioner, Alabama DOC Eleventh Circuit Feb. 19, 2026
Concurrence Thomas O'Neal v. American Shaman Franchise Systems, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Opinion Federal Trade Commission v. FleetCor Technologies, Inc. Eleventh Circuit Jan. 6, 2026
Opinion Pamela Smothers v. Roger Childers Eleventh Circuit Nov. 20, 2025
Opinion Tammy Watkins v. Officer Lawrence Davis Eleventh Circuit Sept. 25, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jordan Leahy Eleventh Circuit Sept. 25, 2025
Opinion Arthur Huggins v. School District of Manatee County Eleventh Circuit Aug. 15, 2025
Opinion of the Court Brandon Fulton v. Fulton County Board of Commissioners Eleventh Circuit July 31, 2025
Concurrence in part Clarissa Gilmore v. Georgia Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit July 11, 2025
Opinion Sunshine State Regional Center, Inc. v. Director, US Citizenship and Immigration Services Eleventh Circuit July 10, 2025