Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA51102
Nominated
Nov. 1, 1983
Committee hearing
Nov. 7, 1983
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 10, 1983
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Nov. 15, 1983
Commissioned
Nov. 16, 1983
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 31, 2016

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Judge Sept. 21, 1976 Dec. 9, 1983 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Gerald Ford
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Nov. 16, 1983 In service Ronald Reagan

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
United States v. Hunter 24-20211 Decided July 29, 2026 Authored
Plaquemines Parish v. BP America Prod 23-30294 Decided May 22, 2026
SEC v. Barton 24-10788 Decided March 25, 2026
United States v. Landrum 25-60167 Decided March 5, 2026 Authored
LIA Network v. City of Kerrville 24-50788 Decided Dec. 19, 2025 Authored
Dominguez Reyes v. Bondi 25-60016 Decided Nov. 6, 2025 Authored
Spirit Aerosystems v. Paxton 24-50984 Decided June 26, 2025
Env Tx Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil 17-20545 Decided Dec. 11, 2024 Authored
Molzan v. Bellagreen Holdings 23-20492 Decided Aug. 12, 2024 Authored
Delgado-Victorio v. Garland 23-60102 Decided Dec. 18, 2023
Robinson v. Lopinto 22-30310 Decided Dec. 4, 2023
Van Winkle v. Rogers 22-30638 Decided Sept. 15, 2023
Central Crude v. Liberty Mutual Ins 21-30707 Decided Oct. 26, 2022 Authored
Jarkesy v. SEC 20-61007 Decided Oct. 21, 2022
D & J Invst of Cenla v. Baker Hughes 21-30523 Decided Oct. 17, 2022 Authored
United States v. Arthur 21-50607 Decided Oct. 12, 2022
Env TX Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil 95-10608 Decided Aug. 30, 2022
Perez v. McCreary, Veselka, Bragg 21-50958 Decided Aug. 15, 2022
E.T. v. Paxton 21-51083 Decided July 25, 2022
Gulfport Energy Corporation v. FERC 21-60017 Decided July 19, 2022

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Hunter Fifth Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Landrum Fifth Circuit March 5, 2026
Opinion LIA Network v. City of Kerrville Fifth Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion Dominguez Reyes v. Bondi Fifth Circuit Nov. 6, 2025
Opinion Env Tx Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil Fifth Circuit Dec. 11, 2024
Opinion Molzan v. Bellagreen Holdings Fifth Circuit Aug. 12, 2024
Opinion Central Crude v. Liberty Mutual Ins Fifth Circuit Oct. 26, 2022
Opinion D & J Invst of Cenla v. Baker Hughes Fifth Circuit Oct. 17, 2022
Opinion United States v. Wills Fifth Circuit July 13, 2022
Opinion United States v. Sincleair Fifth Circuit Oct. 28, 2021
Opinion United States v. Beard Fifth Circuit Oct. 22, 2021
Opinion USA v. LightRay Captl Fifth Circuit Sept. 13, 2021
Opinion United States v. Sims Fifth Circuit Aug. 24, 2021
Opinion United States v. Parker Fifth Circuit June 30, 2021
Opinion Talamantes v. Metro Life Ins Fifth Circuit June 29, 2021
Opinion United States v. Trystan Napper Fifth Circuit Oct. 8, 2020
Opinion Ralph Walsh, Jr. v. Lisa Hodge Fifth Circuit Sept. 15, 2020
Opinion Billy Melot v. Thomas Bergami Fifth Circuit Aug. 18, 2020
Opinion United States v. Christopher Garner Fifth Circuit Aug. 14, 2020
Opinion Gilbert Sanchez v. Enterprise Offshore Drilling Fifth Circuit Aug. 14, 2020