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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA110103
Nominated
Feb. 14, 2005
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 12, 2005
Senate vote
53–45Roll Call
Confirmed
June 9, 2005
Commissioned
June 10, 2005
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2020

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 Authored
Dominick Russo v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce 26-10171 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
Hubert Arturo Acevedo v. Alex Diaz de la Portilla 24-12650 Decided Aug. 26, 2026
Annette Kingsolver v. U.S. Attorney General 25-10656 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Ernest N. Finley, Jr. v. Thomas Albritton 25-12478 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Scott Hollington 25-11171 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
United States v. Alexander Alli 24-11945 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Marcus Ryan Telfair 25-10011 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Augustus C. Romain, Jr. 24-14097 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Davita M. Key v. Dynamic Security, Inc. 24-11069 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Estella Curry v. Warden 24-11128 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business 23-12160 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Latona Mae Lambert 24-12916 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Joshua Phillips v. City of Hanceville, Alabama 25-12449 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Alonso Pineda-Torres 24-10290 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
State of Florida v. Secretary, US Department of Education 24-13814 Decided July 6, 2026
Winston Lloyd Hayles v. U.S. Attorney General 24-10516 Decided June 22, 2026
C. W. v. Steve Smith 24-12547 Decided June 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Christopher Pinkston 21-13391 Decided June 12, 2026 Authored
Richard Jackson v. William Jones 26-10854 Decided June 12, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Dominick Russo v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce Eleventh Circuit Sept. 3, 2026
Opinion Ernest N. Finley, Jr. v. Thomas Albritton Eleventh Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Scott Hollington Eleventh Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion United States v. Alexander Alli Eleventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Augustus C. Romain, Jr. Eleventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Marcus Ryan Telfair Eleventh Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Latona Mae Lambert Eleventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Joshua Phillips v. City of Hanceville, Alabama Eleventh Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion United States v. Alonso Pineda-Torres Eleventh Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Dissent Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Eleventh Circuit July 6, 2026
Opinion of the Court C. W. v. Steve Smith Eleventh Circuit June 17, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Christopher Pinkston Eleventh Circuit June 12, 2026
Dissent Richard Jackson v. William Jones Eleventh Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Christopher Pinkston Eleventh Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion iCare Child Development Center LLC v. Alethea Cicero-Brown Eleventh Circuit June 11, 2026
Opinion Donald Smith v. Sonya Slott Eleventh Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Jddarrian Irons Eleventh Circuit May 26, 2026
Opinion Abigail Marbut v. Matthew Phillips Eleventh Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion Nicholas Bolton v. Sheriff of Coweta County, GA Eleventh Circuit May 21, 2026
Opinion T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia Eleventh Circuit May 21, 2026