United States Court Of Appeals For the Fifth Circuit


Total # of Judgeships: 17
Current # of Vacancies: 0
Nominations Pending: 0
Jurisdiction: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas

Name Court Status Birth Year President Nomination Date Confirmation Date
Rhesa H. Barksdale Fifth Circuit Senior 1944 G. Bush 11/17/1989 3/9/1990
Fortunato P. Benavides Fifth Circuit Active 1947 Clinton 1/27/1994 5/6/1994
Edith Brown Clement Fifth Circuit Active 1948 G.W. Bush 9/4/2001 11/13/2001
W. Eugene Davis Fifth Circuit Active 1936 Reagan 11/1/1983 11/15/1983
Harold R. DeMoss, Jr. Fifth Circuit Senior 1930 G. Bush 6/27/1991 11/27/1991
James L. Dennis Fifth Circuit Active 1936 Clinton 1/31/1995 9/28/1995
Jennifer Walker Elrod Fifth Circuit Active 1966 G.W. Bush 3/29/2007 10/4/2007
William Lockhart Garwood Fifth Circuit Senior 1931 Reagan 9/17/1981 10/21/1981
Emilio M. Garza Fifth Circuit Active 1947 G. Bush 4/11/1991 5/24/1991
James Graves Fifth Circuit Active 1953 Obama 6/10/2010 2/14/2011
Catharina Haynes Fifth Circuit Active 1963 G.W. Bush 7/17/2007 4/10/2008
Patrick E. Higginbotham Fifth Circuit Senior 1938 Reagan 7/1/1982 7/30/1982
Stephen A. Higginson Fifth Circuit Active 1961 Obama 5/9/2011 10/31/2011
E. Grady Jolly Fifth Circuit Active 1937 Reagan 7/1/1982 7/27/1982
Edith H. Jones Fifth Circuit Active 1949 Reagan 2/27/1985 4/3/1985
Carolyn Dineen King Fifth Circuit Active 1938 Carter 4/30/1979 7/12/1979
Priscilla R. Owen Fifth Circuit Active 1954 G.W. Bush 2/14/2005 5/25/2005
Edward Charles Prado Fifth Circuit Active 1947 G.W. Bush 2/6/2003 5/1/2003
Thomas M. Reavley Fifth Circuit Senior 1921 Carter 5/17/1979 7/12/1979
Jerry E. Smith Fifth Circuit Active 1946 Reagan 2/2/1987 12/19/1987
Leslie H. Southwick Fifth Circuit Active 1950 G.W. Bush 1/9/2007 10/24/2007
Carl E. Stewart Fifth Circuit Active 1950 Clinton 1/27/1994 5/6/1994
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. Fifth Circuit Senior 1934 G. Bush 11/17/1989 3/9/1990
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