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{{short description|Current United States federal appellate court}}
{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type        = circuit
| court_name        = United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
| abbreviation      = 5th Cir.
| seal              = Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.svg
| seal_size         = 150
| map_image_name    = File:5th Circuit map.svg
| map_image_width   =
| map_image_caption =
| courthouse        = [[John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building|John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building]]
| location          = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| appeals_from      = Eastern District of Louisiana
| appeals_from1     = Middle District of Louisiana
| appeals_from2     = Western District of Louisiana
| appeals_from3     = Northern District of Mississippi
| appeals_from4     = Southern District of Mississippi
| appeals_from5     = Eastern District of Texas
| appeals_from6     = Northern District of Texas
| appeals_from7     = Southern District of Texas
| appeals_from8     = Western District of Texas
| established       = June 16, 1891
| judges_assigned   = 17
| circuit_justice   = [[Samuel Alito]]
| chief             = [[Jennifer Walker Elrod]]
| official_site     = {{URL|https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov}}
}}

The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit''' (in [[case citation]]s, '''5th Cir.''') is one of the 13 [[United States courts of appeals]]. It has [[appellate jurisdiction]] over the [[United States district court|U.S. district courts]] in the following [[United States federal judicial district|federal judicial districts]]:

* [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana|Eastern District of Louisiana]]
* [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana|Middle District of Louisiana]]
* [[United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana|Western District of Louisiana]]
* [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi|Northern District of Mississippi]]
* [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi|Southern District of Mississippi]]
* [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas|Eastern District of Texas]]
* [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas|Northern District of Texas]]
* [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas|Southern District of Texas]]
* [[United States District Court for the Western District of Texas|Western District of Texas]]

The Fifth Circuit has 17 active judgeships, and is headquartered at the [[John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], with the clerk's office located at the [[F. Edward Hebert]] Federal Building in New Orleans.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/clerk/docs/pracguide.pdf |title=Practitioner's Guide to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |access-date=2011-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613170051/http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/clerk/docs/pracguide.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

Originally, the Fifth Circuit also included the federal district courts in [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and [[Florida]]. In 1981, the district courts for those states were transferred to the newly created [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]].

== History of the court ==
[[Image:053107-5thCircuit.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[John Minor Wisdom U.S. Courthouse]], home of the Fifth Circuit, New Orleans]]
This court was created by the [[Judiciary Act of 1891|Evarts Act]] on June 16, 1891, which moved the circuit judges and appellate jurisdiction from the Circuit Courts of the Fifth Circuit to this court. At the time of its creation, the Fifth Circuit covered [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]], and [[Texas]].

On June 25, 1948, the [[Panama Canal Zone]] was added to the Fifth Circuit by 62 Stat. 870.  The Fifth Circuit gained appellate jurisdiction over the [[United States District Court for the Canal Zone]].

On October 1, 1981, under {{USPL|96|452}}, the Fifth Circuit was split: Alabama, Georgia, and Florida were moved to the new [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|Eleventh Circuit]].

On March 31, 1982, the Fifth Circuit lost jurisdiction over the Panama Canal Zone, which was transferred to Panamanian control.

=== The Fifth Circuit Four ===
Starting in the late 1950s, judges [[Elbert Tuttle|Elbert Parr Tuttle]] (chief judge 1960–67), [[John Minor Wisdom]], [[John Brown (judge)|John R. Brown]] (chief judge 1967–79), and [[Richard Rives|Richard T. Rives]] (chief judge 1959–60) became known as the "[[Fifth Circuit Four]]", or simply "The Four", for decisions crucial in advancing the [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] of [[African American]]s. In this, they were usually opposed by their fellow Fifth Circuit Judge, [[Benjamin Franklin Cameron|Benjamin F. Cameron]] of Mississippi, until his death in 1964.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20111103123841/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830884-2,00.html That Fascinating and Frenetic Fifth]", Time Magazine, 1964-12-04.</ref>

=== Hurricane Katrina ===
[[Hurricane Katrina]] struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005, devastating the city and slightly damaging the John Minor Wisdom Courthouse. All deadlines concerning filings were extended. The court temporarily relocated its administrative operations to Houston, and returned to normal operations in New Orleans in March 2007.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

=== 2020s ===
During his administration, President [[Donald Trump]] appointed six judges to the court, with many observers thereafter regarding it as the most conservative [[United States courts of appeals|court of appeals]].<ref> Scarcella, Mike [https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/conservative-5th-circuit-judge-takes-helm-key-us-appeals-court-2024-10-04/ "Conservative 5th Circuit judge takes helm at key US appeals court"] ''Reuters'', October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/12/27/23496264/supreme-court-fifth-circuit-trump-court-immigration-housing-sexual-harrassment|title=The Trumpiest court in America|first1=Ian|last1=Millhiser|date=December 27, 2022|website=Vox|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vladeck |first=Stephen I. |date=2023-11-28 |title=Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/11/fifth-circuit-conservative-supreme-court/676116/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> The Fifth Circuit's reversal rate at the [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]] from the beginning of the 2020 term through the end of the 2022 term was 74%, making it the 7th most frequently reversed circuit court; the average rate of reversals was 68%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klibanoff |first=By Eleanor |date=2024-07-02 |title=Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/02/5th-circuit-appeals-supreme-court-texas/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |date=2024-07-13 |title=Supreme Court pushes back on 5th Circuit's conservative breeding ground |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4768521-supreme-court-conservative-5th-circuit/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> Several members of the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice [[John Roberts]], have indicated concern with how the Fifth Circuit approaches cases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerstein |first=Josh |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Clarence Thomas was snubbed in the Supreme Court's gun ruling. So were a few other people. |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/21/supreme-court-rahimi-gun-ruling-00164552 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Politico}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-preserves-access-to-abortion-pill/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=SCOTUSblog |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=Supreme Court upholds bar on guns under domestic-violence restraining orders |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-upholds-bar-on-guns-with-domestic-violence-restraining-orders/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=SCOTUSblog |language=en-US}}</ref> Several court observers have interpreted the court as being exceptionally conservative in its rulings.<ref name=feldman>{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Adam |date=December 11, 2023 |title=Supreme Court Eyeing Fifth Circuit, But Too Early to Decipher Why |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-eyeing-fifth-circuit-but-too-early-to-decipher-why |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Bloomberg Law}}</ref>

== Current composition of the court ==
<onlyinclude>
{{As of|2024|10|04|df=US}}:
{{start U.S. judgeship Current}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=78|
 title=Chief Judge|
 name=[[Jennifer Walker Elrod]]|
 duty station=[[Houston|Houston, TX]]|
 born=1966|
 term=2007–present|
 chief term=2024–present|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=63|
 title=Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Edith Jones]]|
 duty station=[[Houston|Houston, TX]]|
 born=1949|
 term=1985–present|
 chief term=2006–2012|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=64|
 title=Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Jerry Edwin Smith]]|
 duty station=[[Houston|Houston, TX]]|
 born=1946|
 term=1987–present|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=71|
 title=Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Carl E. Stewart]]|
 duty station=[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]]|
 born=1950|
 term=1994–present|
 chief term=2012–2019|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|42|[[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Clinton]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=77|
 title=Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Priscilla Richman]]|
 duty station=[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]|
 born=1954|
 term=2005–present|
 chief term=2019–2024|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=79|
 title=Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Leslie H. Southwick]]|
 duty station=[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, MS]]|
 born=1950|
 term=2007–present|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=80|
 title=Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Catharina Haynes]]|
 duty station=[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]|
 born=1963|
 term=2008–present|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=81|
 title=Circuit Judge|
 name=[[James E. Graves Jr.]]|
 duty station=[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, MS]]|
 born=1953|
 term=2011–present|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|44|[[List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama|Obama]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=82|
 title=Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Stephen A. Higginson]]|
 duty station=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]|
 born=1961|
 term=2011–present|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=—|
 appointer={{sort|44|[[List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama|Obama]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 84
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Don Willett]]
 | duty station = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
 | born         = 1966
 | term         = 2018–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 85
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[James C. Ho]]
 | duty station = [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
 | born         = 1973
 | term         = 2018–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 86
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Kyle Duncan (judge)|Kyle Duncan]]
 | duty station = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
 | born         = 1972
 | term         = 2018–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 87
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Kurt D. Engelhardt]]
 | duty station = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
 | born         = 1960
 | term         = 2018–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 88
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Andrew Oldham]]
 | duty station = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
 | born         = 1978
 | term         = 2018–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 89
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Cory T. Wilson]]
 | duty station = [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, MS]]
 | born         = 1970
 | term         = 2020–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|45|[[List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump|Trump]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 90
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Dana Douglas]]
 | duty station = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
 | born         = 1975
 | term         = 2022–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|46|[[List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden|Biden]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current
 | index        = 91
 | title        = Circuit Judge
 | name         = [[Irma Carrillo Ramirez]]
 | duty station = [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
 | born         = 1964
 | term         = 2023–present
 | chief term   = —
 | senior term  = —
 | appointer    = {{sort|46|[[List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden|Biden]]}}
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=51|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Carolyn Dineen King]]|
 duty station=[[Houston|Houston, TX]]|
 born=1938|
 term=1979–2013|
 chief term=1999–2006|
 senior term=2013–present|
 appointer={{sort|39|[[List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter|Carter]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=59|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[E. Grady Jolly]]|
 duty station=[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, MS]]|
 born=1937|
 term=1982–2017|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=2017–present|
 appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=60|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Patrick Higginbotham]]|
 duty station=[[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, TX]]|
 born=1938|
 term=1982–2006|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=2006–present|
 appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=61|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[W. Eugene Davis]]|
 duty station=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]|
 born=1936|
 term=1983–2016|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=2016–present|
 appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=65|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[John M. Duhé Jr.]]|
 duty station=''inactive''|
 born=1933|
 term=1988–1999|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=1999–present|
 appointer={{sort|40|[[List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=66|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Jacques L. Wiener Jr.]]|
 duty station=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]|
 born=1934|
 term=1990–2010|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=2010–present|
 appointer={{sort|41|[[List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=67|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Rhesa Barksdale]]|
 duty station=[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, MS]]|
 born=1944|
 term=1990–2009|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=2009–present|
 appointer={{sort|41|[[List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=73|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[James L. Dennis]]|
 duty station=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]|
 born=1936|
 term=1995–2022|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=2022–present|
 appointer={{sort|42|[[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Clinton]]}}|
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Current|
 index=74|
 title=Senior Circuit Judge|
 name=[[Edith Brown Clement]]|
 duty station=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]|
 born=1948|
 term=2001–2018|
 chief term=—|
 senior term=2018–present|
 appointer={{sort|43|[[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]}}|
}}
{{end U.S. judgeship Current}}</onlyinclude>

== List of former judges ==
{{start U.S. judgeship Former}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 1
| name         = {{sortname|Don Albert|Pardee}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1837–1919
| term         = 1891–1919
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Garfield|List of federal judges appointed by James A. Garfield}} / [[Operation of law]]<ref>Pardee was appointed as a [[United States Circuit Court|circuit judge]] for the Fifth Circuit in 1881 by [[James A. Garfield]]. The [[Judiciary Act of 1891]] reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.</ref>
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 2
| name         = {{sortname|Andrew Phelps|McCormick}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1832–1916
| term         = 1892–1916
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname|B.|Harrison|List of federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 3
| name         = {{sortname|David Davie|Shelby}}
| state        = [[Alabama|AL]]
| borndied     = 1847–1914
| term         = 1899–1914
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||McKinley|List of federal judges appointed by William McKinley}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 4
| name         = {{sortname|Richard Wilde|Walker Jr.}}
| state        = [[Alabama|AL]]
| borndied     = 1857–1936
| term         = 1914–1930
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1930–1936
| appointer    = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 5
| name         = {{sortname|Robert Lynn|Batts}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1864–1935
| term         = 1917–1919
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}}
| termination  = resignation
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 6
| name         = {{sortname|Nathan Philemon|Bryan}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1872–1935
| term         = 1920–1935
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 7
| name         = {{sortname|Alexander Campbell|King}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1856–1926
| term         = 1920–1924
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}}
| termination  = resignation
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 8
| name         = {{sortname|Rufus Edward|Foster}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1871–1942
| term         = 1925–1942
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Coolidge|List of federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 9
| name         = {{sortname|Samuel Hale|Sibley}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1873–1958
| term         = 1931–1949
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1949–1958
| appointer    = {{sortname||Hoover|List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 10
| name         = {{sortname|Joseph Chappell|Hutcheson Jr.}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1879–1973
| term         = 1931–1964
| chief term   = 1948–1959
| senior term  = 1964–1973
| appointer    = {{sortname||Hoover|List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 11
| name         = {{sortname|Edwin R.|Holmes}}
| state        = [[Mississippi|MS]]
| borndied     = 1878–1961
| term         = 1936–1954
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1954–1961
| appointer    = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 12
| name         = {{sortname|Leon Clarence|McCord}}
| state        = [[Alabama|AL]]
| borndied     = 1878–1952
| term         = 1938–1951
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1951–1952
| appointer    = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 13
| name         = {{sortname|Curtis L.|Waller}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1887–1950
| term         = 1943–1950
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 14
| name         = {{sortname|Elmo Pearce|Lee}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1882–1949
| term         = 1943–1949
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 15
| name         = {{sortname|Wayne G.|Borah}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1891–1966
| term         = 1949–1956
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1956–1966
| appointer    = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 16
| name         = {{sortname|Robert Lee|Russell}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1900–1955
| term         = 1949–1955
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 17
| name         = {{sortname|Louie Willard|Strum}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1890–1954
| term         = 1950–1954
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 18
| name         = {{sortname|Richard|Rives}}
| state        = [[Alabama|AL]]
| borndied     = 1895–1982
| term         = 1951–1966
| chief term   = 1959–1960
| senior term  = 1966–1981
| appointer    = {{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 19
| name         = {{sortname|Elbert|Tuttle}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1897–1996
| term         = 1954–1968
| chief term   = 1960–1967
| senior term  = 1968–1981
| appointer    = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 20
| name         = {{sortname|Benjamin Franklin|Cameron}}
| state        = [[Mississippi|MS]]
| borndied     = 1890–1964
| term         = 1955–1964
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 21
| name         = {{sortname|Warren Leroy|Jones}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1895–1993
| term         = 1955–1966
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1966–1981
| appointer    = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 22
| name         = {{sortname|John Robert|Brown|John Robert Brown (judge)}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1909–1993
| term         = 1955–1984
| chief term   = 1967–1979
| senior term  = 1984–1993
| appointer    = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 23
| name         = {{sortname|John Minor|Wisdom}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1905–1999
| term         = 1957–1977
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1977–1999
| appointer    = {{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 24
| name         = {{sortname|Griffin|Bell}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1918–2009
| term         = 1961–1976<ref group=Note name=Confirmed/>
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}
| termination  = resignation
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 25
| name         = {{sortname|Walter Pettus|Gewin}}
| state        = [[Alabama|AL]]
| borndied     = 1908–1981
| term         = 1961–1976<ref group=Note name=Confirmed/>
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1976–1981
| appointer    = {{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 26
| name         = {{sortname|Homer|Thornberry}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1909–1995
| term         = 1965–1978
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1978–1995
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 27
| name         = {{sortname|James P.|Coleman}}
| state        = [[Mississippi|MS]]
| borndied     = 1914–1991
| term         = 1965–1981
| chief term   = 1979–1981
| senior term  = 1981–1984
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = retirement
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 28
| name         = {{sortname|Robert A.|Ainsworth Jr.}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1910–1981
| term         = 1966–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 29
| name         = {{sortname|John Cooper|Godbold}}
| state        = [[Alabama|AL]]
| borndied     = 1920–2009
| term         = 1966–1981
| chief term   = 1981
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 30
| name         = {{sortname|Irving Loeb|Goldberg}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1906–1995
| term         = 1966–1980
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1980–1995
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 31
| name         = {{sortname|David W.|Dyer}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1910–1998
| term         = 1966–1976
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1976–1981
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 32
| name         = {{sortname|John Milton Bryan|Simpson}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1903–1987
| term         = 1966–1975
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1975–1981
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 33
| name         = {{sortname|Claude Feemster|Clayton}}
| state        = [[Mississippi|MS]]
| borndied     = 1909–1969
| term         = 1967–1969
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 34
| name         = {{sortname|Lewis Render|Morgan}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1913–2001
| term         = 1968–1978
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1978–1981
| appointer    = {{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 35
| name         = {{sortname|G. Harrold|Carswell}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1919–1992
| term         = 1969–1970
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}
| termination  = resignation
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 36
| name         = {{sortname|Charles|Clark|Charles Clark (judge)}}
| state        = [[Mississippi|MS]]
| borndied     = 1925–2011
| term         = 1969–1992
| chief term   = 1981–1992
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}
| termination  = retirement
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 37
| name         = {{sortname|Joe McDonald|Ingraham}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1903–1990
| term         = 1969–1973
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1973–1990
| appointer    = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 38
| name         = {{sortname|Paul Hitch|Roney}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1921–2006
| term         = 1970–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 39
| name         = {{sortname|Thomas Gibbs|Gee}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1925–1994
| term         = 1973–1991
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}
| termination  = retirement
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 40
| name         = {{sortname|Gerald Bard|Tjoflat}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1929–present
| term         = 1975–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Ford|List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 41
| name         = {{sortname|James Clinkscales|Hill}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1924–2017
| term         = 1976–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Ford|List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 42
| name         = {{sortname|Peter T.|Fay}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1929–2021
| term         = 1976–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Ford|List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 43
| name         = {{sortname|Alvin Benjamin|Rubin}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1920–1991
| term         = 1977–1989
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1989–1991
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 44
| name         = {{sortname|Robert Smith|Vance}}
| state        = [[Alabama|AL]]
| borndied     = 1931–1989
| term         = 1977–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 45
| name         = {{sortname|Phyllis A.|Kravitch}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1920–2017
| term         = 1979–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 46
| name         = {{sortname|Frank Minis|Johnson}}
| state        = [[Alabama|AL]]
| borndied     = 1918–1999
| term         = 1979–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 47
| name         = {{sortname|R. Lanier|Anderson III}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1936–present
| term         = 1979–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 48
| name         = {{sortname|Reynaldo Guerra|Garza}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1915–2004
| term         = 1979–1982
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1982–2004
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 49
| name         = {{sortname|Joseph W.|Hatchett}}
| state        = [[Florida|FL]]
| borndied     = 1932–2021
| term         = 1979–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 50
| name         = {{sortname|Albert John|Henderson}}
| state        = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]]
| borndied     = 1920–1999
| term         = 1979–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 52
| name         = {{sortname|Henry Anthony|Politz}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1932–2002
| term         = 1979–1999
| chief term   = 1992–1999
| senior term  = 1999–2002
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former|
| index        = 53
| name         = {{sortname|Thomas Morrow|Reavley}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1921–2020
| term         = 1979–1990
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1990–2020
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 54
| name         = {{sortname|Samuel D.|Johnson Jr.}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1920–2002
| term         = 1979–1991
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1991–2002
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 55
| name         = {{sortname|Albert|Tate Jr.}}
| state        = [[Louisiana|LA]]
| borndied     = 1920–1986
| term         = 1979–1986
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 56
| name         = {{sortname|Thomas Alonzo|Clark}}
| state        = [[Florida (U.S. state)|FL]]
| borndied     = 1920–2005
| term         = 1979–1981
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = reassignment to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 57
| name         = {{sortname|Jerre Stockton|Williams}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1916–1993
| term         = 1980–1990
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1990–1993
| appointer    = {{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 58
| name         = {{sortname|William Lockhart|Garwood}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1931–2011
| term         = 1981–1997
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 1997–2011
| appointer    = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 62
| name         = {{sortname|Robert Madden|Hill}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1928–1987
| term         = 1984–1987
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 68
| name         = {{sortname|Emilio M.|Garza}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1947–present
| term         = 1991–2012
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 2012–2015
| appointer    = {{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}}
| termination  = retirement
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 69
| name         = {{sortname|Harold R.|DeMoss Jr.}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1930–2020
| term         = 1991–2007
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 2007–2015
| appointer    = {{sortname|G.H.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush}}
| termination  = retirement
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 70
| name         =           {{sortname|Fortunato|Benavides}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1947–2023
| term         = 1994–2012
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = 2012–2023
| appointer    = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}
| termination  = death
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 72
| name         = {{sortname|Robert Manley|Parker}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1937–2020
| term         = 1994–2002
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}
| termination  = retirement
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 75
| name         = {{sortname|Edward C.|Prado}}
| state        = [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1947–present
| term         = 2003–2018
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}}
| termination  = retirement
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 76
| name         = {{sortname|Charles W.|Pickering}}
| state        = [[Mississippi|MS]]
| borndied     = 1937–present
| term         = 2004<ref group=Note name=Never/>
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}}
| termination  = retirement
}}
{{U.S. judgeship row Former
| index        = 83
| name         = [[Gregg Costa]]
| state        =  [[Texas|TX]]
| borndied     = 1972–present
| term         = 2014–2022
| chief term   = —
| senior term  = —
| appointer    = {{sort|Obama|[[List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama|Obama]]}}|
| termination  = resignation
}}
{{end U.S. judgeship Former}}
{{Reflist|group=Note|refs=
<ref name=Confirmed>[[Recess appointment]], confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] at a later date.</ref>
<ref name=Never>[[Recess appointment]], never confirmed or rejected by the [[United States Senate]].</ref>
}}

== Chief judges ==
{{start U.S. judge succession
| float      = right
| seat title = Chief Judge
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.|Hutcheson, Jr.]]
| term = 1948–1959
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Richard Rives|Rives]]
| term = 1959–1960
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Elbert Tuttle|Tuttle]]
| term = 1960–1967
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[John Robert Brown (judge)|Brown]]
| term = 1967–1979
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[James P. Coleman|Coleman]]
| term = 1979–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[John Cooper Godbold|Godbold]]
| term = 1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Charles Clark (judge)|C. Clark]]
| term = 1981–1992
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Henry Anthony Politz|Politz]]
| term = 1992–1999
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Carolyn Dineen King|C. King]]
| term = 1999–2006
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Edith Jones|Jones]]
| term = 2006–2012
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = [[Carl E. Stewart|Stewart]]
| term = 2012–2019
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
|name = [[Priscilla Richman|Richman]]
|term = 2019–2024
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
|name = '''[[Jennifer Walker Elrod|Elrod]]'''
|term = 2024–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{ChiefJudge}}

== Succession of seats ==
{{SeatTableIntro|seventeen|split_count=29|reassigned_count=Twelve|reassigned_circuit=Eleventh}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 1
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on December 10, 1869 by the [[Judiciary Act of 1869]] as a [[United States circuit court|circuit judgeship]] for the Fifth Circuit
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the newly formed United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by the [[Judiciary Act of 1891]]
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Don Albert Pardee|Pardee]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1891–1919
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Alexander Campbell King|A. King]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1920–1924
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Rufus Edward Foster|Foster]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1925–1942
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Elmo Pearce Lee|Lee]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1943–1949
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Wayne G. Borah|Borah]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1949–1956
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John Minor Wisdom|Wisdom]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1957–1977
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Alvin Benjamin Rubin|Rubin]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1977–1989
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Rhesa Barksdale|Barksdale]]
| state = MS
| term  = 1990–2009
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[James E. Graves Jr.|Graves, Jr.]]'''
| state = MS
| term  = 2011–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 2
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on June 16, 1891 by the [[Judiciary Act of 1891]]
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Andrew Phelps McCormick|McCormick]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1892–1916
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Robert Lynn Batts|Batts]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1917–1919
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Nathan Philemon Bryan|Bryan]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1920–1935
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Edwin R. Holmes|Holmes]]
| state = MS
| term  = 1936–1954
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Benjamin Franklin Cameron|Cameron]]
| state = MS
| term  = 1955–1964
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[James P. Coleman|Coleman]]
| state = MS
| term  = 1965–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[E. Grady Jolly|Jolly]]
| state = MS
| term  = 1982–2017
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Cory T. Wilson|Wilson]]'''
| state = MS
| term  = 2020–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 3
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on January 25, 1899 by 30&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;803
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[David Davie Shelby|Shelby]]
| state = AL
| term  = 1899–1914
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Richard Wilde Walker Jr.|Walker, Jr.]]
| state = AL
| term  = 1914–1930
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Samuel Hale Sibley|Sibley]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1931–1949
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Robert Lee Russell|Russell]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1949–1955
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John Robert Brown (judge)|Brown]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1955–1984
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Robert Madden Hill|R. Hill]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1984–1987
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Jacques L. Wiener Jr.|Wiener, Jr.]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1990–2010
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Stephen A. Higginson|Higginson]]'''
| state = LA
| term  = 2011–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 4
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on June 10, 1930 by 46&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;538
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.|Hutcheson, Jr.]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1931–1964
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Homer Thornberry|Thornberry]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1965–1978
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Reynaldo Guerra Garza|R. Garza]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1979–1982
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Patrick Higginbotham|Higginbotham]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1982–2006
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Jennifer Walker Elrod|Elrod]]'''
| state = TX
| term  = 2007–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 5
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on May 31, 1938 by 52&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;584
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Leon Clarence McCord|McCord]]
| state = AL
| term  = 1938–1951
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Richard Rives|Rives]]
| state = AL
| term  = 1951–1966
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John Cooper Godbold|Godbold]]
| state = AL
| term  = 1966–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 6
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on December 14, 1942 by 56&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1050
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Curtis L. Waller|Waller]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1943–1950
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Louie Willard Strum|Strum]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1950–1954
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Warren Leroy Jones|W. Jones]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1955–1966
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[David W. Dyer|Dyer]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1966–1976
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Peter T. Fay|Fay]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1976–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 7
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on February 10, 1954 by 68&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;8
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Elbert Tuttle|Tuttle]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1954–1968
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Lewis Render Morgan|Morgan]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1968–1978
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Phyllis A. Kravitch|Kravitch]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1979–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 8
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on May 19, 1961 by 75&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;80
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Walter Pettus Gewin|Gewin]]
| state = AL
| term  = 1961–1976
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Robert Smith Vance|Vance]]
| state = AL
| term  = 1977–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 9
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on May 19, 1961 by 75&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;80
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Griffin Bell|Bell]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1961–1976
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[James Clinkscales Hill|J. Hill]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1976–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 10
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;75
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;184
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Irving Loeb Goldberg|Goldberg]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1966–1980
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Jerre Stockton Williams|Williams]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1980–1990
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Harold R. DeMoss Jr.|DeMoss, Jr.]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1991–2007
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Catharina Haynes|Haynes]]'''
| state = TX
| term  = 2008–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 11
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;75
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;184
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Robert A. Ainsworth Jr.|Ainsworth Jr.]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1966–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[W. Eugene Davis|Davis]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1983–2016
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Kyle Duncan (judge)|Duncan]]'''
| state = LA
| term  = 2018–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 12
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;75
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;184
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John Milton Bryan Simpson|Simpson]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1966–1975
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Gerald Bard Tjoflat|Tjoflat]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1975–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 13
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;75
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;184
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Claude Feemster Clayton|Clayton]]
| state = MS
| term  = 1967–1969
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Charles Clark (judge)|C. Clark]]
| state = MS
| term  = 1969–1992
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[James L. Dennis|Dennis]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1995–2022
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = '''[[Dana Douglas|Douglas]]'''
| state = LA
| term = 2022–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 14
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on June 18, 1968 by 82&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;184
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[G. Harrold Carswell|Carswell]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1969–1970
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Paul Hitch Roney|Roney]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1970–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 15
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on June 18, 1968 by 82&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;184
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Joe McDonald Ingraham|Ingraham]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1969–1973
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Thomas Gibbs Gee|Gee]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1973–1991
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Fortunato Benavides|Benavides]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1994–2012
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Gregg Costa|Costa]]
| state = TX
| term  = 2014–2022
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name = '''[[Irma Carrillo Ramirez|Ramirez]]'''
| state = TX
| term = 2023–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 16
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Frank Minis Johnson|F. Johnson]]
| state = AL
| term  = 1979–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 17
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Albert John Henderson|Henderson]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1979–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 18
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[R. Lanier Anderson III|Anderson III]]
| state = GA
| term  = 1979–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 19
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Carolyn Dineen King|C. King]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1979–2013
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[James C. Ho|Ho]]'''
| state = TX
| term  = 2018–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 20
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Henry Anthony Politz|Politz]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1979–1999
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Charles W. Pickering|Pickering]]
| state = MS
| term  = 2004
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Leslie H. Southwick|Southwick]]'''
| state = MS
| term  = 2007–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 21
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Joseph W. Hatchett|Hatchett]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1979–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 22
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Thomas Morrow Reavley|Reavley]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1979–1990
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Emilio M. Garza|E. Garza]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1991–2012
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Don Willett|Willett]]'''
| state = TX
| term  = 2018–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 23
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Albert Tate Jr.|Tate, Jr.]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1979–1986
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[John M. Duhé Jr.|Duhé Jr.]]
| state = LA
| term  = 1988–1999
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Edith Brown Clement|Clement]]
| state = LA
| term  = 2001–2018
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Kurt D. Engelhardt|Engelhardt]]'''
| state = LA
| term  = 2018–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 24
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Samuel D. Johnson Jr.|S. Johnson, Jr.]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1979–1991
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Robert Manley Parker|Parker]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1994–2002
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Edward C. Prado|Prado]]
| state = TX
| term  = 2003–2018
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Andy Oldham|Oldham]]'''
| state = TX
| term  = 2018–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession inactive circuit
| seat title = Seat 25
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[Thomas Alonzo Clark|T. Clark]]
| state = FL
| term  = 1979–1981
}}
{{U.S. judge succession 4 note
| text = Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of<br>Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1994
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 26
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on October 20, 1978 by 92&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;1629
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = [[William Lockhart Garwood|Garwood]]
| state = TX
| term  = 1981–1997
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Priscilla Richman|Richman]]'''
| state = TX
| term  = 2005–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 27
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;333
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Edith Jones|E. Jones]]'''
| state = TX
| term  = 1985–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 28
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on July 10, 1984 by 98&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;333
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Jerry Edwin Smith|Smith]]'''
| state = TX
| term  = 1987–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{start U.S. judge succession
| seat title = Seat 29
}}
{{U.S. judge succession note
| text = Established on December 1, 1990 by 104&nbsp;Stat.&nbsp;5089
}}
{{U.S. judge succession row
| name  = '''[[Carl E. Stewart|Stewart]]'''
| state = LA
| term  = 1994–present
}}
{{end U.S. judge succession}}
{{col-end}}

== See also ==
* [[Courts of Louisiana]]
* [[Courts of Mississippi]]
* [[Courts of Texas]]
* {{section link|Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts|Fifth Circuit}}
* [[List of current United States circuit judges]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite book| first=Jack| last=Bass| year=1990| title=Unlikely Heroes| publisher=University of Alabama Press| isbn=0-8173-0491-6}}

== External links ==
{{wikisource index}}
* [http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/ United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]
* [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=5th&navby=year&year=recent Recent Fifth Circuit opinions from FindLaw]
* [http://circuit5.blogspot.com/ Criminal law opinions from the Fifth Circuit]
* [http://600camp.com/ Business litigation opinions from the Fifth Circuit]

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