U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
37 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Edward Earl CarnesSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Nancy G. Abudu
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Kevin C. Newsom
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Embry Jerode Kidd
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
William H. Pryor Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Andrew L. Brasher
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Elizabeth Lee Branch
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Robin Stacie Rosenbaum
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Adalberto Jose Jordan
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Robert J. Luck
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
James Larry EdmondsonSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Barbara Lagoa
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Britt Cagle Grant
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Stanley MarcusSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Charles Reginald WilsonSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Gerald Bard TjoflatSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Merit selection
Jill A. Pryor
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Emmett Ripley CoxDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Joseph Woodrow HatchettDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Robert Smith VanceDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Paul Hitch RoneyDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Rosemary BarkettRetired 2013
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Thomas Alonzo ClarkDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Frank Mays HullSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Susan Harrell BlackSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Phyllis Adele KravitchDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Robert Lanier Anderson IIISenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Joel Fredrick DubinaSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Julie E. CarnesSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Peter Thorp FayDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Beverly Baldwin MartinRetired 2021
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
James Clinkscales HillDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Stanley Francis Birch Jr.Retired 2010
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Albert John HendersonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Lewis Render MorganDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
John Cooper GodboldDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Frank Minis Johnson Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
Filing
File and serve highly sensitive documents on paper or a secure electronic device.
“HSDs will be filed and served in paper form (or, if digital media, on a secure electronic device, such as a flash drive)”
Filing
Submit the designation request and proposed highly sensitive material in a sealed envelope marked “HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT.”
“The request and the proposed HSD material shall be submitted to the clerk’s office in a sealed envelope marked ‘HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT.’”
Filing
Include a copy of the order granting highly sensitive designation with every document filed under that designation.
“A copy of the order granting HSD designation must be included with any document filed as an HSD.”
Sealing
A request to designate material as highly sensitive must include a certification of the movant’s good-faith belief that it meets the definition.
“A request for HSD designation must be accompanied by a certification of the movant’s good-faith belief that the material meets the HSD definition.”