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Quick facts
Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Position circuit
Appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned 1990-10-01
Education University of Alabama (B.S., 1970); Samford University, Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1973)
Signed orders read 27
Last updated 2026-07-10
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 27
counts only
Granted 5 Granted in part 5 Denied 17
Counted from classified signed orders. A “1 of 1” is one ruling, not a tendency.
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Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
James Feggestad v. Kerzner International Bahamas Limited
843 F.3d 915 · 2016-12-13
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“we affirm the district court’s judgment of dismissal.”
Toni Foudy v. Miami-Dade County, Florida
823 F.3d 590 · 2016-05-19
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Therefore, the district court did not err in dismissing the Foudys’ claims, and we affirm its judgment of dismissal.”
United States v. Earl Burgest
519 F.3d 1307 · 2008-03-13
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Accordingly, we affirm Burgest’s convictions.”
Elroy A. Phillips v. United States
849 F.3d 988 · 2017-02-23
Appeal (appellant)
Granted in part
“we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for resentencing.”
Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Wilshire Investment Management Corp.
531 F.3d 1339 · 2008-06-26
Appeal (appellant)
Granted in part
“For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.”
United States v. Michele Renee Cenna
448 F.3d 1279 · 2006-05-11
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“For the above-stated reasons, we affirm Cenna’s sentence.”
Bruce Baker v. Birmingham Board of Education
531 F.3d 1336 · 2008-06-25
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“The district court erred in applying the two-year § 1983 statute of limitations. The statute of limitations applicable to Baker’s claims is 4 years, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1658. We therefore reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
Melvin Gualberto Medina Martinez v. Carnival Corporation
744 F.3d 1240 · 2014-02-24
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“We agree with the district court that arbitration is required, and therefore, we affirm the district court’s order compelling arbitration.”
United States v. William T. Owens
464 F.3d 1252 · 2006-09-15
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“because of the district court’s careful consideration of the sentencing factors, we hold that Owens’s 60-month sentence is not unreasonable. Accordingly, we affirm his sentence.”
United States v. Patrick Frederick Williams
609 F.3d 1168 · 2009-03-31
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Because the district court properly complied with our limited remand and Williams’s arguments are meritless, we affirm Williams’s sentence.”
Charles Everett Washington v. James Crosby
324 F.3d 1263 · 2003-03-21
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“Because the district court erred in its application of the ADEPA standard of review, we reverse the district court’s order granting Washington federal habeas relief and remand this case with directions that judgment be entered in favor of the State.”
United States v. Draper Pritchett
327 F.3d 1183 · 2003-04-09
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“we hold that § 922(j) is a proper exercise of Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause and, consequently, affirm.”
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