Quick facts
Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Position circuit
Status Retired 1989
Served 1977–1989
Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Commissioned 1977-12-15
Education University of Alabama (B.S., 1950); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1952); George Washington University Law School (LL.M., 1955)
Signed orders read 32
Last updated 2026-07-16
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 32
counts only
7 1 18 6
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.
United States v. Russell Lee Riker, Jr., William David Fotheringham
· 1982-03-15
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
United States v. Curtis Merel Magouirk, A/K/A Skeet and Curt
· 1982-07-09
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Darrell Brown v. The City of Palmetto, Georgia
· 1982-08-02
Appeal (appellant)
Granted in part
“AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.”
Florida Machine & Foundry, Inc. v. OSHRC
No. 81-6110 · 1982-12-06
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
United States v. John V. Tilton, Brenda Tilton and I.T.T. Rayonier, Inc.
· 1983-05-19
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Keith Fair, Cross-Appellant v. Walter D. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Classification Center, Cross-Appellee
· 1983-09-26
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Garrett Varner v. Century Finance Company, Inc.; Pearl M. Bradley v. Termplan, Inc.; Josephine Simpson v. Termplan, Inc. of Georgia
Nos. 82-8277, 82-8393 and 82-8425 · 1983-12-02
Appeal (appellant)
Moot / procedural
“We therefore defer our decision in the above three matters pending certification of the question to the Supreme Court.”
United States v. Domingo Hernandez
· 1984-02-09
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
In Re Reginald Charles Fox, Sr., Debtor, All American of Ashburn, Inc. v. Reginald Charles Fox, Sr.
· 1984-02-24
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“REVERSED.”
Janice H. Kelley v. Integon Indemnity Corporation
Case No. 83-8529 · 1984-03-12
Appeal (appellant)
Moot / procedural
“We therefore defer our decision in the above matter pending certification of the question to the Supreme Court of Georgia.”
Milton Larry Jenkins v. Louie L. Wainwright
· 1985-06-25
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Dolen E. Lindsey v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
· 1985-09-30
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“We therefore reverse and remand for appropriate entry of judgment on the basis of the jury verdict.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.
A historical record
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