U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
77 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Edith Brown Clement
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Leslie Harburd Southwick
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Don R. Willett
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Edith Hollan Jones
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Jerry Edwin Smith
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Patrick Errol Higginbotham
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
James Earl Graves Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbeldam Haynes
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
James Leon Dennis
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
James C. Ho
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Irma Carrillo Ramirez
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Stephen Andrew Higginson
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
William Eugene Davis
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Stuart Kyle Duncan
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Priscilla Richman (formerly Priscilla Richman Owen)
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Edward Charles PradoRetired 2018
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
William Homer ThornberryDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Gregg Jeffrey CostaResigned
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Charles ClarkDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Albert Tate Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Alvin Benjamin RubinDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Curtis Longino WallerDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
David William DyerDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Don Albert PardeeDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by James A. Garfield (Republican)
Elbert Grady Jolly Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Elbert Parr TuttleDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Griffin Boyette BellDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Henry Anthony PolitzDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
James Plemon ColemanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Jerre Stockton WilliamsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Joe McDonald IngrahamDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
John Malcolm Duhé Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
John Milton Bryan SimpsonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
John Robert BrownDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Reynaldo Guerra GarzaDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Richard Taylor RivesDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Robert Manley ParkerDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton
Thomas Gibbs GeeDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Walter Pettus GewinDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Warren Leroy JonesDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
William Lockhart GarwoodDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Robert Lynn BattsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Charles Willis Pickering Sr.Retired 2004
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Cory Todd Wilson
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Emilio M. GarzaRetired 2015
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Kurt Damian Engelhardt
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Dana Marie Douglas
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Carl Edmond Stewart
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Andrew S. Oldham
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Irving Loeb GoldbergDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
John Minor WisdomDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Fortunato Pedro BenavidesRetired 2023
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Thomas Morrow ReavleyDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Edwin Ruthven HolmesDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Elmo Pearce LeeDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Harold Raymond DeMoss Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Leon Clarence McCordDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Robert Lee RussellDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Robert Madden HillDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Samuel Hale SibleyRetired 1958
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Wayne G. BorahDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
George Harrold CarswellDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Benjamin Franklin CameronDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Louie Willard StrumDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Alexander Campbell KingDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Andrew Phelps McCormickDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
David Davie ShelbyDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
Nathan Philemon BryanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Richard Wilde Walker Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Rufus Edward FosterDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Claude Feemster ClaytonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Carolyn Dineen King
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)