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.

77 judges most orders first

Edith Brown Clement

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

42 orders·14 insights

Leslie Harburd Southwick

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

67 orders·10 insights

Don R. Willett

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

58 orders·10 insights

Edith Hollan Jones

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

54 orders·10 insights

Jerry Edwin Smith

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

54 orders·10 insights

Patrick Errol Higginbotham

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

50 orders·10 insights

Jennifer Walker Elrod

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

47 orders·10 insights

James Earl Graves Jr.

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

46 orders·10 insights

Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

45 orders·10 insights

Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbeldam Haynes

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

42 orders·10 insights

James Leon Dennis

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

42 orders·10 insights

James C. Ho

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

35 orders·10 insights

Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr.

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

34 orders·10 insights

Irma Carrillo Ramirez

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

28 orders·10 insights

Stephen Andrew Higginson

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

54 orders·8 insights

William Eugene Davis

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

43 orders·8 insights

Stuart Kyle Duncan

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

41 orders·8 insights

Priscilla Richman (formerly Priscilla Richman Owen)

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

43 orders·7 insights

Edward Charles PradoRetired 2018

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

32 orders·6 insights

William Homer ThornberryDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

32 orders·6 insights

Gregg Jeffrey CostaResigned

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

30 orders·6 insights

Charles ClarkDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

26 orders·6 insights

Albert Tate Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Alvin Benjamin RubinDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Curtis Longino WallerDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt

25 orders·6 insights

David William DyerDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Don Albert PardeeDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by James A. Garfield (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Elbert Grady Jolly Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Elbert Parr TuttleDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Griffin Boyette BellDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Henry Anthony PolitzDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Plemon ColemanDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Jerre Stockton WilliamsDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Joe McDonald IngrahamDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Malcolm Duhé Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Milton Bryan SimpsonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson

25 orders·6 insights

John Robert BrownDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Reynaldo Guerra GarzaDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Richard Taylor RivesDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Robert Andrew Ainsworth Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Robert Manley ParkerDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton

25 orders·6 insights

Thomas Gibbs GeeDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Walter Pettus GewinDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Warren Leroy JonesDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

William Lockhart GarwoodDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Robert Lynn BattsDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

13 orders·6 insights

Charles Willis Pickering Sr.Retired 2004

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

8 orders·6 insights

Cory Todd Wilson

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

43 orders·5 insights

Emilio M. GarzaRetired 2015

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

42 orders·5 insights

Kurt Damian Engelhardt

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

40 orders·5 insights

Dana Marie Douglas

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

39 orders·5 insights

Carl Edmond Stewart

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

37 orders·5 insights

Andrew S. Oldham

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

35 orders·5 insights

Irving Loeb GoldbergDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

32 orders·5 insights

John Minor WisdomDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

31 orders·5 insights

Fortunato Pedro BenavidesRetired 2023

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

30 orders·5 insights

Thomas Morrow ReavleyDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

28 orders·5 insights

Edwin Ruthven HolmesDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Elmo Pearce LeeDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Harold Raymond DeMoss Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Leon Clarence McCordDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Robert Lee RussellDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Robert Madden HillDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Samuel Hale SibleyRetired 1958

Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Wayne G. BorahDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

George Harrold CarswellDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

21 orders·5 insights

Benjamin Franklin CameronDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

30 orders·4 insights

Louie Willard StrumDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

30 orders·4 insights

Alexander Campbell KingDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

25 orders·3 insights

Andrew Phelps McCormickDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)

25 orders·3 insights

David Davie ShelbyDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)

25 orders·3 insights

Nathan Philemon BryanDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

25 orders·3 insights

Richard Wilde Walker Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

25 orders·3 insights

Rufus Edward FosterDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

25 orders·3 insights

Claude Feemster ClaytonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

6 orders·3 insights

Carolyn Dineen King

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

31 orders
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