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. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Edith Brown ClementSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Jerry Edwin Smith
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
James C. Ho
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Don R. Willett
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Stephen Andrew Higginson
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
James Earl Graves Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Rhesa Hawkins BarksdaleSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Leslie Harburd Southwick
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Edith Hollan Jones
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Patrick Errol HigginbothamSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbeldam Haynes
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
James Leon DennisSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr.Senior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Irma Carrillo Ramirez
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Stuart Kyle Duncan
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Priscilla Richman (formerly Priscilla Richman Owen)
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
William Eugene DavisSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Andrew S. Oldham
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Dana Marie Douglas
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
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 2022
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)
Carl Edmond Stewart
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Irving Loeb GoldbergDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
John Minor WisdomDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Fortunato Pedro BenavidesDeceased
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 SibleyDeceased
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)
Carolyn Dineen KingSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (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)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth 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 ↗
Sealing
Counsel continuing from the district court may access sealed appellate record materials they could access below once they appear in the Fifth Circuit, without a new motion.
“Counsel who appeared in a district-court case and are continuing representation during an appeal to this court are, upon entering an appearance in this court, hereby granted access—without filing a motion in this court—to sealed documents and materials to which counsel previously had access in the district court”
Sealing
New appellate counsel may access sealed record materials to the same extent as district counsel for the same party once they enter an appearance, without a new motion.
“Counsel participating in an appeal but who did not appear in the district court are, upon entering an appearance in this court, hereby granted access—without filing a motion in this court—to sealed documents and materials to which district-court counsel previously had access”