Carolyn Dineen King

How Judge King rules, drawn from 31 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Position
circuit
Appointed by
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Commissioned
1979-07-13
ABA rating
Qualified
Education
Smith College (B.A., philosophy, summa cum laude, 1959); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1962)
Signed orders read
31

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Farrish v. Mississippi State Parole Board
86-4768 · 1988-02-05
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“We conclude that the district court properly found that the parolee was entitled to relief for a procedural due process violation, but we also conclude that the officers who conducted the preliminary parole revocation hearing should receive absolute immunity. Thus we partially affirm and partially reverse the district court's judgment.”

Estate of Johnson (Engel v. United States)
87-2433 · 1988-03-02
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Finding the district court in error on this point, we reverse and remand.”

John William King v. Davis
16-70018 · 2018-02-22
Habeas petition (appellant) Denied

“This court then granted a certificate of appealability on one claim: that King's trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective in presenting the case for King's innocence. We agree with the district court that this claim fails on its merits, and thus we AFFIRM.”

B.W. v. Austin Independent School District
22-50158 · 2024-11-13
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“By reason of an equally divided en banc court, the decision of the district court is AFFIRMED. The panel opinion was vacated by the grant of rehearing en banc.”

Flores v. Lumpkin
21-20579 · 2023-07-07
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AEDPA’s demanding standard of review thus requires us to defer to the TCCA’s decision, and we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.”

Ibanez v. Texas A&M University–Kingsville
23-40564 · 2024-10-08
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Finding no reversible error in the district court’s proceedings, we AFFIRM.”

Smith v. Harris County, Texas
19-20194 · 2020-04-15
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Because Smith cannot prove that Hawkins was subjected to intentional discrimination, the district court correctly granted summary judgment to Harris County, and we AFFIRM.”

Babin v. Quality Energy Services, Inc.
17-30059 · 2017-12-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We conclude, however, that Louisiana’s one-year period for delictual actions applies and that Babin’s claim is time-barred. As a result, we AFFIRM.”

Bridges v. Empire Scaffold, L.L.C.
16-41493 · 2017-11-09
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”

Canadian Standards Ass'n v. P.S. Knight Co., Ltd.
23-50081 · 2024-08-09
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We REVERSE the district court’s summary judgment decisions and REMAND with instructions to grant summary judgment in favor of Knight and to dismiss CSA’s infringement claim. Additionally, because CSA’s claim now fails as a matter of law, we VACATE the district court’s grant of injunctive relief.”

Edwards v. Oliver
21-10366 · 2022-04-19
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“For the foregoing reasons, we DISMISS Oliver’s interlocutory appeal. The case is REMANDED for further proceedings.”

McMurry v. Weaver
24-50571 · 2025-06-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Finding no reversible error in the district court’s proceedings, we AFFIRM.”

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Circuit judges do not manage an assigned federal trial docket in their appellate role. King had no prior judicial service before joining the Fifth Circuit.

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