Leslie Harburd Southwick

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit circuit Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 32 signed orders read

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Quick facts

CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Positioncircuit

Appointed byGeorge W. Bush (Republican)

Commissioned2007-10-29

EducationRice University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1975)

Signed orders read32

Last updated2026-07-04

Motion outcomes

AppealN = 25 counts only

Granted 4Granted in part 3Denied 16Moot / procedural 2

Habeas petitionN = 5 counts only

Granted 1Denied 4

Petition for reviewN = 4 counts only

Granted 1Denied 2Moot / procedural 1

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.

Turner v. Pleasant

11-30129 · 2011-12-16

Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We REVERSE the district court's dismissal and REMAND.”

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Nickell v. Beau View of Biloxi, L.L.C.

10-60204 · 2011-03-29

Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings.”

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United States v. Diaz

10-10544 · 2011-04-04

Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

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State Bank & Trust Company v. C & G Liftboats, L.L.C.

17-30792 · 2018-10-16

Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“The appeal is DISMISSED.”

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UMB Bank, Nat'l Ass'n v. Linn Energy, L.L.C. (In re Linn Energy, L.L.C.)

· 2019-06-14

Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

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Freedom Path, Incorporated v. Internal Revenue Service

18-10092 · 2019-01-16

Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“We VACATE the district court's final judgment and REMAND for the district court to DISMISS the case for lack of jurisdiction.”

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Greenwich Insurance Company v. Capsco Industries, Incorporated

18-60032 · 2019-08-12

Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

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4-K Marine, L.L.C. v. Enterprise Marine Services, L.L.C.

18-30348 · 2019-01-30

Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

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Kevin Wallace v. Andeavor Corporation (f/k/a Tesoro Corporation)

17-50927 · 2019-02-15

Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

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Robert Swindol v. Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

14-60779 · 2016-08-08

Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“We AFFIRM the dismissal of Swindol's defamation claim. We REVERSE the dismissal of the wrongful discharge claim and REMAND.”

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Oscar Cumpian v. Alcoa World Alumina, L.L.C., et al.

17-40825 · 2018-12-06

Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We VACATE the judgment of the district court and REMAND to that court with instructions to remand the case to the Texas state court from which it came.”

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Gino Carlucci v. Rachel Chapa

17-50025 · 2018-03-09

Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“AFFIRMED in part, VACATED in part, and REMANDED for further proceedings.”

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Caseload & timing

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Circuit judges do not carry a federal trial caseload; not enumerated. Southwick's only prior judicial service was on the Mississippi Court of Appeals (state court); his federal district-court nomination lapsed without confirmation.

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