United States Court of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit - Succession of Seats

Succession of Seats

The court has had 29 seats for active judges. Twelve of these seats were reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, leaving a seventeen-seat court. The seats are numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.

Seat 1
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Fifth Circuit
Reassigned to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Pardee LA 1891–1919
A. King GA 1920–1924
Foster LA 1925–1942
Lee LA 1943–1949
Borah LA 1949–1956
Wisdom LA 1957–1977
Rubin LA 1977–1989
Barksdale MS 1990–2009
Graves MS 2011–
Seat 2
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
McCormick TX 1892–1916
Batts TX 1917–1919
Bryan FL 1920–1935
Holmes MS 1936–1954
Cameron MS 1955–1964
Coleman MS 1965–1981
Jolly MS 1982–
Seat 3
Established on January 25, 1899 by 30 Stat. 803
Shelby AL 1899–1914
Walker AL 1914–1930
Sibley GA 1931–1949
Russell GA 1949–1955
Brown TX 1955–1984
R. Hill TX 1984–1987
Wiener LA 1990–2010
Higginson LA 2011–
Seat 4
Established on June 10, 1930 by 46 Stat. 538
Hutcheson TX 1931–1964
Thornberry TX 1965–1978
R. Garza TX 1979–1982
Higginbotham TX 1982–2006
Elrod TX 2007–
Seat 5
Established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
McCord AL 1938–1951
Rives AL 1951–1966
Godbold AL 1966–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 6
Established on December 14, 1942 by 56 Stat. 1050
Waller FL 1943–1950
Strum FL 1950–1954
W. Jones FL 1955–1966
Dyer FL 1966–1976
Fay FL 1976–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 7
Established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Tuttle GA 1954–1968
Morgan GA 1968–1978
Kravitch GA 1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 8
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Bell GA 1961–1976
J. Hill GA 1976–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 9
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Gewin AL 1961–1976
Vance AL 1977–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 10
Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Ainsworth LA 1966–1981
Davis LA 1983–
Seat 11
Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Goldberg TX 1966–1980
Williams TX 1980–1990
DeMoss TX 1991–2007
Haynes TX 2008–
Seat 12
Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Simpson FL 1966–1975
Tjoflat FL 1975–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 13
Established as a temporary judgeship on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Clayton MS 1967–1969
C. Clark MS 1969–1992
Dennis LA 1995–
Seat 14
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Carswell FL 1969–1970
Roney FL 1970–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 15
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Ingraham TX 1969–1973
Gee TX 1973–1991
Benavides TX 1994–
Seat 16
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
F. Johnson AL 1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 17
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Anderson GA 1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 18
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Hatchett FL 1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 19
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Henderson GA 1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 20
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
C. King TX 1979–
Seat 21
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Politz LA 1979–1999
Pickering MS 2004–2004
Southwick MS 2007–
Seat 22
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Reavley TX 1979–1990
E. Garza TX 1991–
Seat 23
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
S. Johnson TX 1979–1991
Parker TX 1994–2002
Prado TX 2003–
Seat 24
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Tate LA 1979–1986
Duhé LA 1988–1999
Clement LA 2001–
Seat 25
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
T. Clark GA 1979–1981
Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
Seat 26
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Garwood TX 1981–1997
Owen TX 2005–
Seat 27
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
E. Jones TX 1985–
Seat 28
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Smith TX 1987–
Seat 29
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Stewart LA 1994–

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