United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
| Eleventh Circuit |
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| Court of Appeals |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 12 |
| Judges: 12 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: William Pryor |
| Active judges: Nancy Gbana Abudu, Elizabeth L. Branch, Andrew Brasher, Britt Grant, Adalberto Jordan, Barbara Lagoa, Robert J. Luck, Kevin C. Newsom, Jill Pryor, William Pryor, Robin Rosenbaum, Charles Wilson Senior judges: |
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal appellate court with appellate jurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Appeals are heard in the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta.
This page contains the following information on the Eleventh Circuit.
- An overview of the court's jurisdiction
- A list of the court's active and senior judges
- A list of the court's current vacancies
- A brief history of the court
- Case reversal statistics by the Supreme Court of the United States
- Noteworthy cases heard by the court
- A list of the court's former judges
- Information about U.S. Courts of Appeals
- Where the court is located
Vacancies
- See also: Current federal judicial vacancies
There are no current vacancies on the 11th Circuit, out of the court's 12 judicial positions.
Pending nominations
| Judge | Appointed By | Assumed Office | Bachelors | Law |
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Emory University, 2005 |
Yale University, 2008 |
Active judges
Article III judges
| Judge | Appointed By | Assumed Office | Bachelors | Law |
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| August 9, 1999 - |
University of Notre Dame, 1976 |
Notre Dame Law School, 1979 |
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| June 10, 2005 - |
Northeast Louisiana University, 1984 |
Tulane University Law School, 1987 |
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| February 17, 2012 - |
University of Miami, 1984 |
University of Miami School of Law, 1987 |
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| June 2, 2014 - |
Cornell University, 1988 |
University of Miami School of Law, 1991 |
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| September 9, 2014 - |
College of William & Mary, 1985 |
Yale Law School, 1988 |
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| August 2, 2017 - |
Samford University, 1994 |
Harvard Law School, 1997 |
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| March 19, 2018 - |
Davidson College, 1990 |
Emory University School of Law, 1994 |
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| August 3, 2018 - |
Wake Forest University, 2000 |
Stanford Law School, 2007 |
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| November 19, 2019 - |
University of Florida, 2000 |
University of Florida College of Law, 2004 |
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| December 6, 2019 - |
Florida International University, 1989 |
Columbia University, 1992 |
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| June 30, 2020 - |
Samford University, 2002 |
Harvard Law School, 2006 |
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| May 26, 2023 - |
Columbia University, 1996 |
Tulane University School of Law, 1999 |
Active Article III judges by appointing political party
Below is a display of the number of active judges by the party of the appointing president. It does not reflect how a judge may rule on specific cases or their own political preferences.
- Democrat appointed: 5
- Republican appointed: 6
Senior judges
Senior status is a classification for federal judges at all levels who are semi-retired. Senior judges are Article III judges who, having met eligibility through age and service requirements, continue to serve on federal courts while typically hearing a reduced number of cases. Some senior judges, however, elect to retain a full caseload after taking senior status. According to the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, senior judges "typically handle about 15 percent of the federal courts' workload annually."[1] The date listed under assumed office in the table below reflects the date that the judge took senior status.
| Judge | Appointed By | Assumed Office | Bachelors | Law |
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| January 31, 2009 - |
Yale College, 1958 |
Harvard Law School, 1961 |
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| February 25, 2011 - |
Florida State University, 1964 |
University of Florida College of Law, 1967 |
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| July 15, 2012 - |
Emory University, 1968 |
University of Georgia School of Law, 1971 |
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| October 26, 2013 - |
University of Alabama, 1970 |
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1973 |
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| December 31, 2017 - |
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1970 |
Emory University School of Law, 1973 |
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| June 18, 2018 - |
University of Georgia, 1972 |
University of Georgia School of Law, 1975 |
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None (reassignment) |
November 19, 2019 - |
Duke University School of Law, 1957 |
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| November 20, 2019 - |
City University of New York, Queens College, 1967 |
Harvard Law School, 1971 |
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| June 30, 2020 - |
University of Alabama, 1972 |
Harvard Law School, 1975 |
Senior judges by appointing political party
Below is a display of the number of senior judges by the party of the appointing president. It does not reflect how a judge may rule on specific cases or their own political preferences.
- Democrat appointed: 5
- Republican appointed: 6
Former chief judges
In order to qualify for the office of chief judge in an Article III circuit or district court, or on the United States Court of International Trade, a judge must be in active service and hold seniority over the court's commissioned judges who are 64 years of age or under, have served one year or more, and have not previously served as chief judge.[2]
In the event that no judge on the court meets those qualifications, the youngest judge in regular active service aged 65 years or more and who has served as a judge for one year or more shall become chief judge. If no judge meets those qualifications, the judge holding seniority in active service who has not served as chief before shall become the chief judge.[3][4][5]
The chief judge serves for a term of seven years until another judge becomes eligible to serve in the position. No judge is permitted to serve as chief judge after reaching the age of 70 years unless no other judge is qualified to serve.[3][4][5]
Unlike the chief justice of the United States, a chief judge returns to active service after the expiration of their term and does not create a vacancy on the court by the fact of their promotion.[2][3][4][5]
On the United States Court of Federal Claims, the chief judge is selected by the president of the United States. The judge must be less than 70 years of age. A chief may serve until they reach age 70 or until another judge is designated by the president as the new chief judge. If the president selects a new chief judge, the former chief judge may continue active service on the court for the remainder of their appointed term.[6]
Former judgesFor more information on judges of the Eleventh Circuit, see former federal judges of the Eleventh Circuit. Jurisdiction
The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: CaseloadsThis section contains court management statistics dating back to 2010. It was last updated in September 2024. Click [show] below for more information on caseload terms and definitions.
HistoryCourt historyThe Eleventh Circuit was established on October 14, 1980, under 94 Stat. 1994 which broke the then Fifth Circuit up into the Fifth Circuit and the Eleventh Circuit. All of the judges who resided in the newly created Eleventh Circuit were transferred to the new appellate court. The court has had twelve judicial posts since its creation.[7] The districts within the Eleventh Circuit were originally part of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. The Eleventh Circuit Act of 1980 was enacted by Congress and effective as of October 1, 1981. For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit. Judicial postsThe following table highlights the development of judicial posts for the Eleventh Circuit:[8]
Reversal rateSince 2007, SCOTUS has released opinions in 1,250 cases. Of those, it reversed a lower court decision 891 times (71.3 percent) while affirming a lower court decision 347 times (27.8 percent). In that time period, SCOTUS has decided 82 cases originating from the Eleventh Circuit, affirming in 29 cases and reversing in 53 cases, for a reversal rate of 65 percent. As of the end of the 2023 term, of the Article III circuits—the ordinal circuits, the D.C. Circuit, and the Federal Circuit—the court with the lowest rate of overturned decisions is the Fourth Circuit at 62.1 percent.
Noteworthy casesThe following are noteworthy cases heard before this court. To suggest cases we should cover here, email us. To read opinions published by this court, click here.
Before the U.S. Supreme CourtThis section focuses on cases the U.S. Supreme Court heard that originated in this court. To suggest cases we should cover here, email us. 2024-2025 termThe following case was scheduled for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2024-2025 term.
2023-2024 termThe following cases were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2023-2024 term.
2022-2023 termThe following case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2022-2023 term.
2021-2022 termThe following cases were heard before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2021-2022 term.
2020-2021 termThe following cases were scheduled for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2020-2021 term.
2019-2020 termThe following cases were heard before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2019-2020 term.
Federal courthouseThe Eleventh Circuit is located at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia. Ground was broken for the courthouse in 1907, and it was constructed to accommodate the federal services needed for the growing Atlanta population. The building was designed by Architect James Knox Taylor of the U.S. Treasury Department. The court occupied the building in 1981. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[13] About United States Court of AppealsThe United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. The court of appeals was originally created in 1891 and has grown to include thirteen courts. A court of appeals decides appeals from any of the district courts that are in its federal judicial circuit. The appeals courts also can hear appeals from some administrative agencies. Decisions of the federal appeals courts can, in turn, be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. There are thirteen United States courts of appeals. In addition, there are other federal courts (such as the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, which hears appeals in court-martial cases) that have "Court of Appeals" in their titles. The eleven "numbered" circuits and the D.C. Circuit are defined by geography. The thirteenth court of appeal is the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This court has nationwide jurisdiction over certain types of appeals based on what the underlying legal case is about. All of the courts of appeals also hear appeals from some administrative agency decisions and rulemaking. The largest share of this type of case is heard by the D.C. Circuit. The Federal Circuit hears appeals from specialized trial courts, primarily the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims, as well as appeals from the district courts in patent cases and certain other specialized matters. Federal circuit court judges are appointed for life. They are paid approximately $179,500 annually. At the age of 65, a federal judge may choose to retire with his or her full salary. Judges may also choose to go on senior status at age 65, if they have served actively for 15 years.[14] Appointments by presidentThe chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through November 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Trump had the most appeals court appointments with 53.
Judges by circuit
The table below displays the number of judges in each circuit and indicates how many were appointed by presidents from each major political party. It also includes the number of vacancies on a circuit and how many pending nominations for that circuit are before the United States Senate. The table can be sorted by clicking the column headers above the line. It is updated every Monday.
See also
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Footnotes
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