United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
- Middle District of Alabama
- Northern District of Alabama
- Southern District of Alabama
- Middle District of Florida
- Northern District of Florida
- Southern District of Florida
- Middle District of Georgia
- Northern District of Georgia
- Southern District of Georgia
Current composition of the court
As of 2006, the judges on the court are:{| class=wikitable style="clear:both" |- valign=bottom ! rowspan=2 | # ! rowspan=2 | Title ! rowspan=2 | Judge ! rowspan=2 | Duty station ! rowspan=2 | Born ! colspan=3 | Term of service ! rowspan=2 | Appointed by |- valign=bottom ! Active ! Chief ! Senior |- | style="text-align:right;" | 19 | Chief Judge | James Larry Edmondson | Atlanta, GA | 1947 | 1986–present | 2002–present | — | Reagan |- | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | Circuit Judge | Gerald Bard Tjoflat | Jacksonville, FL | 1929 | 1981–present | 1989–1996 | — | (a) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 15 | Circuit Judge | R. Lanier Anderson III | Macon, GA | 1936 | 1981–present | 1999–2002 | — | (a) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 21 | Circuit Judge | Stanley F. Birch, Jr. | Atlanta, GA | 1945 | 1990–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 22 | Circuit Judge | Joel Fredrick Dubina | Montgomery, AL | 1947 | 1990–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 23 | Circuit Judge | Susan Harrell Black | Jacksonville, FL | 1943 | 1992–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 24 | Circuit Judge | Edward Earl Carnes | Montgomery, AL | 1950 | 1992–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 25 | Circuit Judge | Rosemary Barkett | Miami, FL | 1939 | 1994–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 26 | Circuit Judge | Frank M. Hull | Atlanta, GA | 1948 | 1997–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 27 | Circuit Judge | Stanley Marcus | Miami, FL | 1946 | 1997–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 28 | Circuit Judge | Charles R. Wilson | Tampa, FL | 1954 | 1999–present | — | — | Clinton |- | style="text-align:right;" | 29 | Circuit Judge | William H. Pryor, Jr. | Birmingham, AL | 1962 | 2004(b)–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |- | style="text-align:right;" | 4 | Senior Circuit Judge | John Cooper Godbold | Montgomery, AL | 1920 | 1981–1987 | 1981–1986 | 1987–present | (a) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 8 | Senior Circuit Judge | Paul Hitch Roney | St. Petersburg, FL | 1921 | 1981–1989 | 1986–1989 | 1989–present | (a) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 10 | Senior Circuit Judge | James Clinkscales Hill | Jacksonville, FL | 1924 | 1981–1989 | (none) | 1989–present | (a) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 11 | Senior Circuit Judge | Peter Thorp Fay | Miami, FL | 1929 | 1981–1994 | (none) | 1994–present | (a) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 13 | Senior Circuit Judge | Phyllis A. Kravitch | Atlanta, GA | 1920 | 1981–1996 | (none) | 1996–present | (a) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 18 | Senior Circuit Judge | Thomas Alonzo Clark | (inactive) | 1920 | 1981–1991 | (none) | 1991–present | (a) |- | style="text-align:right;" | 20 | Senior Circuit Judge | Emmett Ripley Cox | Mobile, AL | 1935 | 1988–2000 | (none) | 2000–present | Reagan
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(b) Recess appointment, confirmed by the Senate at a later date.
Pending nominations
- There are currently no Circuit vacancies.
List of former judges
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Chief judges
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="2" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Chief Judge
|-
| Godbold
| 1981–1986
|-
| Roney
| 1986–1989
|-
| Tjoflat
| 1989–1996
|-
| Hatchett
| 1996–1999
|-
| Anderson
| 1999–2002
|-
| Edmondson
| 2002–present
|
In order to qualify for the office of Chief Judge, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as Chief Judge. A vacancy in the office of Chief Judge is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The Chief Judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States, a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion. See 28 U.S.C. [§ 45].
The above rules have applied since October 1, 1982. The office of Chief Judge was created in 1948 and until August 6, 1959 was filled by the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as Chief Judge. From then until 1982 it was filled by the senior such judge who had not turned 70.
Succession of seats
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 1
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on May 31, 1938 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 52 Stat. 584
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Godbold
| AL
| 1981–1987
|-
| Cox
| AL
| 1988–2000
|-
| Pryor
| AL
| 2004–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 2
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on December 14, 1942 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 56 Stat. 1050
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Fay
| FL
| 1981–1994
|-
| Marcus
| FL
| 1997–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 3
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on February 10, 1954 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 68 Stat. 8
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Kravitch
| GA
| 1981–1996
|-
| Hull
| GA
| 1997–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 4
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on May 19, 1961 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 75 Stat. 80
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Hill
| GA
| 1981–1989
|-
| Birch
| GA
| 1990–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 5
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on May 19, 1961 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 75 Stat. 80
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Vance
| AL
| 1981–1989
|-
| Dubina
| AL
| 1990–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 6
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on March 18, 1966 as a temporary seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 80 Stat. 75
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Tjoflat
| FL
| 1981–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 7
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on June 18, 1968 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 82 Stat. 184
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Roney
| FL
| 1981–1989
|-
| Barkett
| FL
| 1994–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 8
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Johnson
| AL
| 1981–1991
|-
| Carnes
| AL
| 1992–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 9
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Anderson
| GA
| 1981–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 10
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Hatchett
| FL
| 1981–1999
|-
| Wilson
| FL
| 1999–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 11
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Henderson
| GA
| 1981–1986
|-
| Edmondson
| GA
| 1986–present
|
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" width="200" | Seat 12
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629
|-
| colspan="3" align=center style="background:#ffdead;" | Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994
|-
| Clark
| FL
| 1981–1991
|-
| Black
| FL
| 1992–present
|
Courthouse
The court is based in the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building at 56 Forsyth Street, NW in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed and constructed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The four story granite building has a total area of 158,000 ft² (14,700 m²).See also
- Federal judicial appointment history#Eleventh Circuit
- redirect [[Template:USCourtsOfAppeals]]
References
- * primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
- * secondary source for the duty stations
- * data is current to 2002
- * source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
External links
- [United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]
- [Recent opinions from FindLaw]
- Courthouse map links:
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