These districts were originally part of the Fifth Circuit, but were split off to form the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.[1] For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit.[2][3]
The court is based at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia. The building is named for Elbert Tuttle, who served as Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit in the 1960s and was known for issuing decisions which advanced the civil rights of African-Americans.
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve, unless the circuit justice (the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges.
To be chief, 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 is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges, with seniority determined first by commission date, then by age. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. If no judge qualifies to be chief, the youngest judge over the age of 65 who has served on the court for at least one year shall act as chief until another judge qualifies. If no judge has served on the court for more than a year, the most senior judge shall act as chief. Judges can forfeit or resign their chief judgeship or acting chief judgeship while retaining their active status as a circuit judge.[5]
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was 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. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.[6]
Succession of seatsedit
The court has twelve seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were initially filled. Judges who assume senior status enter a kind of retirement in which they remain on the bench but vacate their seats, thus allowing the U.S. President to appoint new judges to fill their seats.
^Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 9, 2003, given a recess appointment on February 20, 2004, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 9, 2005, and received commission on June 10, 2005
^Raymond, Nate (January 23, 2024). "11th Circuit's Wilson to take senior status, creating vacancy". Reuters. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
. Federal Law Clerk Information System. Archived from the original on October 21, 2005. Retrieved June 20, 2005.
primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
. Website of the University of Texas Law School. Archived from the original on November 11, 2005. Retrieved July 4, 2005.
secondary source for the duty stations
data is current to 2002
. Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on April 24, 2005. Retrieved June 20, 2005.
source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in case citations 11th Cir is a federal appellate court over the following U S district courts 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 GeorgiaUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 11th Cir LocationElbert P Tuttle U S Court of Appeals Building Atlanta Georgia Appeals fromMiddle District of AlabamaNorthern District of AlabamaSouthern District of AlabamaMiddle District of FloridaNorthern District of FloridaSouthern District of FloridaMiddle District of GeorgiaNorthern District of GeorgiaSouthern District of GeorgiaEstablishedOctober 1 1981Judges12Circuit JusticeClarence ThomasChief JudgeWilliam H Pryor Jr www wbr ca11 wbr uscourts wbr gov These districts were originally part of the Fifth Circuit but were split off to form the Eleventh Circuit on October 1 1981 1 For this reason Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit 2 3 The court is based at the Elbert P Tuttle U S Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta Georgia The building is named for Elbert Tuttle who served as Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit in the 1960s and was known for issuing decisions which advanced the civil rights of African Americans The Eleventh Circuit is one of the thirteen United States courts of appeals Contents 1 Current composition of the court 2 Vacancies and pending nominations 3 List of former judges 4 Chief judges 5 Succession of seats 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 8 1 Citations 8 2 Sources 9 External linksCurrent composition of the court editAs of May 26 2023 update Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed byActive Chief Senior29 Chief Judge William H Pryor Jr Birmingham AL 1962 2004 present a 2020 present G W Bush28 Circuit Judge Charles R Wilson Tampa FL 1954 1999 present Clinton31 Circuit Judge Adalberto Jordan Miami FL 1961 2012 present Obama32 Circuit Judge Robin S Rosenbaum Fort Lauderdale FL 1966 2014 present Obama34 Circuit Judge Jill A Pryor Atlanta GA 1963 2014 present Obama35 Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom Birmingham AL 1972 2017 present Trump36 Circuit Judge Elizabeth L Branch Atlanta GA 1968 2018 present Trump37 Circuit Judge Britt Grant Atlanta GA 1978 2018 present Trump38 Circuit Judge Robert J Luck Tallahassee FL 1979 2019 present Trump39 Circuit Judge Barbara Lagoa Miami FL 1967 2019 present Trump40 Circuit Judge Andrew L Brasher Birmingham AL 1981 2020 present Trump41 Circuit Judge Nancy Abudu Atlanta GA 1974 2023 present Biden9 Senior Circuit Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat Jacksonville FL 1929 1981 2019 b 1989 1996 2019 present Ford Operation of law15 Senior Circuit Judge R Lanier Anderson III Macon GA 1936 1981 2009 b 1999 2002 2009 present Carter Operation of law19 Senior Circuit Judge James Larry Edmondson Jasper GA 1947 1986 2012 2002 2009 2012 present Reagan22 Senior Circuit Judge Joel Fredrick Dubina Montgomery AL 1947 1990 2013 2009 2013 2013 present G H W Bush23 Senior Circuit Judge Susan H Black Jacksonville FL 1943 1992 2011 2011 present G H W Bush24 Senior Circuit Judge Edward Earl Carnes Montgomery AL 1950 1992 2020 2013 2020 2020 present G H W Bush26 Senior Circuit Judge Frank M Hull Atlanta GA 1948 1997 2017 2017 present Clinton27 Senior Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus West Palm Beach FL 1946 1997 2019 2019 present Clinton33 Senior Circuit Judge Julie E Carnes Atlanta GA 1950 2014 2018 2018 present ObamaVacancies and pending nominations editSeat Prior judge s duty station Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination11 Tampa FL Charles R Wilson Senior status December 31 2024 4 List of former judges edit Judge State Born died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason fortermination1 Richard Rives AL 1895 1982 1981 1982 b Truman Operation of law death2 Elbert Tuttle GA 1897 1996 1981 1996 b Eisenhower Operation of law death3 Warren Leroy Jones FL 1895 1993 1981 1993 b Eisenhower Operation of law death4 John Cooper Godbold AL 1920 2009 1981 1987 b 1981 1986 1987 2009 L Johnson Operation of law death5 David William Dyer FL 1910 1998 1981 1998 b L Johnson Operation of law death6 John Milton Bryan Simpson FL 1903 1987 1981 1987 b L Johnson Operation of law death7 Lewis Render Morgan GA 1913 2001 1981 2001 b L Johnson Operation of law death8 Paul Hitch Roney FL 1921 2006 1981 1989 b 1986 1989 1989 2006 Nixon Operation of law death10 James Clinkscales Hill FL 1924 2017 1981 1989 b 1989 2017 Ford Operation of law death11 Peter T Fay FL 1929 2021 1981 1994 b 1994 2021 Ford Operation of law death12 Robert Smith Vance AL 1931 1989 1981 1989 b Carter Operation of law death13 Phyllis A Kravitch GA 1920 2017 1981 1996 b 1996 2017 Carter Operation of law death14 Frank Minis Johnson AL 1918 1999 1981 1991 b 1991 1999 Carter Operation of law death16 Joseph W Hatchett FL 1932 2021 1981 1999 b 1996 1999 Carter Operation of law retirement17 Albert John Henderson GA 1920 1999 1981 1986 b 1986 1999 Carter Operation of law death18 Thomas Alonzo Clark FL 1920 2005 1981 1991 b 1991 2005 Carter Operation of law death20 Emmett Ripley Cox AL 1935 2021 1988 2000 2000 2021 Reagan death21 Stanley F Birch Jr GA 1945 present 1990 2010 G H W Bush retirement25 Rosemary Barkett FL 1939 present 1994 2013 Clinton retirement30 Beverly B Martin GA 1955 present 2010 2021 Obama retirementChief judges editChief JudgeGodbold 1981 1986Roney 1986 1989Tjoflat 1989 1996Hatchett 1996 1999Anderson 1999 2002Edmondson 2002 2009Dubina 2009 2013E Carnes 2013 2020W Pryor Jr 2020 presentChief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits and preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit is also on the panel Unlike the Supreme Court where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges To be chief 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 is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges with seniority determined first by commission date then by age The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70 whichever occurs first If no judge qualifies to be chief the youngest judge over the age of 65 who has served on the court for at least one year shall act as chief until another judge qualifies If no judge has served on the court for more than a year the most senior judge shall act as chief Judges can forfeit or resign their chief judgeship or acting chief judgeship while retaining their active status as a circuit judge 5 When the office was created in 1948 the chief judge was 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 After August 6 1959 judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old The current rules have been in operation since October 1 1982 6 Succession of seats editThe court has twelve seats for active judges numbered in the order in which they were initially filled Judges who assume senior status enter a kind of retirement in which they remain on the bench but vacate their seats thus allowing the U S President to appoint new judges to fill their seats Seat 1Established on May 31 1938 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 52 Stat 584Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Godbold AL 1981 1987Cox AL 1988 2000W Pryor Jr AL 2004 present Seat 2Established on June 18 1968 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 82 Stat 184Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Roney FL 1981 1989Barkett FL 1994 2013Rosenbaum FL 2014 present Seat 3Established on March 18 1966 as a temporary seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 80 Stat 75Made permanent on June 18 1968 by 82 Stat 184Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Tjoflat FL 1981 2019Luck FL 2019 present Seat 4Established on May 19 1961 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 75 Stat 80Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Hill GA 1981 1989Birch Jr GA 1990 2010J Pryor GA 2014 present Seat 5Established on December 14 1942 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 56 Stat 1050Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Fay FL 1981 1994Marcus FL 1997 2019Lagoa FL 2019 present Seat 6Established on May 19 1961 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 75 Stat 80Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Vance AL 1981 1989Dubina AL 1990 2013Newsom AL 2017 present Seat 7Established on February 10 1954 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 68 Stat 8Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Kravitch GA 1981 1996Hull GA 1997 2017Branch GA 2018 present Seat 8Established on October 20 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat 1629Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Johnson AL 1981 1991E Carnes AL 1992 2020Brasher AL 2020 present Seat 9Established on October 20 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat 1629Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Anderson GA 1981 2009Martin GA 2010 2021Abudu GA 2023 present Seat 10Established on October 20 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat 1629Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Henderson GA 1981 1986Edmondson GA 1986 2012J Carnes GA 2014 2018Grant GA 2018 present Seat 11Established on October 20 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat 1629Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Hatchett FL 1981 1999Wilson FL 1999 present Seat 12Established on October 20 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat 1629Reassigned on October 1 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat 1994Clark FL 1981 1991Black FL 1992 2011Jordan FL 2012 presentSee also editCourts of Georgia Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts Eleventh Circuit List of current United States circuit judges List of United States federal courthouses in Alabama List of United States federal courthouses in Florida List of United States federal courthouses in GeorgiaNotes edit Recess appointment formally nominated on April 9 2003 given a recess appointment on February 20 2004 confirmed by the United States Senate on June 9 2005 and received commission on June 10 2005 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Reassigned from the 5th Circuit References editCitations edit Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 96 452 94 Stat 1994 enacted October 14 1980 Bonner v City of Prichard 661 F 2d 1206 11th Cir 1981 Stein v Reynolds Secs Inc 667 F 2d 33 11th Cir 1982 Raymond Nate January 23 2024 11th Circuit s Wilson to take senior status creating vacancy Reuters Archived from the original on January 24 2024 Retrieved January 26 2024 28 U S C 45 62 Stat 871 72 Stat 497 96 Stat 51 Sources edit Standard Search Federal Law Clerk Information System Archived from the original on October 21 2005 Retrieved June 20 2005 primary but incomplete source for the duty stations Instructions for Judicial Directory Website of the University of Texas Law School Archived from the original on November 11 2005 Retrieved July 4 2005 secondary source for the duty stations data is current to 2002 U S Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Official website of the Federal Judicial Center Archived from the original on April 24 2005 Retrieved June 20 2005 source for the state lifetime term of active judgeship term of chief judgeship term of senior judgeship appointer termination reason and seat informationExternal links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works on the topic United States Court of Appeals for the 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