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

These districts were originally part of the Fifth Circuit, but were split off to form the Eleventh effective October 1, 1981. For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit. The court is based at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals.

Contents 1 Current composition of the court 2 Pending nominations 3 List of former judges 4 Chief judges 5 Succession of seats 6 Courthouse 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links 11 Navigation

[edit] Current composition of the court

As of 2006, the judges on the court are:

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
19	Chief Judge	James Larry Edmondson	Atlanta, GA	1947	1986–present	2002–present	—	Reagan
9	Circuit Judge	Gerald Bard Tjoflat	Jacksonville, FL	1929	1981–present	1989–1996	—	[1]
15	Circuit Judge	R. Lanier Anderson III	Macon, GA	1936	1981–present	1999–2002	—	[1]
21	Circuit Judge	Stanley F. Birch, Jr.	Atlanta, GA	1945	1990–present	—	—	G.H.W. Bush
22	Circuit Judge	Joel Fredrick Dubina	Montgomery, AL	1947	1990–present	—	—	G.H.W. Bush
23	Circuit Judge	Susan Harrell Black	Jacksonville, FL	1943	1992–present	—	—	G.H.W. Bush
24	Circuit Judge	Edward Earl Carnes	Montgomery, AL	1950	1992–present	—	—	G.H.W. Bush
25	Circuit Judge	Rosemary Barkett	Miami, FL	1939	1994–present	—	—	Clinton
26	Circuit Judge	Frank M. Hull	Atlanta, GA	1948	1997–present	—	—	Clinton
27	Circuit Judge	Stanley Marcus	Miami, FL	1946	1997–present	—	—	Clinton
28	Circuit Judge	Charles R. Wilson	Tampa, FL	1954	1999–present	—	—	Clinton
29	Circuit Judge	William H. Pryor, Jr.	Birmingham, AL	1962	2004[2]–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
4	Senior Circuit Judge	John Cooper Godbold	Montgomery, AL	1920	1981–1987	1981–1986	1987–present	[1]
10	Senior Circuit Judge	James Clinkscales Hill	Jacksonville, FL	1924	1981–1989	(none)	1989–present	[1]
11	Senior Circuit Judge	Peter Thorp Fay	Miami, FL	1929	1981–1994	(none)	1994–present	[1]
13	Senior Circuit Judge	Phyllis A. Kravitch	Atlanta, GA	1920	1981–1996	(none)	1996–present	[1]
18	Senior Circuit Judge	Thomas Alonzo Clark	(inactive)	1920	1981–1991	(none)	1991–present	[1]
20	Senior Circuit Judge	Emmett Ripley Cox	Mobile, AL	1935	1988–2000	(none)	2000–present	Reagan

[edit] Pending nominations

• There are currently no Circuit vacancies.

[edit] List of former judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Term of service			Appointed by	Reason for termination
				Active	Chief	Senior
1	Richard Rives	AL	1895–1982	(none)	(none)	1981–1982	[1]	death
2	Elbert Tuttle	GA	1897–1996	(none)	(none)	1981–1996	[1]	death
3	Warren Leroy Jones	FL	1895–1993	(none)	(none)	1981–1993	[1]	death
5	David William Dyer	FL	1910–1998	(none)	(none)	1981–1998	[1]	death
6	John Milton Bryan Simpson	FL	1903–1987	(none)	(none)	1981–1987	[1]	death
7	Lewis Render Morgan	GA	1913–2001	(none)	(none)	1981–2001	[1]	death
8	Paul Hitch Roney	FL	1921–2006	981-1989	1986-1989	1989–2006	[1]	death
12	Robert Smith Vance	AL	1931–1989	1981–1989	(none)	(none)	[1]	death
14	Frank Minis Johnson	AL	1918–1999	1981–1991	(none)	1991–1999	[1]	death
16	Joseph Woodrow Hatchett	FL	1932–present	1981–1999	1996–1999	(none)	[1]	retirement
17	Albert John Henderson	GA	1920–1999	1981–1986	(none)	1986–1999	[1]	death

[edit] Chief judges

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.

[edit] Succession of seats

The court has twelve seats for active judges, 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 May 31, 1938 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 52 Stat. 584 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

Seat 2 Established on December 14, 1942 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 56 Stat. 1050 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

Seat 3 Established on February 10, 1954 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 68 Stat. 8 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

Seat 4 Established on May 19, 1961 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 75 Stat. 80 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

Seat 5 Established on May 19, 1961 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 75 Stat. 80 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

Seat 6 Established on March 18, 1966 as a temporary seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 80 Stat. 75 Made permanent on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184 Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 Tjoflat FL 1981–present

Seat 7 Established on June 18, 1968 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 82 Stat. 184 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

Seat 8 Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629 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

Seat 9 Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629 Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 Anderson GA 1981–present

Seat 10 Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629 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

Seat 11 Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629 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

Seat 12 Established on October 20, 1978 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 92 Stat. 1629 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

[edit] 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).

[edit] See also

• Federal judicial appointment history#Eleventh Circuit

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} Reassigned from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pursuant to 94 Stat. 1994.
2. ^ Recess appointment, confirmed by the Senate at a later date.

[edit] References

• Standard Search. Federal Law Clerk Information System. Retrieved on June 20, 2005.
  • primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
• Instructions for Judicial Directory. Website of the University of Texas Law School. Retrieved on 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. Retrieved on 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

[edit] External links

• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Recent opinions from FindLaw
• Courthouse map links: 33°45′23″N, 84°23′25″W

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