Headquarters: John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building

Quick Facts

Established

Circuit Justice

June 16, 1891

Samuel Alito

Active Judges

  • Jennifer Walker Elrod

    Chief Judge (Since 2024)

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2007)

    Duty Station: Houston, TX

  • Edith Jones

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan (1985)

    Duty Station: Houston, TX

  • Jerry Edwin Smith

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan (1987)

    Duty Station: Houston, TX

  • Carl Stewart

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton (1994)

    Duty Station: Shreveport, LA

  • Priscilla Richman

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2005)

    Duty Station: Austin, TX

  • Leslie Southwick

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2007)

    Duty Station: Austin, TX

  • Catharina Haynes

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2008)

    Duty Station: Dallas, TX

  • James Graves Jr.

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2011)

    Duty Station: Jackson, MS

  • Stephen Higginson

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2011)

    Duty Station: New Orleans, LA

  • Don Willett

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: New Orleans, LA

  • James Ho

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Dallas, TX

  • Kyle Duncan

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: New Orleans, LA

  • Kurt Engelhardt

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: New Orleans, LA

  • Andrew Oldham

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Austin, TX

  • Cory Wilson

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2020)

    Duty Station: Jackson, MS

  • Dana Douglas

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2022)

    Duty Station: New Orleans, LA

  • Irma Carrillo Ramirez

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2023)

    Duty Station: Dallas, TX

Senior Judges

  • Carolyn Dineen King

    Term: 1979 - 2013

    Appointed by: Jimmy Carter

    Duty Station: Houston, TX

  • Patrick Higginbotham

    Term: 1982 - 2006

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan

    Duty Station: Austin, TX

  • W. Eugene Davis

    Term: 1983 - 2016

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan

    Duty Station: New Orleans, LA

  • Jacques Wiener Jr.

    Term: 1990 - 2010

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: New Orleans, LA

  • Rhesa Barksdale

    Term: 1990 - 2009

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Jackson, MS

  • Edith Brown Clement

    Term: 2001 - 2018

    Appointed by: George W. Bush

    Duty Station: New Orleans, LA