History / Courts

U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit

4 judges have served since Dec 22, 1869. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
4
4 R
Longest tenure
31 years
Don Albert Pardee
Current
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nobody
history/court/circuit-courts-for-the-fifth-circuitEvery holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020William Burnham Woods · 1869-12-22 – 1880-12-23 · RepublicanDon Albert Pardee · 1881-05-13 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanAndrew Phelps McCormick · 1892-03-17 – 1911-12-31 · RepublicanDavid Davie Shelby · 1899-03-02 – 1911-12-31 · Republican
David Davie Shelby R
Mar 2, 1899 – Dec 31, 1911 · 13 years · appointed by William McKinley
Andrew Phelps McCormick R
Mar 17, 1892 – Dec 31, 1911 · 20 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Don Albert Pardee R
May 13, 1881 – Dec 31, 1911 · 31 years · appointed by James A. Garfield
William Burnham Woods R
Dec 22, 1869 – Dec 23, 1880 · 11 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.