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Current United States federal appellate court
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:
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 13 United States courts of appeals.
Current composition of the court[edit]As of January 3, 2025[update]:
# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior 29 Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. Birmingham, AL 1962 2004–present[a] 2020–present — G.W. Bush 31 Circuit Judge Adalberto Jordan Miami, FL 1961 2012–present — — Obama 32 Circuit Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum Fort Lauderdale, FL 1966 2014–present — — Obama 34 Circuit Judge Jill A. Pryor Atlanta, GA 1963 2014–present — — Obama 35 Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom Birmingham, AL 1972 2017–present — — Trump 36 Circuit Judge Elizabeth L. Branch Atlanta, GA 1968 2018–present — — Trump 37 Circuit Judge Britt Grant Atlanta, GA 1978 2018–present — — Trump 38 Circuit Judge Robert J. Luck Tallahassee, FL 1979 2019–present — — Trump 39 Circuit Judge Barbara Lagoa Miami, FL 1967 2019–present — — Trump 40 Circuit Judge Andrew L. Brasher Birmingham, AL 1981 2020–present — — Trump 41 Circuit Judge Nancy Abudu Atlanta, GA 1974 2023–present — — Biden 42 Circuit Judge Embry Kidd Orlando, FL 1983 2025–present — — Biden 9 Senior Circuit Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat Jacksonville, FL 1929 1981–2019[b] 1989–1996 2019–present Ford / Operation of law 15 Senior Circuit Judge R. Lanier Anderson III Macon, GA 1936 1981–2009[b] 1999–2002 2009–present Carter / Operation of law 19 Senior Circuit Judge James Larry Edmondson Jasper, GA 1947 1986–2012 2002–2009 2012–present Reagan 22 Senior Circuit Judge Joel Fredrick Dubina Montgomery, AL 1947 1990–2013 2009–2013 2013–present G.H.W. Bush 23 Senior Circuit Judge Susan H. Black Jacksonville, FL 1943 1992–2011 — 2011–present G.H.W. Bush 24 Senior Circuit Judge Edward Earl Carnes Montgomery, AL 1950 1992–2020 2013–2020 2020–present G.H.W. Bush 26 Senior Circuit Judge Frank M. Hull Atlanta, GA 1948 1997–2017 — 2017–present Clinton 27 Senior Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus West Palm Beach, FL 1946 1997–2019 — 2019–present Clinton 28 Senior Circuit Judge Charles R. Wilson Tampa, FL 1954 1999–2024 — 2024–present Clinton 33 Senior Circuit Judge Julie E. Carnes Atlanta, GA 1950 2014–2018 — 2018–present Obama List of former judges[edit]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.[4]
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.[5]
Succession of seats[edit]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.
Seat 3 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 1981–2019 Luck FL 2019–presentdoes not have a district court or federal territorial court; federal matters there go to the
District of Columbia,
Hawaii, or
its own Supreme Court.
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