United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts:

Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana
Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas

The court is based at the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Courthouse in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Prior to the creation of the Eleventh Circuit on October 14, 1980 under the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act, the Fifth Circuit also included Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Until March 31, 1982, the Fifth Circuit also had jurisdiction over the Panama Canal Zone.

Judges

Chief Judge Carolyn Dineen King
Circuit Judge E. Grady Jolly
Circuit Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham
Circuit Judge W. Eugene Davis
Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones
Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith
Circuit Judge John M. DuhÃÂ© Jr
Circuit Judge Jacques L. Wiener, Jr
Circuit Judge Rhesa H. Barksdale
Circuit Judge Emilio M. Garza
Circuit Judge Harold R. DeMoss, Jr
Circuit Judge Fortunato P. Benavides
Circuit Judge Carl E. Stewart
Circuit Judge James L. Dennis
Circuit Judge Edith Brown Clement
Circuit Judge Edward Charles Prado
Circuit Judge Charles Willis Pickering, Sr

The Fifth Circuit Four

During the late 1950s, Chief Judge Elbert Tuttle and his three colleagues John Minor Wisdom, John Brown, and Richard Rives became known as the "Fifth Circuit Four" (or simply "The Four") for decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African-Americans; in this they were opposed by Ben Cameron.