U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Atlanta, Georgia12 authorized judgeships

About the Court

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Current United States federal appellate court

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
(11th Cir.)


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Circuit Justice
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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]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wik

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History

List of former judges

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#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Richard Rives	AL	1895–1982	—	—	1981–1982[b]	Truman / Operation of law	death
2	Elbert Tuttle	GA	1897–1996	—	—	1981–1996[b]	Eisenhower / Operation of law	death
3	Warren Leroy Jones	FL	1895–1993	—	—	1981–1993[b]	Eisenhower / Operation of law	death
4	John Cooper Godbold	AL	1920–2009	1981–1987[b]	1981–1986	1987–2009	L. Johnson / Operation of law	death
5	David William Dyer	FL	1910–1998	—	—	1981–1998[b]	L. Johnson / Operation of law	death
6	John Simpson	FL	1903–1987	—	—	1981–1987[b]	L. Johnson / Operation of law	death
7	Lewis Render Morgan	GA	1913–2001	—	—	1981–2001[b]	L. Johnson / Operation of law	death
8	Paul Hitch Roney	FL	1921–2006	1981–1989[b]	1986–1989	1989–2006	Nixon / Operation of law	death
10	James Clinkscales Hill	FL	1924–2017	1981–1989[b]	—	1989–2017	Ford / Operation of law	death
11	Peter T. Fay	FL	1929–2021	1981–1994[b]	—	1994–2021	[Ford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Gerald_Ford "List of federal

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Judges

Current composition of the court

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As of January 2, 2025[update]:

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service	Appointed by
Active	Chief	Senior
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29	Chief Judge	William H. Pryor Jr.	Birmingham, AL	1962	2004–present[a]	2020–present
31	Circuit Judge	Adalberto Jordan	Miami, FL	1961	2012–present	—
32	Circuit Judge	Robin S. Rosenbaum	Fort Lauderdale, FL	1966	2014–present	—
34	Circuit Judge	Jill A. Pryor	Atlanta, GA	1963	2014–present	—
35	Circuit Judge	Kevin Newsom	Birmingham, AL	1972	2017–present	—
36	Circuit Judge	Elizabeth L. Branch	Atlanta, GA	1968	2018–present	—
37	Circuit Judge	Britt Grant	Atlanta, GA	1978	2018–present	—
38	Circuit Judge	Robert J. Luck	Tallahassee, FL	1979	2019–present	—
39	Circuit Judge	Barbara Lagoa	Miami, FL	1967	2019–present	—
40	Circuit Judge	Andrew L. Brasher	Birmingham, AL	1981	2020–present	—
41	Circuit Judge	Nancy Abudu	Atlanta, GA	1974	2023–present	—
42	Circuit Judge	Embry Kidd	Orlando, FL	1983	2025–present	—
9	Senior Judge	Gerald Bard Tjoflat	Jacksonville, FL	1929	1981–2019[b]	1989–1996
15	Senior Judge	R. Lanier Anderson III	Macon, GA	1936	1981–2009[[b]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit#cite_note-Reassigned-15

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Notable Opinions (2)

NetChoice, LLC v. Attorney General of Florida

34 F.4th 1196 (11th Cir. 2022)

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitMay 23, 2022

Struck down most provisions of Florida's social media regulation law SB 7072, holding that social media platforms' content moderation decisions are protected by the First Amendment. Created a circuit split with the Fifth Circuit's contrary decision in NetChoice v. Paxton regarding Texas's HB 20.

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Wreal, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc.

840 F.3d 1244 (11th Cir. 2016)

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitNovember 7, 2016

Addressed trademark issues in e-commerce, examining whether Amazon's use of a trademark in its search engine constituted trademark infringement. The court analyzed the likelihood of confusion standard in the context of online retail platforms and keyword-based product suggestions.

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Jurisdiction

The Eleventh Circuit covers the following jurisdictions:

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Court Information

Seat: Atlanta, Georgia
Authorized Judgeships: 12
Circuit Number: 11th

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