Originally Posted by IamAman

Well, out of the 15 judges, only 5 were appointed by a democrat so on average, there will be 2-1 Republican panel. I guess we could luck out too. Hey, it can't rain all the time.

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
71 Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart Shreveport, LA 1950 1994–present 2012–present — Clinton
60 Circuit Judge E. Grady Jolly Jackson, MS 1937 1982–present — — Reagan
61 Circuit Judge W. Eugene Davis Lafayette, LA 1936 1983–present — — Reagan
63 Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones Houston, TX 1949 1985–present 2006–2012 — Reagan
64 Circuit Judge Jerry Edwin Smith Houston, TX 1946 1987–present — — Reagan
73 Circuit Judge James L. Dennis New Orleans, LA 1936 1995–present — — Clinton
74 Circuit Judge Edith Brown Clement New Orleans, LA 1948 2001–present — — G.W. Bush
75 Circuit Judge Edward C. Prado San Antonio, TX 1947 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
77 Circuit Judge Priscilla Owen Austin, TX 1954 2005–present — — G.W. Bush
78 Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod Houston, TX 1966 2007–present — — G.W. Bush
79 Circuit Judge Leslie H. Southwick Jackson, MS 1950 2007–present — — G.W. Bush
80 Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes Dallas, TX 1963 2008–present — — G.W. Bush
81 Circuit Judge James E. Graves, Jr. Jackson, MS 1953 2011–present — — Obama
82 Circuit Judge Stephen A. Higginson New Orleans, LA 1961 2011–present — — Obama
83 Circuit Judge Gregg Costa Houston, TX 1972 2014–present — — Obama