Leslie Southwick
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Born 1950.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Senate vote
- 59 to 38
- Confirmed
- Oct 24, 2007
- Commissioned
- Oct 29, 2007
Education
- B.A., Rice University, 1972
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1975
Career
- U.S. Army Reserve, 1993-1997
- Mississippi National Guard, 1997-2008
- Briefing attorney, Hon. John F. Onion, Jr., Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1975-1976
- Law clerk, Hon. Charles Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1976-1977
- Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1977-1989
- Adjunct professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1985-1989, 1998-2020
- Visiting professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 2007
- Deputy assistant attorney general, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1993
- Judge, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 1995-2006
- Candidate for Mississippi Supreme Court, 1996
- U.S. Army staff judge advocate, 2005
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, June 6, 2006; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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