Stephen Andrew Higginson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Born 1961.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- May 9, 2011
- Senate vote
- 88 to 0
- Confirmed
- Oct 31, 2011
- Commissioned
- Nov 2, 2011
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, 2021-present; presiding judge, 2023-present
Education
- A.B., Harvard College, 1983
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1987
- M.Phil., University of Cambridge, 1992
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Patricia Wald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1987-1988
- Law clerk, Hon. Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1988-1989
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1989-1993
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1993-2011
- Associate professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, 2004-2011
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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