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W. Eugene Davis
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Senior status since December 31, 2016.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- November 1, 1983
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 7, 1983
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 10, 1983
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- November 15, 1983
- Commissioned
- November 16, 1983
- Senior status
- Since December 31, 2016
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1936, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Appointed by Gerald Ford; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended December 9, 1983: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1960-1964
- Private practice, New Iberia, Louisiana 1964-1976
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