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Henry Franklin Floyd

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Senior status since December 31, 2021.

Confirmed 96 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Nominated
January 26, 2011
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
April 13, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 12, 2011
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 96 to 0
Confirmed
October 3, 2011
Commissioned
October 5, 2011
Senior status
Since December 31, 2021
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1947, 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

  1. Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Appointed by George W. Bush; commissioned ; Senate vote 89 to 0. Service ended October 6, 2011: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.

Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • State representative, South Carolina, 1972-1978
  • Private practice, Pickens, South Carolina, 1973-1992
  • County attorney, Pickens County, South Carolina, 1986-1992
  • Judge, South Carolina Circuit Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 1992-2003

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