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Leslie Southwick

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007

Leslie Southwick , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Senate voted 59–38 on the nomination on Oct 24, 2007 (Nomination Confirmed).

Senate votes
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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
    110th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    59–38 · Oct 24, 2007

Education

  • Rice UniversityB.A., 1972
  • University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 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

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From Senate roll call votes, Wikidata, Wikipedia and Office of Government Ethics records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Leslie Southwick : Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j3163/leslie-southwick (accessed 2026-10-13).

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