Patrick Errol Higginbotham | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
Assumed office August 28, 2006 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office July 30, 1982 – August 28, 2006 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Reynaldo Guerra Garza |
Succeeded by | Jennifer Walker Elrod |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
In office December 12, 1975 – August 3, 1982 | |
Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Sarah T. Hughes |
Succeeded by | A. Joe Fish |
Personal details | |
Born | Patrick Errol Higginbotham December 16, 1938 McCalla, Alabama, U.S. |
Spouse |
Elizabeth O'Neal Higginbotham
(died 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Alabama (BA, LLB) |
Patrick Errol Higginbotham (born December 16, 1938) is an American judge and lawyer who serves as a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.