Patrick Higginbotham

Patrick Errol Higginbotham
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 byRonald Reagan
Preceded byReynaldo Guerra Garza
Succeeded byJennifer Walker Elrod
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
December 12, 1975 – August 3, 1982
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded bySarah T. Hughes
Succeeded byA. Joe Fish
Personal details
Born
Patrick Errol Higginbotham

(1938-12-16) December 16, 1938 (age 85)
McCalla, Alabama, U.S.
Spouse
Elizabeth O'Neal Higginbotham
(died 2017)
Children2
EducationUniversity 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.