11th Circuit Names New Chief Judge as Ed Carnes Takes Senior Status
"I will strive to follow the example of the chief judges who preceded me by serving our circuit with the professionalism and integrity that the members and employees of the federal judiciary regularly serve the American people," said new U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge William H. Pryor Jr.
June 04, 2020 at 02:50 PM
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Judge William Pryor Jr. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
When U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Ed Carnes turned 70 Wednesday, he passed the chief judge baton to William H. Pryor Jr.
Pryor will serve as chief judge for the next seven years, while Carnes will transition to senior status.
The Eleventh Circuit has jurisdiction over federal cases in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. As chief judge, Pryor will be the highest-ranking member of the court, responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and working with the clerk of the court to keep up with administrative tasks.
"I will strive to follow the example of the chief judges who preceded me by serving our circuit with the professionalism and integrity that the members and employees of the federal judiciary regularly serve the American people," Pryor said.
President George W. Bush appointed Pryor to the Eleventh Circuit in 2005, after he served seven years as Alabama's attorney general and two years as deputy attorney general. Before that, Pryor worked at Birmingham firms Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal and Walston, Stabler, Wells, Anderson & Bains, and clerked for Fifth Circuit Judge John Minor Wisdom.
Pryor was born in Mobile, Alabama, and holds a bachelor's degree from Northeast Louisiana University and a law degree from Tulane University School of Law.
President George H.W. Bush appointed Carnes in 1992. He's served as chief since 2013.
Carnes was born in Albertville, Alabama, and obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama and his law degree from Harvard Law School. Before rising to the bench, Carnes was assistant Alabama attorney general and headed its capital punishment post-conviction litigation division.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Brasher in the Middle District of Alabama is set to replace Carnes after he was confirmed 52-47 in February.
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