Henry Franklin Floyd (born November 5, 1947) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 13/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 334/year
South Carolina District Court · 2003–2011Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2011–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Judge · 1992–2003- Private practice, Pickens, South Carolina1973–1992
- Pickens County, South CarolinaCounty attorney · 1986–1992
- South CarolinaState representative · 1972–1978
Appointments
2011–2021 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)- 2003–2011 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
J.D. · 1973- Wofford CollegeB.A. · 1970