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James Larry Edmondson

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Born 1947 in Jasper, GA

FJC ID: 689

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 14/year

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals · 1986–2012198619902000201020202025140
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 301/year

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals · 1986–20121986199020002010202020253010
citing decisions

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals · 1986–2012

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.

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James Larry Edmondson (born July 14, 1947) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 2002–2009
  2. Private practice, Lawrenceville, Georgia
    1973–1986
  3. University of Georgia School of Law
    University of Georgia School of Law
    Instructor · 1975–1984
  4. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
    Law clerk , Hon. Sidney O. Smith · 1971–1973
  5. Private practice, Jasper, Georgia
    1973

Appointments

  1. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitChief Judge
    1986–2012 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

Education

  1. University of Virginia School of Law
    University of Virginia School of Law
    LL.M. · 1990
  2. University of Georgia School of Law
    University of Georgia School of Law
    J.D. · 1971
  3. Emory University
    B.A. · 1968