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 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.