Stephen Higginson's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
F. Edward Hebert Building
600 South Maestri Place
New Orleans, LA 70130-3408
600 Camp Street, Room 300
New Orleans, LA 70130-3425
Full Name:
Stephen Andrew Higginson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1961
Birth Place:
Boston, MA
M.Phil., University of Cambridge, 1992
JD, Yale Law School, 1987
AB, Harvard College, 1983
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Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2011-present
Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1993-2011
Associate Professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, 2004-2011
Assistant Professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, 2004-2011
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 31, 2011
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, May 9, 2011
Assistant United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1989-1993
Law Clerk, Honorable Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1988-1989
Law Clerk, Honorable Patricia Wald, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1987-1988
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