Who appointed Henry Franklin Floyd?

President Barack Obama appointed Henry Franklin Floyd to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2011.

Was Henry Franklin Floyd appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Henry Franklin Floyd was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Henry Franklin Floyd's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Henry Franklin Floyd 96–0 on October 3, 2011.

Fourth Circuit / Appointed 2011 / Senior status since 2021

Henry Franklin Floyd

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Henry Franklin Floyd is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1973. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1947 · age 79
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2011
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: Wofford College 1970 · University of South Carolina Law 1973
Succeeded: Karen J. Williams
Succeeded by: DeAndrea Gist Benjamin

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	District of South Carolina succeeded Dennis W. Shedd	G.W. Bush (R)	89–0
2011	Fourth Circuit succeeded Karen J. Williams	Obama (D)	96–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote · District of South Carolina

Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on September 22, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 355. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 89

40 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 11

8 D, 3 R

Confirmation vote · Fourth Circuit

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on October 3, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 154. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

49 D, 46 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 4

2 D, 1 R, 1 I

Education

Wofford College	B.A.	1970
University of South Carolina School of Law	J.D.	1973

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Floyd was assigned 1,752 district-court cases (1998–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 210 days across 1,752 closed cases.

Labor & ERISA27%

Prisoner & habeas21%

Contract14%

Civil rights12%

Personal-injury torts9%

Social Security4%

Other13%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 188 of Floyd’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 174 were affirmed, 8 reversed or vacated, and 6 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Floyd authored 18 published opinions for the court (2004–2010). Most cited: Hawes v. Cart Products, Inc. (13 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2005	Hawes v. Cart Products, Inc.	386 F. Supp. 2d 681	13
2005	Padilla v. Hanft	389 F. Supp. 2d 678	9
2004	Smith v. School District of Greenville County	324 F. Supp. 2d 786	8
2008	Cobin v. Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.	561 F. Supp. 2d 546	7
2006	Al-Marri Ex Rel. Berman v. Wright	443 F. Supp. 2d 774	7
2009	Hicks v. Federal Bureau of Prisons	603 F. Supp. 2d 835	6
2006	Long John Silver's Restaurants, Inc. v. Cole	409 F. Supp. 2d 682	6
2005	Al-Marri v. Hanft	378 F. Supp. 2d 673	5
2005	Cole v. Long John Silver's Restaurants, Inc.	388 F. Supp. 2d 644	4
2009	Brandt v. Ozmint	664 F. Supp. 2d 626	3
2008	Long v. Ozmint	558 F. Supp. 2d 624	2
2004	Campbell, Inc. v. Northern Insurance Co. of New York	337 F. Supp. 2d 764	2
2009	Suber v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration	640 F. Supp. 2d 684	1
2010	Anderson v. SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. (In Re Judd)	435 B.R. 305	0
2010	Savani v. Washington Safety Management Solutions LLC	703 F. Supp. 2d 529	0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Henry Franklin Floyd?: President Barack Obama appointed Henry Franklin Floyd to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2011.
Was Henry Franklin Floyd appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Henry Franklin Floyd was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Henry Franklin Floyd's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Henry Franklin Floyd 96–0 on October 3, 2011.
Which court is Henry Franklin Floyd on?: Henry Franklin Floyd is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Sources

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14 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).