Who appointed James L. Dennis?

President William J. Clinton appointed James L. Dennis to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1995.

Was James L. Dennis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

James L. Dennis was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was James L. Dennis's confirmation vote?

James L. Dennis was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Fifth Circuit / Appointed 1995 / Senior status since 2022

James L. Dennis

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, James L. Dennis is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1962. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1936 · age 90
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1995
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Louisiana Tech 1959 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1962
Succeeded: Charles Clark
Succeeded by: Dana Marie Douglas

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1995	Fifth Circuit succeeded Charles Clark	Clinton (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Louisiana Tech University	B.A.	1959
Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)	J.D.	1962
University of Virginia School of Law	LL.M.	1984

Judicial Record

In our data, Dennis authored 1 published opinion for the court (2007). Most cited: United States v. Morgan (70 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
2007	United States v. Morgan	505 F.3d 332	70

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Questions & answers

Who appointed James L. Dennis?: President William J. Clinton appointed James L. Dennis to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1995.
Was James L. Dennis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: James L. Dennis was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was James L. Dennis's confirmation vote?: James L. Dennis was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is James L. Dennis on?: James L. Dennis is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Sources

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