Who appointed James Larry Edmondson?

President Ronald Reagan appointed James Larry Edmondson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1986.

Was James Larry Edmondson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

James Larry Edmondson was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was James Larry Edmondson's confirmation vote?

James Larry Edmondson was confirmed by voice vote on April 29, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eleventh Circuit / Appointed 1986 / Senior status since 2012

James Larry Edmondson

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

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, James Larry Edmondson is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1971. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1947 · age 79
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1986
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Emory 1968 · University of Georgia Law 1971
Succeeded: Albert John Henderson
Succeeded by: Julie E. Carnes

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1986	Eleventh Circuit succeeded Albert John Henderson	Reagan (R)	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

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

Judicial Record

In our data, Edmondson authored 2 published opinions for the court (2007–2010). Most cited: United States v. McBride (114 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. McBride	511 F.3d 1293	114
2010	Anthony v. AMERICAN GEN. FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	626 F.3d 1318	0

Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 James Larry Edmondson?: President Ronald Reagan appointed James Larry Edmondson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1986.
Was James Larry Edmondson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: James Larry Edmondson was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was James Larry Edmondson's confirmation vote?: James Larry Edmondson was confirmed by voice vote on April 29, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is James Larry Edmondson on?: James Larry Edmondson is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

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