Who appointed Thomas Morrow Reavley?

President Jimmy Carter appointed Thomas Morrow Reavley to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1979.

Was Thomas Morrow Reavley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Thomas Morrow Reavley was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Thomas Morrow Reavley's confirmation vote?

Thomas Morrow Reavley was confirmed by voice vote on July 12, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Fifth Circuit / Appointed 1979 / Served to 2020

Thomas Morrow Reavley

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

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Morrow Reavley was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1948. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1921–2020
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter, 1979
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Texas 1942 · Harvard Law School 1948
Succeeded by: Emilio M. Garza

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1979	Fifth Circuit	Carter (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

University of Texas	B.A.	1942
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1948
University of Virginia School of Law	LL.M.	1983

Judicial Record

In our data, Reavley authored 1 published opinion for the court (2007). Most cited: United States v. Ronquillo (34 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. Ronquillo	508 F.3d 744	34

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Thomas Morrow Reavley?: President Jimmy Carter appointed Thomas Morrow Reavley to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1979.
Was Thomas Morrow Reavley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Thomas Morrow Reavley was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Thomas Morrow Reavley's confirmation vote?: Thomas Morrow Reavley was confirmed by voice vote on July 12, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Thomas Morrow Reavley on?: Thomas Morrow Reavley was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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41 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).