United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit List of former judges List of former judges

| _ | Judge | State_ | Born_Died | Active | Chief | Senior | Appointed_by | Reason_for_termination_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Elbert Tuttle | GA | 1897–1996 | 1954–1968 | 1960–1967 | 1968–1981 | Eisenhower | reassignment to 11th Circuit |
| 20 | Benjamin Franklin Cameron | MS | 1890–1964 | 1955–1964 | —— | —— | Eisenhower | death |
| 21 | Warren Leroy Jones | FL | 1895–1993 | 1955–1966 | —— | 1966–1981 | Eisenhower | reassignment to 11th Circuit |
| 22 | John Robert Brown | TX | 1909–1984 | 1955–1984 | 1967–1979 | 1984–1993 | Eisenhower | death |
| 23 | John Minor Wisdom | LA | 1905–1999 | 1957–1977 | —— | 1977–1999 | Eisenhower | death |
| 24 | Griffin Bell | GA | 1918–2009 | 1961–1976 | —— | —— | Kennedy | resignation |
| 25 | Walter Pettus Gewin | AL | 1908–1981 | 1961–1976 | —— | 1976–1981 | Kennedy | death |
| 26 | William Homer Thornberry | TX | 1909–1995 | 1965–1978 | —— | 1978–1995 | L. Johnson | death |
| 27 | James Plemon Coleman | MS | 1914–1991 | 1965–1981 | 1979–1981 | 1981–1984 | L. Johnson | resignation |