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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Chief Judges
Number of chief judges: 13
Hutcheson, Joseph Chappell, Jr. (1948-1959)
Rives, Richard Taylor (1959-1960)
Tuttle, Elbert Parr (1960-1967)
Brown, John Robert (1967-1979)
Coleman, James Plemon (1979-1981)
Clark, Charles (1981-1992)
Godbold, John Cooper (1981)
Politz, Henry Anthony (1992-1999)
King, Carolyn Dineen (1999-2006)
Jones, Edith Hollan (2006-2012)
Stewart, Carl E. (2012-2019)
Richman, Priscilla (2019-2024)
Elrod, Jennifer Walker (2024-present)