E. Grady Jolly
E. Grady Jolly | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
Assumed office October 3, 2017 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office July 30, 1982 – October 3, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | James P. Coleman |
Succeeded by | Cory T. Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Louisville, Mississippi, U.S. | October 3, 1937
Education | University of Mississippi (BA, LLB) |
Elbert Grady Jolly Jr.[1] (born October 3, 1937) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His chambers are in Jackson, Mississippi.
Education and career
Jolly was born in
Federal judicial service
Jolly was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1982, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge James P. Coleman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 27, 1982, and received commission on July 30, 1982.[2] Jolly assumed senior status on October 3, 2017.[2]
Notable cases
In July 1986, Jolly wrote the opinion for a unanimous three-judge panel that held Louisiana's law requiring schools to teach creationism alongside evolution was an unconstitutional violation of the Establishment Clause.[3] The decision was affirmed by the Supreme Court in Edwards v. Aguillard.[4]
In July 2014, Jolly wrote the 2–1 majority opinion in Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Currier, which allowed Mississippi's sole abortion clinic to remain open. Jolly stated that a state law which would have shut down the clinic because its doctors were unable to obtain privileges at a local hospital would have violated Mississippi women's rights to seek abortions within their state's borders.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "New Lawyers Sworn In By Court". Clarion-Ledger. June 5, 1962.
- ^ a b c "Jolly, E. Grady - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "v. Edwards, 765 F. 2d 1251 - Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit 1985".
- ^ "Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 US 578 - Supreme Court 1987".
- ^ Robertson, Campbell; Eckholm, Erik (29 July 2014). "Judges Block Abortion Curb in Mississippi". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
External links
- E. Grady Jolly at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.