4th Circuit Nominee Describes Selection Process

Henry F. Floyd, Judge, U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
64 Years Old


A questionnaire filled out by Judge Henry Floyd, a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, sheds a little light on how he became a rare cross-party choice for an appellate judgeship.

In describing his nomination process on the questionnaire, Floyd writes that he has had “at least three conversations” about the 4th Circuit nomination with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). A longtime friend of Floyd’s who recommended him for the circuit during the George W. Bush administration, Graham is his state’s senior senator and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He released a statement last month supporting Floyd...

In response to another question, he cites the “most significant” case that he’s presided over as that of José Padilla. In 2005, Floyd drew nationwide attention when he ruled that the Bush administration exceeded its authority when it detained Padilla, a U.S. citizen, indefinitely and without charges.

Floyd lists eight 4th Circuit opinions that he’s already authored, sitting by designation on the Richmond, Va.-based court.

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