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[[Image:L-southwick-100.jpg|right|thumb|Judge Leslie Southwick]]

[[Image:L-southwick-100.jpg|right|thumb|Judge Leslie Southwick]]

Judge '''Leslie H. Southwick''' (b. 1950) was a member of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, District Four, from the court's creation in January 1995 through December 2006.  On January 9, 2007, [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] nominated him to the [[U.S. Court of Appeals]] for the [[Fifth Circuit]], which presides over [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]] and [[Texas]].

Judge '''Leslie H. Southwick''' (born 1950) was a member of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, District Four, from the court's creation in January 1995 through December 2006.  On January 9, 2007, [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] nominated him to the [[U.S. Court of Appeals]] for the [[Fifth Circuit]], which presides over [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]] and [[Texas]].

President Bush had nominated Judge Southwick on June 9, 2006 to fill a district court vacancy, but the full [[United States Senate|Senate]] failed to vote on his nomination during the 109th Congress and it was returned to the President when that Congress ended its session in December 2006.

President Bush had nominated Judge Southwick on June 9, 2006 to fill a district court vacancy, but the full [[United States Senate|Senate]] failed to vote on his nomination during the 109th Congress and it was returned to the President when that Congress ended its session in December 2006.

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[[category:Political Figures]]

[[Category:Political Figures]]