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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 was a member of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, District Four, from the court's creation in January 1995 through December 2006.  In 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 (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]].

 

President Bush had nominated Judge Southwick on June 9, 2006 to fill a district court vacancy, but the full 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.

In 2005, Judge Southwick served in Iraq as a member of the Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Brigade Combat Team. While on active duty, he served as Deputy Staff Judge Advocate from August 2004 to July 2005 and then as Staff Judge Advocate from July to January 2006. From 1992 to 1997, he served as a member of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in the U.S. Army Reserves.

In 2005, Judge Southwick served in Iraq as a member of the Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Brigade Combat Team. While on active duty, he served as Deputy Staff Judge Advocate from August 2004 to July 2005 and then as Staff Judge Advocate from July to January 2006. From 1992 to 1997, he served as a member of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in the U.S. Army Reserves.