Jennifer Walker Elrod at a glance
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- Judge
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Jennifer Walker Elrod
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
AI abuse cases2 directly linked cases
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures1 sourced item · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · April 29, 2026
In the Matter of Ikechukwu H. Okorie
AI-related ruling · February 18, 2026
Fletcher v. Experian Information Solutions & Bridgecrest Credit Company
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Harris County Texas One Hundred and Ninetieth District Court, 2002-2007
- Adjunct faculty, University of Houston Law Center, 1995-present
- Private practice, Houston, TX, 1994-2002
- Law clerk, Hon. Sim Lake, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1992-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2007-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Education
- Baylor University · B.A., 1988
- Harvard University · J.D., 1992
- Sterling High School
- Baylor University
- Harvard Law School
Personal record
Born 1966 · Port Arthur, TX
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Oral argument
Courtwide
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗