Judge Henry F. Floyd’s April opinion reinstating a transgender bathroom access suit wasn’t his first to tackle a hot-button social justice issue.
In a 2014 Floyd opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit invalidated Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.
Floyd—known for having “judicial backbone”—issued another headline-grabbing ruling as a federal district court judge.
He decided that the federal government couldn’t indefinitely hold terrorist plotter Jose Padilla as an enemy combatant.
Floyd received nominations to the bench from both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, a notable occurrence for federal judges.
He also served in all ...
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