data5amurai Labs — Field NotesWriting from data5amurai Labs on legal tech, retail energy, and how the studio works.https://data5amurai.com/5th Circuit composition shifted more than you'd think, 2020-2024https://data5amurai.com/field-notes/cf5-judge-appointments-2020-2024/https://data5amurai.com/field-notes/cf5-judge-appointments-2020-2024/Between 2020 and 2024, the Fifth Circuit went from a 12-5 Republican-appointee majority to a 12-5 Republican-appointee majority. Same numbers, different people — four retirements and four new appointments in the span. That surface-level stability hides a real shift: the new appointees are a decade ySun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTResearchdata5amurai Labs