POSITION NAME OF ORGANIZATION/ENTITY

PARTIES TERMS

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Report Ref/llired by the Ethics FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT AOJO in GovernmentActof/978 Rev. 112010 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009 (5 U.S.C. opp.§§ JOI-I 11)

1. Pe.-.on Reporting (last name, fir.;!, middle initial)

Elrod, Jennifer W.

2. Court or Organization

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

3. Date or Report

5/14/2010

4. Title {Aniclc II[ judges indicate active or senior status; magistrate judges indicate full- or part-time)

Circuit Court of Appeals, Active Judge

Sa. Report Type {check appropriate type)

0 Nomination, Date

0 Initial 0 Annual

Sb. 0 Amended Report

0 Final

6. Reporting Period

01/01/200\> to

12131/2009

7. Chamben or Office Address

515 Rusk Avenue, 12th Floor Houston, TX 77002-2603

8. On the basis or the Information contained in this Report and any modificatiom pertaining thereto, it 15, in my opinion, In compliance with applicable laws and regulation•.

Reviewing Officer Date

IMPORT ANT NOTES: The instructions accompanying this form must be followed. Complete anparts, checking the NONE box for each part where you havt! no reportable informatiotL Sign on last page.

I. POSITIONS. (Rt:porting indivullud only; supp. 'J-lJofjilingirulrudions..)

D NONE (No reportable positions.)

I. Board Member Texas Center for Legal Ethics

2.

3.

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:: 4 • ...,, ::::J<. -j II. AGREEMENTS. (R porlin& in4ivid""1 only; supp. 1'-16 of filing lnm11ctions.) f7j w

wD NONE (No reportable agreements.)

AND

I. 2009 Employee Retirement System of Texas (since 2002), no control - not vested

Texas County and District Retirement System (since 2002), no control - not vested

3.

Elrod, Jennifer W.

2.2009

SOURCE AND TYPE INCOME

SOURCE AND TYPE

SOURCE DATES LOCATION PURPOSE OR

Name of Person Reporting Date of Report FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

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III. NON-INVESTMENT INCOME. (Reporting U..awU/110/ anJspouse; supp. J7.U ofj.U,.g instnldions.)

A. Filer's Non-Investment Income

NONE (No reportable non-investment income.) [Z]

(yours, not spouse's)

l.

2.

3.

4.

B. Spouse's Non-Investment Income - lfyo,, ,.,.,,..,. ""'1Tktltluring,,nyporlionofthercportingyear, """'-pktethisuction.

(Dollar amount not required o:cept for honoraria.)

D NONE (No reportable non-investment income.)

I. 2009 Self-employed software consultant

2.

3.

4.

IV. REIMBURSEMENTS -tnurspolUzliorr, fod&ing,fqotl, enJerlllirunenJ.

(foclude• those to Sf'OUU and d enJchildren; sn pp. 15-17 of filing instructions)

D NONE (No reportable reimbursements.)

I. Texas Center for Legal Ethics 1/23(10 Austin, TX

2. Vanda-hilt University '2J5-'JJ7/l0 Nashville, 'IN

3. Harvard Law School 3/16-3/18/10 Cambridge, MA

4. Texas Tech School of Law 4/4-4/5/10 Lubbock, TX

5. State Bar of Texas 418/10 A11Stin, TX

6. Tex.as Center for Legal Ethics 5129/JO Austin, TX

Board Meeting

Speaking to law students and judge moot court

Speakimg to law students and judge moot court

Speaking to law students

Pattern Jury Comm Mtg

Board Mtg

ITEMS PAID PROVIDED

Mileage, Meals

Transportation, hote meals

Transportation, Hotel, Mc::als

Transportatioo, hotel, meals

Transportation, meals

Mileage, meals

13.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 3 of7

7. Texas Center for Legal Ethics 6/5/10 Austin, TX

8. Blackstone Legal Fellowship 8/5-816/10

9. Texas Center for Legal Ethics 9125110

to. University of Illinois Law 10fl7-I0/28/IO School

II. Texas Center for Legal Ethics 1115/10 Austin TX

Name or Person Reporting

Elrod, Jennifer W.

Phoenix, AZ

Galveston, TX

Champaign, IL

12. Federalist Society Convention 11/11-ll/15/IO Washington, DC

DR£ 1213-12/4 New York, NY

Board Mtg/Supreme Court Historical Dinner

Speaking to law srudents

Board meeting

Judging mock trials

20th Anniv of Lawyer's Creed Event

Moderating CLE panel, convention

Spealcing at CLE

Dale o.f Re-port

5/14120!0

Transportation, Meals, Hotel

Transportation, hotel, meals

Mileage, meals

Transportation, hotel, meals

Transportation, meals

Transportation, hotel, meals, convention fees

Transporation, hotel, meals

SOURCE DESCR.IPTION

CREDITOR DESCRIPTION VALUE

Date or Report FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

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V. GIFTS. (lndlUles tlune tospoU!lulld dq>eNi•J<J childnn; oe pp. 21-JI "ffding iru1r11ctions.)

[Z] NONE (No reportable gifts.)

VALUE

I.

2.

3.

4.

5.

VI. LIABILITIES. (Tlu:luda 1""s• of$JWNS• tmd ndool dtild n; SU pp. 12-JJ of filitrg instrt1ctio1U.)

D

Credit Card

CODE

K

NONE (No reportable liabilities.)

I. Wells Fargo Visa

2.

3.

4.

5.

c.

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2.

3.

8.

Date or Report Na.,e of Person Reporting FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT Page 5 of7 Elrod, Jennifer W. 5/1412010

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS -income, ""1ue, lrrursaroons and11tks tho• of spoase uuJ tkpoukm chW/mr; SU pp. :u-w of fding instr11ctwn.s.)

NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.) D A. B. D.

Description ofA>sets

(including trust asse!S)

Place "QC)" after eacli asset

exempt from prior disclosure

I. DREYFUS BOND MKT INDEX (IRA)

Income dwing I Gross value at end I Transactio reporting period

reporting period I of reporting period I

os during

I (I) (2) {I) {2) {!) (2) (3} (4} (5)

Amount Type(e.g Value Value Type(e.g Dale Value Gain Identity of Code I div rent, Code2 Method buy, sell, mmldd/yy Code2 Code I buyer/seller {A-H) 0£ int) (J-P) Code 3 redemption) (J-P) (A-H) (if private

(Q-W) transaction)

B Distnlmtion K T

Fidelity U.S. Bond lndex Fund (457 Plan) A Distribution Merged 12131/09 K A (with line 3)

BlackRock Boad Index None K T Buy 12131109 K

4. Schwab MktMgr INTL (IRA} A Dividend. L T

5. Schwab Small Cap Incle>: Fund A Dividend K T

6. Schwab Tola! Stk Mlct-INV None Sold 9/18/09 AK

7. Schwab Total Stk Mlt-SEL D Dividend M T Buy 9/18/09 K

9.

Vanguard Growth Index Fund (457 Plan) A Dividend L T

Vanguard Lifestrategy Growth (IRA} B Dividend L T

10. Vanguard College Savings Iowa (529) A Dividend J T

11. Te:iuis County and District Rclircmrot . A Interest J T System

12. Employee Retirement System ofTexas B Interest K T

13. Priccloclc Corporation incentive stoclc. optioo None J u

... :, .. 14.

15.

16.

17.

I. Income Goin Codes: A -Sl,000 or less B=Sl,001 -$2.500 c $2.501 • ss.ooo D •$5,001-$15,000 E=SIS.001 ·$50,000 ·1 (SeeColwnns Bl and 04) F sso.001. s100,ooo G "1100,001 - Sl,000,000 HI •Sl,000,001 • $5,000,000 H2 -More Ibo $5,000,000 i

2. V1luc Code. J •SI 5,000 or lcos IC •SIS,001. $50,000 L =$50,001 • SJ00,000 M •$100,001-$250,000 i (See Columns Cl and DJ) N =$250.00I - SS00,000 0 =SS00,001 - s 1,000,000 Pl =Sl,000,001-$5,000.000 P2 •S5,000,00l -S25,000,000

Pl •$25,000,00 l • $50,000,000 P4 •More thUl $50,000,000 I 3. Value Mclhod Codl!1 Q•Apprsisal R -CO<I (Real E.<1.a1<: Only) S =As!:iCssmcnt T ashMadct l

(See Colwnn Cl) U •Book Value V <>Other W --Estimated I

Name of Pcrsoo Reporting Date of Report FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 6 of7 Elrod, Jeunifer W. 5/14!2010

VIII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR EXPLANATIONS. (lrulicateJ>llffofRqmrt.)

Part VII: Line 2: The investment in Fidelity US Bond Index Fund was automatically and directly transfered by 457 Plan Manager to BlackRock Bond Index at

close of year

NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY FAI.SIFfES OR FAILS TO FILE TIIlS REPORT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL .

Name of Person Reporting Dale of ReportFINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 7 of7 Elrod, Jennifer W. 5/14/2010

IX. CERTIFICATION.

I certify that all information given above (including information pertaining to my spouse and minor or dependent children, if any} is accul"llte, true, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that any information not reported was withheld because It met applicable statutory· provisions permitting non-disclosure.

· I further certify that earned income from outside employment and honorarla and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported are In compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. app. § 501 et. seq., 5 U.S.C. § 7353, and Judicial Conference regulations.

Signa

AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS (S U.S.C. app. § 104}

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Mail signed original and 3 additional copies to:

Committee on Financial Disclosure Administrative Office of the United States Courts Suite 2-301 One Columbus Circle, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20544

POSITION NAME OF ORGANIZATION/ENTIIY

PARTIES AND TERMS

-.-

· ·-

: .

Report Required by the Ethics FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT AOlO in Government Act of 1978Rev. 112010 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009 (5 U.S.C. opp. §§ 101-1 I I)

I. Pcrwn Reporting (last name, first, middle initial)

Elrod, Jennifer W.

2. Court or Organization

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

J. Date of Report

5/14f20!0

4. Title {Article III judges indicate active or senior status; magistrate judges indicate full- or part-time)

Circuit Court of Appeals, Active Judge

Sa. Report Type {check appropriate type)

D Nomination, Date

D Initial [Z] Annual

Sb. D Amended Report

D Final

6. Reporting Period

01/0112009 to

12/31/2009

7. ChJOJnbers or Office Addn=

515 Rusk Avenue, 12th Floor Houston, TX 77002-2603

8. On the basis of the Information contained in this Report and any modifiatiom pertaining thereto, it Is. in my opinion, In compliance with appliCJlble Jaws and regulations.

Reviewing Officer Date

IMPORTANT NOTES: The instructions accompanying thisf'!rm must he followed. Complete all parts, cht!cldng tht! NONE box for each part where you have no rt!pDrlahk informatioTL Sign on last page.

I. POSITIONS. (Keporling int!WUl11ol only; sec pp. 9-11 offtlini: instr11ctions.)

D NONE (No reportable positions.)

I. Board Mc:mber Texas Center for Legal Ethics

2.

3.

4. .

5. . ..

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' . ......_

-. ("" .... c' .."'C'l

II. AGREEMENTS. (R porlini: intfivid11al t»rly; SU pp. 11-16 of filing lnstr11ctions.) w wD NONE (No reportable agreements.)

I. 2009 Employee Retirement Systc:m of Texas (since 2002), no control - not vested

Texas County and District Retirement Syslem (since 2002), no control - not vested

3.

Elrod, Jennifer W.

2.2009

SOURCE AND TYPE INCOME

SOURCE AND TYPE

SOURCE DATES LOCATION PURPQSE ITEMS QR

2.

Name of rcrson Reporting Date of Report FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Elrod, .Jennifer W. 5/14/2010Page 2 of7

III. N0N-JNVESTMENT IN CO ME. (Reportfrrg bu/",,.;,J,,a/ and spouse, SU pp. 17-U of f,U,.g instrntions.)

A. Filer's Non-Investment Income

NONE (No reportable non-investment income.) l2J

(yours, not spouse's)

I.

3.

4.

B. Spouse's Non-Investment Income - lfyo" -rt:ltflUTkrltllUinganyporlionoftherqHJrti11gyear, co"'p thissection.

(Dollar amount no/ requiredexceptfor honorariaJ

D NONE (No reportable non-investment income.)

I. 2009 Self-employed software coosu!UU>t

2.

3.

4.

IV. REIMBURSEMENTS -trvnsporl'11krn, lod&iflg,fotHI, enterlllitunenJ.

(Tncludes thou to sf>OUU and depen</enJ clrildren; stt pp. 25-27 of filing inrtroctions.)

0 NONE (No reportable reimbursements.)

Board Meeting

PAID PROVIDED

Mileage, Meals I. Texas Center for Legal Ethics 1/23fl0 Austin, TX

2. Vanderbilt University 2/5-217/10 Nashville, 1N

3. Harvard Law School 3/16-3/18/10 Cambridge, MA

4. Texas Tech School of Law 4/4-4/5/10 Lubbock, TX

5. State Bar of Texas 4/8/10 Austin, TX

6. Tex.as Center for Legal Ethics 5129110 Austin, TX

Speaking to law students andjudge moot court

Speakimg to Jaw students andjudgc moot court

Speaking to law students

Pattern Jury Comm Mtg

Board Mtg

Transporlation, hole meals

Transportation, Hotel, Meals

Transportation, hotel, meals

Tran.sportation, meals

Mileage, meals

8.

13.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 3 of7

Name of Person Reporting

Elrod, Jennifer W. 5/1412010

7. Texas Center for Legal Ethics 6/5/10 Austin, TX Board Mtg/Supreme Court Transportation, Meals, Hotel Historical Dinner

Blackstone Legal Fellowship 8/5-8/6/10 Phoenix, AZ Speaking to law students Transportation, hotel, meals

9. Texas Center for Legal Ethics 9125/10 Galveston, TX Board meeting Mileage, meals

Champaign, IL

Austin TX

10. University of[llinois Law 10127-10/28/10 School

Judging mock trials Transportation, hotel, meals

20th Anniv of Lawyer's Transportation, meals Creed Event

II. Texas Center for Legal Ethics 1 115/ 10

12. Federalist Society Convention 1 J/ 11-11/15/ 10 Washington, DC Moderating CLE panel, Transportation, hotel, meals, convention convention fees

DR£ 1213-1214 New York, NY Speaking at CLE Transporation, hotel, meals

of filing

SOURCE DESCRJPTION

CREDITOR DESCRJPTION

VALUE

VALUE

Name of Penon Reporting DateofRcportFINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 4 of7 Elrod, Jennifer W. 5/14/2010

V. GIFTS. (lnd#lhs tht>U to spouse and JrpeNknt childrt!n; Uf'pp. 28-11

[ZJ NONE (No reportable gifts.)

instTNctions.)

!.

2.

3.

4.

5.

VJ. LIABILITIES. (lllU:l,,da those ofs:pouse tutti tkpnuknl chil.tlrrn; supp. 32-11 of filing instr11ctio.u.)

D NONE (No reportable liabilities.)

CODE

I. Wells Fargo Visa Credit Card K.

2.

3.

4.

5.

I

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Ld L ., -'·'""'

I I

(J-P)

3.

I

Date or Report Name of Pcnon Rcportini: FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

Page 5 of7 5/1412010Elrod, Jennifer W.

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS - in=-. va1ue. IJ'tursoctions and11t1a thou of.,,.,_""" depcnknt c1tiLlm•: see PP. u-w of fiiint: instrMctwn3-)

NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.) D A. B. C. D.

Description of rusets (including trust assets)

Place "(X)" after each asset

exempt from prior disclosure

Income during Gross value at end I reporting period I nf ri:porting perind I

Transactioos during reporting period

(I)Amount Cnde I

(A-H)

(2)Type (e.g div rent,

or int)

(I)Value

Code2 (J-P)

(2)Value

Method Code 3

(Q-W)

Type(1)(e.g

buy, sell,

redemption)

(2)Date

mm/dd/yy

(3}Value

Code2

(4}Gain

Code I (A-H)

(5)Identity of

buyer/seller(if private

transaction)

I. DREYFUS BOND MKT INDEX (IRA) B Distnlmtion K T

2. Fidelity U.S. Bond lndex Fund (457 Plan) A Distribution Merged 12131/09 K A (with line 3)

BlackRock Bond Index Nooe K T Buy 12131/09 K

4. Schwab MktMgr INTL (IRA) A Dividend L T

5. Schwab Small Cap Cndex Fund A Dividend K T

6. Schwab Total Stk Mlct-INV None Sold 9/18/09 K A

7. Schwab Total Stk Mkt-SEL D Dividend M T Buy 9/18/09 K

8. Vanguard Growth Index Fund (457 Plan) A Dividend L T

9. Vanguard Lifostratcgy Growth (IRA) B Divideod L T

10. Vanguard College Savings Iowa (529) A Dividend J T

11. Texas Coooty and District Retirement . A Iotcrest J T System

12. Employee Retirement System ofTcxas B Interest K T

13. Priceloclc Corporation incentive stock option None J u

14.

15.

16.

17.

I. lntome Gain Codes: A -Sl,000 or less 8>"$1,001-$2.500 c =$2.501- $5,000 D •$5,001 • $15,000 E•Sll,001 • $50,000 ·1 (See Colwnns BI and 04) F•SS0,001-SIOO,OOO G I00,001-$1,000,000 HI •S 1,000,00 I • $5 ,000,000 H2 <Mor< than $5,000,000 i

2. Value Codc.

(See Column• Cl and 03) J ;o-$ J S,000 or less

N =$250,001 • $500,000

K.=$15,001 -$50,000

0 500,001-Sl.OOO,OOO

L =$50,001 • SI00,000

Pl 1.000,001-$5,000,000

M =SIOO.OOl -S'250,000

P2 •$5,000,00l -$25,000,000 i I

3. Va1ue Mclhod Codes Pl ·S25,ooo.001 • sso.000.000

Q•Apprai.sal R =CO<l (Real fs;tal<) Only) P4 =More lhan $50,000,000,

S =Asses.s nt T-=Cash Market I I

(See Column C2) U •Book Value V-Qther w ....F_stim:tted i

N1me of Person Reporting Date of Report FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

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VIII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR EXPLANATIONS. (lntiicateparttJ/Keport.)

Part VlI: Line 2: The investment in Fidelity US Bond Index Fund was automatically and directly transfered by 457 Plan Manager to BlackRock Bond lndeic at close of year

NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY FALSIFIES OR FAILS TO FILE THIS REPORT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CML.

Name ofl'erson Reporting Date or Report FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

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IX. CERTIFICATION.

I certify that all information given above (including infoTJlllltion pertaining to my spouse and minor or dependent children, if any) Is accurate, true, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that any information not reported was withheld because It met applicable statutory provisions permitting non-disclosure.

·I further certify that eamed income from outside employment and hooorarfa and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported are In compliance with the provisions of 5 V.S.C. app. § 501 et. seq., 5 U.S.C. § 7353, and Judicial Conference regulations.

Signa

AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS (5 U.S.C. app. § 104)

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Mail signed original and 3 additional copies to:

Committee on Financial Disclosure Administrative Office of the United States Courts Suite 2-301 One Columbus Circle, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20544