The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday turned down a request by the Miccosukee Indian tribe to reinstate former state appellate Judge Angel Cortiñas as its attorney.

Cortiñas was disqualified Thursday by U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke at a sanctions hearing in Miami. Cooke determined Cortiñas, now a Gunster partner, heard related cases while a judge on the Third District Court of Appeal.