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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA40109
Nominated
May 7, 2018
Committee hearing
June 20, 2018
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 19, 2018
Senate vote
62–28Roll Call
Confirmed
Aug. 16, 2018
Commissioned
Sept. 4, 2018
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina Judge March 6, 2018 Sept. 6, 2018 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Donald J. Trump
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Sept. 4, 2018 In service Donald J. Trump

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Kerron Andrews v. Baltimore City Police Department 18-1953 Decided Sept. 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Marvin Gutierrez 24-4325 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Cristian Arevalo Arias 24-4308 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Carlos Turcios Villatoro 24-4358 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
Sung-Chul Jung v. Fairfax Taxi, Inc. 25-1702 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Brian O'Connor v. Fairfax Taxi, Inc. 25-1699 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Eddie Stewart v. GES Recycling South Carolina LLC 24-1523 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Richard Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC 25-2080 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Richard Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC 25-1350 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Claudia Orellana-Ramos v. Todd Blanche 25-2320 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Ibrahima Dieng v. Orkin, LLC 25-1221 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche 24-2155 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Daniel Mook v. G. Hall 25-1677 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche 24-1226 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Vapor Technology Association v. McKinley Wooten, Jr. 25-1745 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
United States v. Bisheem Jones 23-4711 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
In re: The Boeing Company 25-1492 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Kirsten Ball 24-4197 Decided July 14, 2026
United States v. Jose Belmonte Cardozo 25-4239 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jermaine Carson, Jr. 25-4200 Decided July 8, 2026

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence in part Kerron Andrews v. Baltimore City Police Department Fourth Circuit Sept. 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. Carlos Turcios Villatoro Fourth Circuit Sept. 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Marvin Gutierrez Fourth Circuit Sept. 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Cristian Arevalo Arias Fourth Circuit Sept. 3, 2026
Concurrence Claudia Orellana-Ramos v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion Richard Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion Richard Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Concurrence in part Ibrahima Dieng v. Orkin, LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Dissent Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Dissent Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Dissent Vapor Technology Association v. McKinley Wooten, Jr. Fourth Circuit July 30, 2026
Concurrence in part United States v. Bisheem Jones Fourth Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion In re: The Boeing Company Fourth Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jose Belmonte Cardozo Fourth Circuit July 13, 2026
Dissent Pierre Riley v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Inc. v. The Chemours Company FC, LLC Fourth Circuit June 3, 2026
Dissent Josselyn Rodriguez-Solis v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit May 21, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Hatchet Speed Fourth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Andre Williamson Fourth Circuit April 30, 2026
Concurrence American Federation of State, County and Municipal v. SSA Fourth Circuit April 10, 2026