Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican
Seat
CAFC0602
Nominated
Jan. 24, 1990
Committee hearing
March 22, 1990
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 5, 1990
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
April 5, 1990
Commissioned
April 6, 1990
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

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
Oguntade v. MSPB 25-1114 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
Tenaris Bay City, Inc. v. United States 25-1382 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company v. United States 25-1395 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Constellation Designs, LLC v. Lg Electronics, Inc. 24-1822 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Miller v. Collins 24-1790 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Vdpp, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. 24-2226 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Dental Monitoring Sas v. Align Technology, Inc. 25-1752 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Hernandez v. Collins 25-1301 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Kg Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. v. United States 25-1411 Decided July 16, 2026
Dougherty Electric, Inc. v. United States 24-1458 Decided July 15, 2026
Wyeth LLC v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp 24-2325 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored
Hamp's Construction LLC v. Secretary of the Army 24-1528 Decided June 30, 2026
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc. 25-1427 Decided June 23, 2026 Authored
Greenidge v. Collins 24-2044 Decided June 5, 2026
Agi Suretrack LLC v. Farmers Edge Inc. 24-1730 Decided June 2, 2026
Veterans Legal Advocacy Group v. Collins 24-1759 Decided June 1, 2026
Chafin v. Opm 24-2369 Decided May 27, 2026 Authored
Davis v. Collins 24-1412 Decided May 19, 2026
Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc. v. Safe Foods Corp. 24-2160 Decided May 4, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Oguntade v. MSPB Federal Circuit Sept. 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court Oguntade v. MSPB Federal Circuit Sept. 22, 2026
Opinion Hernandez v. Collins Federal Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion Dental Monitoring Sas v. Align Technology, Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion Wyeth LLC v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp Federal Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc. Federal Circuit June 23, 2026
Opinion Chafin v. Opm Federal Circuit May 27, 2026
Opinion Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc. v. Safe Foods Corp. Federal Circuit May 4, 2026
Opinion Fortress Iron, Lp v. Digger Specialties, Inc. Federal Circuit April 2, 2026
Opinion Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc. Federal Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion Ingevity Corporation v. Basf Corporation Federal Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Opinion Holstein v. Collins Federal Circuit Jan. 30, 2026
Opinion White v. Hhs Federal Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion Micron Technology Inc. v. Longhorn Ip LLC Federal Circuit Dec. 18, 2025
Opinion Seagen Inc. v. Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd. Federal Circuit Dec. 2, 2025
Opinion In Re GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC Federal Circuit Dec. 1, 2025
Opinion White v. Hhs Federal Circuit Aug. 27, 2025
Opinion In Re BRUNETTI Federal Circuit Aug. 26, 2025
Opinion Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Qiagen Sciences, LLC Federal Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft v. Sirius Xm Radio Inc. Federal Circuit June 9, 2025