Federal Circuit
Alan David Lourie
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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.
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Sept. 22opinion issued Concurred in Oguntade v. MSPB
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Sept. 22opinion issued Authored the opinion in Oguntade v. MSPB
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in Tenaris Bay City, Inc. v. United States
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Sept. 4
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Aug. 31
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Miller v. Collins
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in Vdpp, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
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Aug. 11
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Aug. 10opinion issued Authored the opinion in Hernandez v. Collins
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Aug. 10
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July 16panel identified Sat on the panel in Kg Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. v. United States
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July 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Dougherty Electric, Inc. v. United States
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |