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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA41103
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2019
Senate vote
53–44Roll Call
Confirmed
March 5, 2019
Commissioned
March 21, 2019
ABA rating
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
Omari Mason v. Kevin Talley 23-7201 Decided Sept. 28, 2026 Authored
Juan Rivera v. Robert Guadian 25-7050 Decided Sept. 10, 2026 Authored
Oscar Lopez Garcia v. Robert Guadian 25-7044 Decided Sept. 10, 2026 Authored
United States v. Richard Rund 24-1958 Decided Sept. 4, 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
Kaitlyn Trimble v. Entrata, Inc. 25-1975 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
The Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Levi Owens 25-1848 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Elshan Bayramov v. Peritus Portfolio Services 25-1501 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
TitleMax of South Carolina, Inc. v. Wendy Spicher 25-2027 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Elshan Bayramov v. American Credit Acceptance 25-1490 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Legacy Spencer v. Edward Glaser, III 25-1425 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Daniel Mook v. G. Hall 25-1677 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Colby Crosby v. Colleton County Sheriff's Office 24-1076 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
In re: The Boeing Company 25-1492 Decided July 20, 2026
Golden Corral Corporation v. Illinois Union Insurance Company 25-1682 Decided July 15, 2026
J. Robert van Faassen, LLM v. Greg Lindberg 24-1898 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
United States v. Melvin Gil 25-4176 Decided July 9, 2026
United States v. Kevin Williams 24-4512 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Cassiopia Rhoads v. Erik Riddell 25-1860 Decided July 2, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Omari Mason v. Kevin Talley Fourth Circuit Sept. 28, 2026
Dissent Juan Rivera v. Robert Guadian Fourth Circuit Sept. 10, 2026
Dissent Oscar Lopez Garcia v. Robert Guadian Fourth Circuit Sept. 10, 2026
Opinion United States v. Richard Rund Fourth Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion The Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Levi Owens Fourth Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion Daniel Mook v. G. Hall Fourth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Legacy Spencer v. Edward Glaser, III Fourth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion of the Court Colby Crosby v. Colleton County Sheriff's Office Fourth Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion J. Robert van Faassen, LLM v. Greg Lindberg Fourth Circuit July 14, 2026
Dissent United States v. Kevin Williams Fourth Circuit July 7, 2026
Concurrence in part United States v. Tonya Farley Fourth Circuit July 2, 2026
Concurrence Cassiopia Rhoads v. Erik Riddell Fourth Circuit July 2, 2026
Concurrence in part United States v. Shronda Covington Fourth Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion K.C. Langford v. Donnie Stonebreaker Fourth Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion United States v. Tyrone Davis Fourth Circuit June 2, 2026
Opinion James Mebane v. GKN Driveline North America, Inc. Fourth Circuit June 2, 2026
Dissent Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. United States Department of the Army Fourth Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rami Mhana Fourth Circuit May 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Tyrone Davis Fourth Circuit May 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rami Mhana Fourth Circuit May 12, 2026