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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA41102
Nominated
April 28, 2003
Committee hearing
June 25, 2003
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 10, 2003
Senate vote
93–0Roll Call
Confirmed
July 17, 2003
Commissioned
Aug. 15, 2003
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
March 21, 2019
Service ended
July 31, 2019Retirement

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
United States v. Daniel Mathis 16-4633; 16-4635; 16-4637; 16-4641; 16-4837; 16-4838 Decided July 31, 2019
United States v. Randall Cornette 18-6041 Decided July 30, 2019
United States v. Benjamin Galecki 18-4727; 18-4730 Decided July 29, 2019
United States v. Roger Charles, II 17-7416 Decided July 26, 2019
United States v. Christopher Rodriguez-Soriano 18-4291 Decided July 24, 2019
Xia Bi v. Terry McAuliffe 18-2194 Decided July 17, 2019
Manning v. Caldwell for City of Roanoke 17-1320 Decided July 16, 2019
Xia Bi v. Terry McAuliffe 18-2194 Decided July 9, 2019
United States v. Bryshun Furlow 18-4531 Decided June 27, 2019
Xia Bi v. Terry McAuliffe 18-2194 Decided June 12, 2019
L-3 Communications Corporation v. Serco, Inc. 18-1423 Decided June 10, 2019
Wards Corner Beauty Acad., Corp. v. Nat'l Accrediting Comm'n of Career Arts 18-1290 Decided April 30, 2019 Authored
David Schwartz v. J.J.F. Management Services 18-2160 Decided April 29, 2019 Authored
Mynor Tun-Cos v. B. Perrotte 18-1451 Decided April 26, 2019
John Hayes, III v. Mark Carver 17-7441 Decided April 22, 2019
Capital Associated Industries v. Josh Stein 17-2218 Decided April 19, 2019
United States v. Jose Guzman-Velasquez 18-4133 Decided March 28, 2019
Lance Belville v. Ford Motor Company 18-1470 Decided March 25, 2019
R.F. v. Cecil County Public Schools 18-1780 Decided March 25, 2019 Authored
Howard Duncan v. William Barr 17-2423 Decided March 22, 2019 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Wards Corner Beauty Acad., Corp. v. Nat'l Accrediting Comm'n of Career Arts Fourth Circuit April 30, 2019
Opinion David Schwartz v. J.J.F. Management Services Fourth Circuit April 29, 2019
Opinion R.F. v. Cecil County Public Schools Fourth Circuit March 25, 2019
Opinion Howard Duncan v. William Barr Fourth Circuit March 22, 2019
Opinion Howard Duncan v. William Barr Fourth Circuit March 20, 2019
Opinion Howard Duncan v. William Barr Fourth Circuit March 19, 2019
Opinion Garry Curtis v. Propel Property Tax Funding Fourth Circuit Feb. 6, 2019
Opinion Booking.com. B v. v. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Fourth Circuit Feb. 4, 2019
Opinion Save Our Sound OBX, Inc. v. NC Dept of Transportation Fourth Circuit Jan. 23, 2019