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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Jimmy CarterDemocratic
Seat
CA21301
Nominated
May 3, 1979
Committee hearing
June 7, 1979
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 14, 1979
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 19, 1979
Commissioned
June 21, 1979
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
June 11, 2002

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. DeFelice 25-920 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
Lowell v. Lyft, Inc. 24-2948 Decided Aug. 27, 2026 Authored
USA V. 24-2707 (L) Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Glover v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company 25-1760 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
SEC V. 25-35 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
Reyes v. City of New York 23-7640 mtn Decided Aug. 6, 2026
In Re: Laura Charlene Goebel 25-103 Decided July 28, 2026
Cangro v. NYC Dep't of Finance 24-3004 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
McClarin v. City of New York 23-7310 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital v. New York State Nurses Association 25-113 Decided July 7, 2026
United States v. Simmons 23-7400 Decided June 1, 2026 Authored
Campbell v. Broome County 25-406 Decided April 9, 2026 Authored
Jin v. City of New York 23-1019 Decided March 12, 2026 Authored
Sufiyan v. Bondi 22-6392 Decided March 12, 2026
United States v. Boria 24-1871 Decided Feb. 4, 2026
Alta Partners, LLC v. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. 23-7876 Decided Jan. 15, 2026
Baltas v. Jones 24-100 Decided Dec. 15, 2025
Barnes v. United States 24-830 Decided Dec. 15, 2025
United States v. Ng Chong Hwa 23-6333 Decided Dec. 5, 2025 Authored
B.G.S. v. Bondi 23-6862 Decided Nov. 24, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Lowell v. Lyft, Inc. Second Circuit Aug. 27, 2026
Opinion SEC V. Second Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion Cangro v. NYC Dep't of Finance Second Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion McClarin v. City of New York Second Circuit July 13, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Simmons Second Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion Campbell v. Broome County Second Circuit April 9, 2026
Dissent Jin v. City of New York Second Circuit March 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ng Chong Hwa Second Circuit Dec. 5, 2025
Opinion Vista Food Exchange, Inc. v. Comercial De Alimentos Sanchez Second Circuit July 24, 2025
Opinion Zivkovic v. Laura Christy LLC Second Circuit May 15, 2025
Opinion United States v. Conde Second Circuit April 11, 2025
Opinion Lara-Grimaldi v. County of Putnam Second Circuit March 27, 2025
Opinion Flynn v. McGraw Hill LLC Second Circuit Nov. 6, 2024
Opinion Salamone v. Douglas Marine Corp. Second Circuit Aug. 8, 2024
Opinion Moll v. Telesector Second Circuit Feb. 28, 2024
Opinion Rupp v. City of Buffalo Second Circuit Jan. 31, 2024
Opinion Meyer v. Seidel Second Circuit Dec. 21, 2023
Opinion United States v. Gibson Second Circuit Dec. 6, 2022
Opinion Walker v. Schult Second Circuit Aug. 16, 2022
Opinion Vengalattore v. Cornell University Second Circuit June 2, 2022