Second Circuit
Amalya Lyle Kearse
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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.
-
Sept. 2panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. DeFelice
-
Aug. 27opinion issued Authored the opinion in Lowell v. Lyft, Inc.
-
Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in USA V.
-
Aug. 11
-
Aug. 6opinion issued Authored the opinion in SEC V.
-
Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Reyes v. City of New York
-
July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in In Re: Laura Charlene Goebel
-
July 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in Cangro v. NYC Dep't of Finance
-
July 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in McClarin v. City of New York
-
July 7
-
June 1opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Simmons
-
April 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in Campbell v. Broome County
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |