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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA30905
Nominated
Jan. 19, 2022
Committee hearing
March 2, 2022
Committee action
Not ReportedApril 4, 2022
Senate vote
50–47Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 29, 2022
Commissioned
Oct. 20, 2022
ABA rating
Well 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
Kindra O'Bryant v. DCP&P 23-1950 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 26-1252 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Patrick Santoro v. Tower Health 24-3173 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Luis Figueroa 23-1742 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Philip Epps 24-2542 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
BPS Direct LLC v. 23-3235 Decided May 11, 2026 Authored
Johnson & Johnson v. Samsung Bioepis Co Ltd 25-1831 Decided April 14, 2026
Pawneet Abramowski v. Nuvei Corp 24-3156 Decided Feb. 3, 2026
Essintial Enterprise Solutions LLC v. SBA 25-1367 Decided Feb. 3, 2026
Sherice Sargent v. School District of Philadelphia 24-3112 Decided Feb. 2, 2026
United States v. Christopher Texidor 24-3314 Decided Jan. 8, 2026
Ousmane Savane v. Secretary United States Department of Homeland Sec 24-3286 Decided Jan. 7, 2026
United States v. Randar Munoz 24-2918 Decided Jan. 6, 2026 Authored
Rocky Freeman v. J. Lincalis 23-1566 Decided Oct. 29, 2025
Nita Patel v. United States 23-2418 Decided Oct. 17, 2025
United States v. Carlos Cuevas-Almonte 24-3013 Decided Oct. 14, 2025
Erie Indemnity Co v. Troy Stephenson 24-1443 Decided Oct. 14, 2025
Novo Nordisk Inc v. Secretary US Dept & Health and Human Services 24-2510 Decided Oct. 6, 2025
Jayeola Amos v. Attorney General United States of America 22-2095 Decided Oct. 1, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Patrick Santoro v. Tower Health Third Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Philip Epps Third Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion of the Court Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey Third Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion BPS Direct LLC v. Third Circuit May 11, 2026
Concurrence in part Mahmoud Khalil v. President United States of America Third Circuit Jan. 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Randar Munoz Third Circuit Jan. 6, 2026
Opinion Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc v. Scranton Products Inc Third Circuit Sept. 26, 2025
Opinion Mohammad Qatanani v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit July 15, 2025
Opinion MTE Holdings LLC v. Third Circuit May 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. Dwayne Sherman Third Circuit Jan. 16, 2025
Opinion William Webb, Jr. v. Department of Justice Third Circuit Sept. 27, 2024
Opinion Quintez Talley v. Pushkalai Pillai Third Circuit Sept. 6, 2024
Opinion Rachel Spivack v. City of Philadelphia Third Circuit July 29, 2024
Opinion The Chemours Company FC, LLC v. EPA Third Circuit July 23, 2024
Opinion Cephia Hayes v. New Jersey Department of Human Services Third Circuit July 19, 2024
Opinion James Scanlan v. American Airlines Group Inc Third Circuit May 21, 2024
Opinion Sherry Lewis v. GEICO Third Circuit April 15, 2024
Opinion Paulette Barclift v. Keystone Credit Services LLC Third Circuit Feb. 16, 2024
Opinion Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association v. Attorney General New Jersey Third Circuit Feb. 14, 2024
Opinion Vertiv Inc. v. Wayne Burt PTE Ltd Third Circuit Feb. 1, 2024