Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican
Seat
CADC1003
Nominated
May 8, 1990
Committee hearing
June 27, 1990
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 12, 1990
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 13, 1990
Commissioned
July 16, 1990
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
Nov. 1, 2008

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
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated v. HHS 25-5133 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Friends of the Earth U.S. v. Export-Import Bank of the United States 25-5387 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
United States v. Stephen Johnson 24-3162 Decided July 31, 2026
Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB 22-1163 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund v. M & K Employee Solutions 23-7146 Decided July 7, 2026
TCP Specialists, LLC v. Secretary of Labor 25-1173 Decided June 12, 2026
Venezuela US SRL v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 25-7096 Decided June 12, 2026
Inova Health Care Services v. Omni Shoreham Corporation 25-7010 Decided April 17, 2026 Authored
Jane Doe v. Todd Blanche 25-5099 Decided April 17, 2026 Authored
Ryan Paul v. FAA 24-1348 Decided Feb. 27, 2026 Authored
Mohammad Hilmi Nassif & Partners v. Republic of Iraq 25-7003 Decided Feb. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jeffrey Williamson 24-3014 Decided Dec. 12, 2025 Authored
Marseille-Kliniken AG v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea 23-7169 Decided Sept. 23, 2025
Troy Grove v. NLRB 23-1164 Decided Sept. 8, 2025 Authored
United States v. Aaron Thorpe 23-3027 Decided Aug. 26, 2025
KLEO AG v. Rivada Networks, Inc. 23-7175 Decided Aug. 19, 2025
United States v. David Paitsel 23-3212 Decided Aug. 1, 2025
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs v. DOJ 24-5127 Decided July 25, 2025
Michael Muir v. DHS 22-1318 Decided July 25, 2025
Crowley Government Services, Inc. v. GSA 23-5183 Decided July 18, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Dissent Jane Doe v. Todd Blanche D.C. Circuit April 17, 2026
Opinion Inova Health Care Services v. Omni Shoreham Corporation D.C. Circuit April 17, 2026
Concurrence Ryan Paul v. FAA D.C. Circuit Feb. 27, 2026
Opinion Mohammad Hilmi Nassif & Partners v. Republic of Iraq D.C. Circuit Feb. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jeffrey Williamson D.C. Circuit Dec. 12, 2025
Opinion Energy Harbor, LLC v. FERC D.C. Circuit July 11, 2025
Opinion Stacia Hall v. District of Columbia Board of Elections D.C. Circuit June 20, 2025
Opinion Troy Grove v. NLRB D.C. Circuit June 13, 2025
Opinion United States v. Facebook, Inc. D.C. Circuit May 16, 2025
Opinion Sierra Club v. DOE D.C. Circuit April 15, 2025
Opinion United States v. Gerardo Gonzalez-Valencia D.C. Circuit April 11, 2025
Opinion Cigar Association of America v. FDA D.C. Circuit March 26, 2025
Opinion An opinion was released in case 23-1067, Marin Audubon Society v. FAA D.C. Circuit Feb. 28, 2025
Opinion An opinion was released in case 23-1067, Marin Audubon Society v. FAA D.C. Circuit Jan. 31, 2025
Opinion Cigar Association of America v. FDA D.C. Circuit Jan. 24, 2025
Opinion An opinion was released in case 23-1067, Marin Audubon Society v. FAA D.C. Circuit Nov. 12, 2024
Opinion of the Court United States v. Duckett D.C. Circuit May 24, 2019
Opinion of the Court New York v. E.P.A. D.C. Circuit April 23, 2019