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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA20706
Nominated
Aug. 5, 2021
Committee hearing
Sept. 14, 2021
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 21, 2021
Senate vote
51–45Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 1, 2021
Commissioned
Nov. 5, 2021
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
Skatteforvaltningen v. Markowitz 25-916 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
United States v. Bagley 25-606 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
Umb 24-2865 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
Paez v. Syracuse University 25-1747 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Mehrotra v. U.S. Dep't of Lab. 23-7798 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Glover v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company 25-1760 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
United States Ex Rel. Chiles v. Cooke Inc. 25-155 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
United States v. McCrone 22-3178 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Out v. Calamari 24-3205 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored
Chapdelaine v. Desjardin 24-2535 Decided July 2, 2026
America, Inc. v. Thom Browne, Inc. 24-1510 Decided April 29, 2026
United States v. Pence 24-1025 Decided April 10, 2026
Vidal v. Venettozzi 24-2548 Decided April 1, 2026 Authored
Petersen Energ�a; Eton Park v. Argentie Argentine Republic, YPF S.A. 23-23-77370 (L); 23-7376 (L) Decided March 27, 2026
Sufiyan v. Bondi 22-6392 Decided March 12, 2026 Authored
GEICO v. Mayzenberg 22-2537 Decided March 10, 2026 Authored
In Re: Ex Parte Application of SBK ART LLC 25-1563 Decided Feb. 20, 2026
United States v. Cardenas 24-2734 Decided Feb. 18, 2026 Authored
Lanesborough 2000, LLC v. Nextres, LLC 24-2211 Decided Feb. 6, 2026
Duke v. Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp. 24-3207 Decided Feb. 5, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court United States v. Bagley Second Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Opinion Umb Second Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion Paez v. Syracuse University Second Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion United States v. McCrone Second Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Out v. Calamari Second Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion Vidal v. Venettozzi Second Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court Sufiyan v. Bondi Second Circuit March 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Cardenas Second Circuit Feb. 18, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Belloisi Second Circuit Jan. 16, 2026
Opinion J.M. v. New York City Dept. of Ed. Second Circuit Dec. 9, 2025
Opinion B.G.S. v. Bondi Second Circuit Nov. 24, 2025
Opinion Marcus & Cinelli, LLP v. Aspen Am. Ins. Co. Second Circuit Oct. 23, 2025
Opinion United States v. Elias Second Circuit Oct. 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. Fishman, Giannelli Second Circuit Sept. 22, 2025
Opinion Mid-New York Environ. v. Dragon Springs Second Circuit Sept. 16, 2025
Opinion Walton v. Comfort Systems Second Circuit Sept. 9, 2025
Opinion Schuyler v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Second Circuit Aug. 14, 2025
Opinion Thermal Surgical, LLC v. Brown Second Circuit Aug. 8, 2025
Opinion Volokh v. James Second Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion United States v. Orena Second Circuit July 31, 2025