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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CADC0507
Nominated
Jan. 3, 2023
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 2, 2023
Senate vote
53–40Roll Call
Confirmed
May 15, 2023
Commissioned
May 16, 2023
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
Alstom Transportation, Inc. v. FRA 25-5456 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
Alishea Kingdom v. Donald Trump 26-5236 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
United States v. Robert Burke 25-3104 Decided Sept. 18, 2026 Authored
Eric Flannery v. Mark Eckenwiler 24-7168 Decided Sept. 4, 2026 Authored
Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 25-5137 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Evangelistic Godson v. Johns Hopkins Medicine 25-7011 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
National Council of Nonprofits v. OMB 25-5148 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Music Choice v. CRB 25-1039 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Hesai Technology Co., Ltd v. DOD 25-5256 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Ramona Matos Rodriguez v. Pan American Health Organization 24-7135 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. v. DOD 25-5367 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Jared Fishman v. DC 25-7050 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri v. FERC 24-1270 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service 26-5123 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Antonio Payne 24-3130 Decided July 31, 2026
Ralph de la Torre v. Bill Cassidy 25-5353 Decided July 31, 2026
Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA 18-1149 Decided July 28, 2026
PhantomALERT Inc. v. Apple Inc. 25-7017 Decided July 24, 2026
Beyond Nuclear, Inc. v. NRC 24-1318 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. 25-5177 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Robert Burke D.C. Circuit Sept. 18, 2026
Opinion Eric Flannery v. Mark Eckenwiler D.C. Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. D.C. Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court Evangelistic Godson v. Johns Hopkins Medicine D.C. Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion Hesai Technology Co., Ltd v. DOD D.C. Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. v. DOD D.C. Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Ramona Matos Rodriguez v. Pan American Health Organization D.C. Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri v. FERC D.C. Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Beyond Nuclear, Inc. v. NRC D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Order New York Times Company v. DOD D.C. Circuit July 16, 2026
Dissent New York Times Company v. DOD D.C. Circuit July 16, 2026
Opinion United States v. All Petroleum-Product Cargo Onboard the M/T Arina D.C. Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion Clean Fuels Alliance America v. EPA D.C. Circuit March 13, 2026
Opinion of the Court Ryan Paul v. FAA D.C. Circuit Feb. 27, 2026
Opinion Cboe Global Markets, Inc. v. SEC D.C. Circuit Oct. 14, 2025
Opinion In re: Sealed Case D.C. Circuit Sept. 24, 2025
Order Lisa Cook v. Donald Trump D.C. Circuit Sept. 15, 2025
Writing Global Health Council v. Donald J. Trump D.C. Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion Pauline Newman v. Kimberly Moore D.C. Circuit Aug. 22, 2025