Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CASD1703
Nominated
May 11, 2011
Committee hearing
Sept. 7, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 6, 2011
Senate vote
90–6Roll Call
Confirmed
Feb. 9, 2012
Commissioned
Feb. 10, 2012
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
United States v. Hunt 23-2342 Decided Aug. 27, 2025
Hahnenkamm, LLC v. United States 22-2018 Decided June 21, 2024
Perlick v. DVA 23-1091 Decided June 20, 2024 Authored
Dragon Intellectual Property LLC v. Dish Network L.L.C. 22-1621 Decided May 20, 2024 Authored
Leming v. Hhs 23-1032 Decided April 15, 2024 Authored
Lewis v. Bop 23-2015 Decided March 4, 2024
Faisal Nabin Kashem v. William Barr 17-35634 Decided Oct. 21, 2019

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Perlick v. DVA Federal Circuit June 20, 2024
Opinion Dragon Intellectual Property LLC v. Dish Network L.L.C. Federal Circuit May 20, 2024
Opinion Leming v. Hhs Federal Circuit April 15, 2024