Second Circuit
Christopher Fitzgerald Droney
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- CA20310
- Nominated
- May 4, 2011
- Committee hearing
- June 22, 2011
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 21, 2011
- Senate vote
- 88–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Nov. 28, 2011
- Commissioned
- Dec. 1, 2011
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- June 30, 2019
- Service ended
- Jan. 2, 2020Retirement
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | Judge | Sept. 18, 1997 | Dec. 1, 2011 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | William J. Clinton |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Judge | Dec. 1, 2011 | Jan. 2, 2020 Retirement | Barack Obama |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Dec. 30, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Blaszczak
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Dec. 30, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Raymond McLaughlin
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Dec. 23, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Laurent v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Dec. 19, 2019
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Dec. 13, 2019
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Dec. 10, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Gordon Gamm v. Sanderson Farms, Inc.
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Dec. 10, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Pugh
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Dec. 6, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Broidy Capital v. Benomar
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Nov. 21, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Rodriguez v. Barr
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Nov. 4, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Trump v. Vance, Jr.
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Oct. 25, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Cugini v. City of New York, Palazzola
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Oct. 7, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in In re del Valle Ruiz
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Blaszczak | 18-2811 (L) | Decided | Dec. 30, 2019 | |
| United States v. Raymond McLaughlin | 19-308-cr | Decided | Dec. 30, 2019 | |
| Laurent v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 18-487-cv | Decided | Dec. 23, 2019 | |
| In Re: Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation | 13-3992-cv(L) | Decided | Dec. 19, 2019 | |
| Atl. Specialty Ins. Co. v. Coastal Envtl. Grp., Inc. | 18-3236 | Decided | Dec. 13, 2019 | Authored |
| Gordon Gamm v. Sanderson Farms, Inc. | 18-0284-cv | Decided | Dec. 10, 2019 | |
| United States v. Pugh | 17-1889 | Decided | Dec. 10, 2019 | |
| Broidy Capital v. Benomar | 19-236 | Decided | Dec. 6, 2019 | |
| Rodriguez v. Barr | 15-3728(L) | Decided | Nov. 21, 2019 | |
| Trump v. Vance, Jr. | 19-3204 | Decided | Nov. 4, 2019 | |
| Cugini v. City of New York, Palazzola | 18-1378 | Decided | Oct. 25, 2019 | |
| In re del Valle Ruiz | 18-3226 (L) | Decided | Oct. 7, 2019 | |
| Crescenzi v. City of New York | 18-1002 | Decided | Oct. 3, 2019 | |
| Daly v. Citigroup Inc. | 18-665 | Decided | Sept. 19, 2019 | |
| United States v. Feldman | 17-2868 (L) | Decided | Sept. 17, 2019 | |
| Rich v. Fox News Network, LLC | 18-2321-cv | Decided | Sept. 13, 2019 | |
| Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Trump | 18-474-cv | Decided | Sept. 13, 2019 | |
| Mudge v. Zugalla, Harder | 18-1298-cv | Decided | Sept. 12, 2019 | |
| Jones v. Cty. of Suffolk | 18-1602-cv | Decided | Sept. 4, 2019 | Authored |
| United States v. Barrett | 14-2641-cr | Decided | Aug. 30, 2019 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Atl. Specialty Ins. Co. v. Coastal Envtl. Grp., Inc. | Second Circuit | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| Opinion | Jones v. Cty. of Suffolk | Second Circuit | Sept. 4, 2019 |
| Opinion | 32BJ N. Pension Fund v. Nutrition Mgmt. Servs. Co. | Second Circuit | Aug. 20, 2019 |
| Opinion | Force v. Facebook, Inc. | Second Circuit | July 31, 2019 |
| Opinion | United States v. Lebedev | Second Circuit | July 26, 2019 |
| Opinion | Kidd v. Thomson Reuters Corp. | Second Circuit | May 30, 2019 |
| Opinion | Ragbir v. Homan | Second Circuit | April 25, 2019 |