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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA31403
Nominated
Jan. 3, 2023
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 2, 2023
Senate vote
50–44Roll Call
Confirmed
Feb. 13, 2023
Commissioned
Feb. 21, 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
SWN Production Co LLC v. Blue Beck Ltd 24-2076 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
Kyle Beatty v. Clinton Gardner 25-2860 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Kindra O'Bryant v. DCP&P 23-1950 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Davone Walker 25-2118 Decided Sept. 15, 2026
United States v. Joseph Berger 24-2125 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Patrick Santoro v. Tower Health 24-3173 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
United States v. LaMonica McIver 25-3573 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
United States v. Philip Epps 24-2542 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
United States v. Christopher Birry 25-2380 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Gersen Gabriel v. DSM Biomedical Inc 25-2630 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
United States v. Gregory Turbe 25-3058 Decided July 31, 2026
Cheryl Hileman v. West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc 25-1459 Decided July 20, 2026
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
Stephen McCarthy v. DEA 24-2704 Decided March 27, 2026 Authored
Josue Sanchez v. Attorney General United States of America 24-2279 Decided March 24, 2026
Pawneet Abramowski v. Nuvei Corp 24-3156 Decided Feb. 3, 2026
United States v. Victorious Minter 24-2220 Decided Jan. 16, 2026
United States v. Christopher Texidor 24-3314 Decided Jan. 8, 2026 Authored
Ousmane Savane v. Secretary United States Department of Homeland Sec 24-3286 Decided Jan. 7, 2026
Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey 23-1900 Decided Dec. 11, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Kindra O'Bryant v. DCP&P Third Circuit Sept. 16, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. LaMonica McIver Third Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Concurrence in part Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey Third Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court Stephen McCarthy v. DEA Third Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Christopher Texidor Third Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion Charles G. Berwind Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Third Circuit Oct. 30, 2025
Opinion Michael Rivera v. New Castle County Police Department Third Circuit Aug. 19, 2025
Opinion United States v. Julio Suarez Third Circuit July 24, 2025
Opinion Jathursan Thankarasa v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit April 10, 2025
Opinion Michele Cornelius v. CVS Pharmacy Inc Third Circuit April 2, 2025
Opinion United States v. Carolyn Jackson Third Circuit March 21, 2025
Opinion Juan Huertas v. Bayer US LLC Third Circuit Nov. 7, 2024
Opinion Samantha Peifer v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Third Circuit July 3, 2024
Opinion United States v. Alice Chu Third Circuit April 25, 2024
Opinion United States v. Moshe Porat Third Circuit Aug. 7, 2023