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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CADC0208
Nominated
June 4, 2013
Committee hearing
July 24, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 19, 2013
Senate vote
51–44Roll Call
Confirmed
Dec. 12, 2013
Commissioned
Dec. 17, 2013
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. Roman Sterlingov 24-3161 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
People of the State of Michigan v. DOE 25-1159 Decided Sept. 11, 2026 Authored
Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS 26-5006 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
Eric Flannery v. Mark Eckenwiler 24-7168 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
SGCI Holdings III LLC v. FCC 25-5339 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 25-5137 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Preferred Building Services, Inc. v. NLRB 24-1384 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Hesai Technology Co., Ltd v. DOD 25-5256 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Friends of Animals v. Martha Williams 24-5278 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Goce Gligorov v. Nation of Brunei 24-7150 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
The Estate of Stephen M. Jennions v. CFTC 25-1106 Decided July 28, 2026
Jannease Johnson v. DC 24-7140 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
PhantomALERT Inc. v. Apple Inc. 25-7017 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Peter Navarro 24-3006 Decided July 21, 2026
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. 25-5177 Decided July 21, 2026
United States v. David Zobel 25-3035 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Andre De Moya 24-3013 Decided July 7, 2026
Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 23-5311 Decided June 26, 2026
Gengshu He v. Marco Rubio 24-5034 Decided June 23, 2026
National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell Vought 25-5091 Decided June 19, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion People of the State of Michigan v. DOE D.C. Circuit Sept. 11, 2026
Opinion Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS D.C. Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion Jannease Johnson v. DC D.C. Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion PhantomALERT Inc. v. Apple Inc. D.C. Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. David Zobel D.C. Circuit July 17, 2026
Dissent Alishea Kingdom v. Donald Trump D.C. Circuit June 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court Jane Doe v. Todd Blanche D.C. Circuit April 17, 2026
Opinion Saad Bin Khalid v. TSA D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Dissent Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion United Mexican States v. Lion Mexico Consolidated L.P. D.C. Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion Joshua Atchley v. AstraZeneca UK Limited D.C. Circuit Jan. 23, 2026
Opinion David De Csepel v. Republic of Hungary D.C. Circuit Jan. 23, 2026
Dissent Nicolas Talbott v. USA D.C. Circuit Dec. 9, 2025
Writing J.G.G. v. Donald J. Trump D.C. Circuit Nov. 14, 2025
Opinion Solar Energy Industries Association v. FERC D.C. Circuit Sept. 9, 2025
Opinion Lamar Forbes v. John Phelan D.C. Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association v. FWS D.C. Circuit Aug. 22, 2025
Dissent National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell Vought D.C. Circuit Aug. 15, 2025
Concurrence in part Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Le v. Kristi Noem D.C. Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs v. DOJ D.C. Circuit July 25, 2025