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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic president
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, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

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
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
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
United States v. James Honesty 24-3032 Decided June 16, 2026
Grafton & Upton Railroad Company v. STB 25-1058 Decided June 5, 2026
ModernWest Longmont, LLC v. FAA 25-1150 Decided May 29, 2026
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Lee Zeldin 24-5294 Decided May 1, 2026
John Doe v. SEC 23-1124 Decided May 1, 2026
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Kristi Noem 25-5243 Decided April 24, 2026
Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche 24-5091 Decided April 14, 2026
Saad Bin Khalid v. TSA 23-1150 Decided April 14, 2026 Authored
True the Vote, Inc. v. IRS 25-5219 Decided April 10, 2026
United Mexican States v. Lion Mexico Consolidated L.P. 24-7185 Decided April 7, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Jannease Johnson v. DC D.C. Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion PhantomALERT Inc. v. Apple Inc. D.C. Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. David Zobel D.C. Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion Saad Bin Khalid v. TSA 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
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
Opinion Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs v. DOJ D.C. Circuit July 25, 2025
Opinion Center for Biological Diversity v. DOI D.C. Circuit July 15, 2025
Opinion Michael Solondz v. FAA D.C. Circuit June 27, 2025
Opinion Human Rights Defense Center v. United States Park Police D.C. Circuit Jan. 24, 2025
Opinion Hecate Energy LLC v. FERC D.C. Circuit Jan. 21, 2025
Opinion Michael Lissack v. Cmsnr. IRS D.C. Circuit Jan. 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jonathan Munafo D.C. Circuit Dec. 31, 2024
Opinion An opinion was released in case 23-1063, Blake Adams v. Cmsnr. IRS D.C. Circuit Dec. 6, 2024
Opinion An opinion was released in case 22-3042, USA v. Couy Griffin D.C. Circuit Oct. 22, 2024