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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA31203
Nominated
April 12, 2018
Committee hearing
June 6, 2018
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 19, 2018
Senate vote
50–45Roll Call
Confirmed
Oct. 11, 2018
Commissioned
Oct. 15, 2018
ABA rating
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
National Shooting Sports Foundation v. Attorney General New Jersey 25-2546 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
Jose Aristy-Rosa v. Attorney General United States of America 25-1490 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Millentine Coates v. Ford Motor Co 25-1808 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
United States v. Philip Epps 24-2542 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Brandon Timmons v. Bohinski 25-1516 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
United States v. Derby Clerfe 24-2116 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Prospect Capital Management LP v. Stratera Holdings LLC 24-3291 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026
Robert Lynn v. Bank of New York Mellon 25-1664 Decided July 6, 2026 Authored
Lawanda House Johnson v. Quest Diagnostics Inc 24-2866 Decided June 22, 2026
Milton Thomas v. 24-1861 Decided June 9, 2026
Secretary United States Department of Labor v. Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services LLC 24-2842 Decided June 3, 2026
United States v. Richardson Dangleben, Jr. 25-2807 Decided June 1, 2026
SLT Imports Inc v. SAR Transport Systems Pvt Ltd 25-1549 Decided May 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Paul Girard 24-2097 Decided May 26, 2026
Christine McGoveran v. Amazon Web Services Inc 24-3215 Decided May 12, 2026 Authored
Tzvia Wexler v. Charmaine Hawkins 24-2320 Decided April 22, 2026
Kalshiex LLC v. Mary Jo Flaherty 25-1922 Decided April 6, 2026 Authored
Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom 24-2673 Decided March 31, 2026
United States v. Hunter Anderson 25-1223 Decided March 26, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion National Shooting Sports Foundation v. Attorney General New Jersey Third Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion Millentine Coates v. Ford Motor Co Third Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion United States v. Derby Clerfe Third Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion Prospect Capital Management LP v. Stratera Holdings LLC Third Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Robert Lynn v. Bank of New York Mellon Third Circuit July 6, 2026
Opinion SLT Imports Inc v. SAR Transport Systems Pvt Ltd Third Circuit May 28, 2026
Opinion Christine McGoveran v. Amazon Web Services Inc Third Circuit May 12, 2026
Opinion of the Court Kalshiex LLC v. Mary Jo Flaherty Third Circuit April 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Carlos Gascot Concepcion Third Circuit March 10, 2026
Opinion Pawneet Abramowski v. Nuvei Corp Third Circuit Feb. 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Safehouse Third Circuit July 24, 2025
Opinion United States v. Patrick Barkers-Woode Third Circuit May 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. Michael Milchin Third Circuit Feb. 5, 2025
Opinion Secretary United States Department of Labor v. Nursing Home Care Management Inc. Third Circuit Jan. 31, 2025
Opinion Alexis Kyriakopoulos v. Robert Maigetter Third Circuit Nov. 20, 2024
Opinion Ares Trading SA v. Dyax Corp Third Circuit Sept. 3, 2024
Opinion United States v. Joseph Johnson, Jr. Third Circuit Aug. 21, 2024
Opinion In re: Application of SPS Corp I Third Circuit July 31, 2024
Opinion United States v. Sahbree Hurtt Third Circuit June 24, 2024
Opinion Johnathon Mohr v. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Third Circuit Feb. 21, 2024