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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA20903
Nominated
Jan. 9, 2007
Committee hearing
April 11, 2007
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 3, 2007
Senate vote
91–0Roll Call
Confirmed
May 9, 2007
Commissioned
May 17, 2007
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2020until Jan. 1, 2026
Senior status
July 1, 2026

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Nominations

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

NomineeCourtReceivedOutcomeVote
Matthew A. Schwartz PN938-2 Second Circuit April 27, 2026 Confirmed 50–45

Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.

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. Ceasar 25-949(L) Decided Sept. 25, 2026 Authored
Rapaport v. Nivoda 25-1065 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
United States v. Miguel Rivera, A/K/A Macho 24-3120 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Dziedziach v. Blanche 23-6837 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Waters v. Kory 25-76 Decided Aug. 26, 2026
United States v. VanHoesen 24-2692 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Martin 24-3013 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
United States v. Matos 22-1561 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
Paez v. Syracuse University 25-1747 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Farrington v. Poole 24-2718 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Browning 24-2861 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
SEC V. 25-35 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
In Re: Laura Charlene Goebel 25-103 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Mahdawi v. Trump 25-1113 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. DeJesus 23-6259 Decided July 17, 2026
Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. v. the City of New York 25-1506 Decided July 13, 2026
United States v. Salvador 24-656 Decided July 7, 2026
Griffin v. LaManna 24-3009-pr Decided April 29, 2026
GEICO v. Mayzenberg 22-2537 Decided March 10, 2026
Reidy Contracting Group, LLC v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company 24-1069 Decided Feb. 12, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Ceasar Second Circuit Sept. 25, 2026
Opinion Dziedziach v. Blanche Second Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion United States v. VanHoesen Second Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. Matos Second Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Browning Second Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion of the Court Farrington v. Poole Second Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion In Re: Laura Charlene Goebel Second Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion of the Court Mahdawi v. Trump Second Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion of the Court Kellogg v. Nichols Second Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion Carroll v. Trump Second Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Fabian Second Circuit March 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court Havlish v. Taliban; Aliganga v. Taliban Second Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion of the Court Reidy Contracting Group, LLC v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company Second Circuit Feb. 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Harris Second Circuit Jan. 14, 2026
Opinion Black v. Almodovar; G.M. v. Almodovar Second Circuit Oct. 24, 2025
Opinion Öztürk v. Hyde; Mahdawi v. Trump Second Circuit Sept. 19, 2025
Opinion United States v. Delgado Second Circuit Aug. 27, 2025
Opinion United States v. Bullock Second Circuit Aug. 22, 2025
Opinion Isaacs v. Zimmerman Second Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion United States v. Wynder, Jr. Second Circuit Aug. 7, 2025