Second Circuit
Dennis G. Jacobs
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- George H.W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA21103
- Nominated
- March 20, 1992
- Committee hearing
- Aug. 11, 1992
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 17, 1992
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Sept. 29, 1992
- Commissioned
- Oct. 2, 1992
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2006until Jan. 1, 2013
- Senior status
- May 31, 2019
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Miguel Rivera, A/K/A Macho
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Sept. 3opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Stuart
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Paez v. Syracuse University
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July 17opinion issued Authored the opinion in Asinga v. Gatorade Co.
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June 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Huey v. Anavex Life Sciences Corporation
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June 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Parks
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June 16panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Robinson
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May 29opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Ross
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May 4
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March 26opinion issued Concurred in Rivera-Perez v. Stover
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March 23opinion issued Concurred in Parker v. Alexander
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Feb. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Safdieh v. Comm'r
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Stuart | 25-599 | Decided | Sept. 3, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Miguel Rivera, A/K/A Macho | 24-3120 | Decided | Sept. 3, 2026 | |
| Paez v. Syracuse University | 25-1747 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | |
| Asinga v. Gatorade Co. | 25-1378 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | Authored |
| Huey v. Anavex Life Sciences Corporation | 25-1752 | Decided | June 26, 2026 | |
| United States v. Parks | 24-28, Dockets 32426-33428, 32517, 32518 | Decided | June 24, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Robinson | 25-1428 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| United States v. Ross | 25-210 | Decided | May 29, 2026 | Authored |
| In Re: Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation | 24-2678 | Decided | May 4, 2026 | |
| Rivera-Perez v. Stover | 25-149 | Decided | March 26, 2026 | Authored |
| Parker v. Alexander | 25-487 | Decided | March 23, 2026 | Authored |
| Safdieh v. Comm'r | 25-501 | Decided | Feb. 27, 2026 | |
| Baltas v. Jones | 24-100 | Decided | Dec. 15, 2025 | Authored |
| United States v. Gomez | 24-1943 | Decided | Nov. 17, 2025 | Authored |
| Yupangui-Yunga v. Bondi | 23-6522 | Decided | Oct. 24, 2025 | |
| The City of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corp. | 24-1568 | Decided | Oct. 3, 2025 | |
| Sonterra Cap. Master Fund, Ltd. v. UBS AG | 19-2979 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2025 | |
| United States v. Guard | 23-6886 | Decided | Sept. 10, 2025 | |
| United States v. Delgado | 23-8120 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2025 | |
| United States v. Bullock | 23-7341 | Decided | Aug. 22, 2025 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | United States v. Stuart | Second Circuit | Sept. 3, 2026 |
| Opinion | Asinga v. Gatorade Co. | Second Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Parks | Second Circuit | June 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Ross | Second Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Rivera-Perez v. Stover | Second Circuit | March 26, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Parker v. Alexander | Second Circuit | March 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | Baltas v. Jones | Second Circuit | Dec. 15, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Gomez | Second Circuit | Nov. 17, 2025 |
| Opinion | Variscite NY Four, LLC v. New York State Cannabis Control Board | Second Circuit | Aug. 12, 2025 |
| Opinion | Alberty v. Hunter | Second Circuit | July 21, 2025 |
| Opinion | Galloway v. County of Nassau | Second Circuit | June 26, 2025 |
| Opinion | Roth v. LAL Family Corp.; Roth v. Drahi | Second Circuit | May 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Darrah | Second Circuit | March 28, 2025 |
| Opinion | Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District | Second Circuit | March 25, 2025 |
| Opinion | Jackson-Mau v. Walgreen Co. | Second Circuit | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | Costin v. Glens Falls Hospital | Second Circuit | June 12, 2024 |
| Opinion | Behrens v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Second Circuit | March 13, 2024 |
| Opinion | Brinkmann v. Town of Southold, New York | Second Circuit | March 13, 2024 |
| Opinion | Mandala v. NTT Data, Inc. | Second Circuit | Dec. 8, 2023 |
| Opinion | Peguero Vasquez v. Garland | Second Circuit | Sept. 13, 2023 |