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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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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