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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA21403
Nominated
Oct. 6, 2009
Committee hearing
Nov. 18, 2009
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Dec. 10, 2009
Senate vote
98–0Roll Call
Confirmed
April 22, 2010
Commissioned
April 23, 2010
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
June 1, 2021

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Aug. 10, 1994 April 26, 2010 Appointment to Another Judicial Position William J. Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge April 23, 2010 In service Barack Obama

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
Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 25-2079 Decided Sept. 17, 2026 Authored
In Re: SVB Fin. Grp. 25-567 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
Moore v. Rubin 25-613 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Juca v. Banks 25-2327 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Mueller v. Deutsche Bank AG 25-1162 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
S Pharmacy, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. 24-3296 Decided July 30, 2026
Hayden v. Koons 25-498 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Creditincome Limited v. the Swiss Confederation 25-2733 Decided July 16, 2026
Fulton v. Mullin 25-194 Decided July 13, 2026
Chapdelaine v. Desjardin 24-2535 Decided July 2, 2026 Authored
Carroll v. Trump 24-644 Decided April 29, 2026
Powell v. Ocwen Fin. Corp. 23-999 Decided April 22, 2026
United States v. Pence 24-1025 Decided April 10, 2026 Authored
In Re: Kwok 24-2504 Decided April 6, 2026
Petersen Energ�a; Eton Park v. Argentie Argentine Republic, YPF S.A. 23-23-77370 (L); 23-7376 (L) Decided March 27, 2026
Sacaza v. City of New York 24-2833 Decided March 11, 2026 Authored
Bugliotti v. the Republic of Argentina 24-2950 Decided March 9, 2026
Alta Partners, LLC v. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. 23-7876 Decided Jan. 15, 2026 Authored
Knight v. City of New York 24-977 Decided Jan. 13, 2026
Silva v. Schmidt Baking Distribution, LLC 24-2103 Decided Dec. 22, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Second Circuit Sept. 17, 2026
Opinion Hayden v. Koons Second Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Chapdelaine v. Desjardin Second Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion United States v. Pence Second Circuit April 10, 2026
Opinion Sacaza v. City of New York Second Circuit March 11, 2026
Opinion Alta Partners, LLC v. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. Second Circuit Jan. 15, 2026
Opinion Poor v. Parking Systems Plus, Inc. Second Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion Granite State Insurance Co. v. Primary Arms, LLC Second Circuit Dec. 10, 2025
Opinion Moore v. Rubin Second Circuit Nov. 21, 2025
Opinion CITGO Petroleum Corp. v. Ascot Underwriting Ltd. Second Circuit Oct. 28, 2025
Opinion The City of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corp. Second Circuit Oct. 3, 2025
Opinion Nat'l Rifle Ass'n of Am. v. Vullo Second Circuit July 17, 2025
Opinion Xeriant, Inc. v. Auctus Fund LLC Second Circuit June 25, 2025
Opinion Suluki v. Credit One Bank, NA Second Circuit May 28, 2025
Opinion Detrina Solomon v. Flipps Media, Inc. Second Circuit May 1, 2025
Opinion United States v. Aiello Second Circuit Sept. 23, 2024
Opinion Hyunhuy Nam v. Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Second Circuit Sept. 11, 2024
Opinion Miller v. United States, Citibank, N.A. Second Circuit Aug. 6, 2024
Opinion Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advert. Fund Tr., Ltd. Second Circuit May 10, 2024
Opinion Maurice Cotton v. New York State Office Second Circuit March 14, 2024