Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Jimmy CarterDemocratic
Seat
CA31101
Nominated
April 4, 1979
Committee hearing
May 16, 1979
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 14, 1979
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 19, 1979
Commissioned
June 21, 1979
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 1991until Jan. 1, 1998
Senior status
June 21, 2013
Service ended
Oct. 12, 2022Death

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.

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Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court United States v. Nickens Third Circuit April 12, 2002