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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CADC0207
Nominated
Sept. 23, 1986
Committee hearing
Oct. 1, 1986
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 2, 1986
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Oct. 8, 1986
Commissioned
Oct. 14, 1986
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2001until Jan. 1, 2008
Senior status
Oct. 14, 2011

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
For a Better Bayou v. FERC 24-1291 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Slash Creek Waterworks, Inc. v. Howard Lutnick 25-5042 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Garrick Richardson 24-3151 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Fairholme Funds, Inc v. FHFA 25-5113 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
Ardelyx, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 24-5290 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
Luis Castillo Butters v. National Academy of Sciences 24-7068 Decided May 22, 2026 Authored
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. v. FMC 25-1104 Decided April 28, 2026
Susan Qashu v. Marco Rubio 24-5201 Decided April 10, 2026
Andi Gjoci v. DOS 24-5261 Decided April 3, 2026
World Shipping Council v. FMC 24-1298 Decided March 31, 2026 Authored
Affirmed Energy, LLC v. FERC 25-1091 Decided Feb. 10, 2026
Shahnaz Haeri Mehneh v. Marco Rubio 25-5001 Decided Jan. 16, 2026 Authored
America First Legal Foundation v. Jamieson Greer 24-5168 Decided Oct. 3, 2025
Marseille-Kliniken AG v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea 23-7169 Decided Sept. 23, 2025
El Puente de Williamsburg, Inc. v. FERC 23-1333 Decided Sept. 19, 2025
SSM Litigation Group v. EPA 23-1267 Decided Sept. 5, 2025
Michael Hurd, Jr. v. DC 23-7176 Decided Aug. 5, 2025
United States v. Keith Berman 24-3044 Decided July 25, 2025
Adam Steele v. United States 24-5076 Decided July 18, 2025
Gary Brown, III v. FBI 23-5244 Decided July 15, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion For a Better Bayou v. FERC D.C. Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion Fairholme Funds, Inc v. FHFA D.C. Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion Ardelyx, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. D.C. Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion Grafton & Upton Railroad Company v. STB D.C. Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court Luis Castillo Butters v. National Academy of Sciences D.C. Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion World Shipping Council v. FMC D.C. Circuit March 31, 2026
Opinion Shahnaz Haeri Mehneh v. Marco Rubio D.C. Circuit Jan. 16, 2026
Opinion National Council of Agricultural Employers v. DOL D.C. Circuit July 11, 2025
Opinion Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC v. FERC D.C. Circuit July 1, 2025
Opinion N.S. v. Robert Dixon D.C. Circuit June 27, 2025
Opinion Secretary of Labor v. Industrial TurnAround Corporation D.C. Circuit June 3, 2025
Opinion United States v. US Stem Cell Clinic, LLC Eleventh Circuit June 2, 2021
Opinion United States v. Horace Cook Eleventh Circuit May 27, 2021
Opinion M & M Realty Partners at Hagen Ranch, LLC v. William Mazzoni Eleventh Circuit Dec. 11, 2020
Opinion M & M Realty Partners at Hagen Ranch, LLC v. William Mazzoni Eleventh Circuit Dec. 11, 2020