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Appointment

Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Title
Associate Justice
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic president
Seat
SCT0513
Nominated
May 10, 2010
Committee hearing
June 28, 2010
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 20, 2010
Senate vote
63–37Roll Call
Confirmed
Aug. 5, 2010
Commissioned
Aug. 6, 2010
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

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
Trump v. Barbara 25-365 Decided June 30, 2026
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n 24-621 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
West Virginia v. B. P. J. 24-43 Decided June 30, 2026
Chatrie v. United States 25-112 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Watson v. Republican National Committee 24-1260 Decided June 29, 2026
Trump v. Slaughter 25-332 Decided June 29, 2026
Trump v. Cook 25A312 Decided June 29, 2026
Monsanto v. Durnell 24-1068 Decided June 25, 2026
Mullin v. Doe 25-1083 Decided June 25, 2026 Authored
Mullin v. Al Otro Lado 25-5 Decided June 25, 2026
Wolford v. Lopez 24-1046 Decided June 25, 2026 Authored
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) 24-699 Decided June 23, 2026 Authored
Pung v. Isabella County 25-95 Decided June 23, 2026
Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety 23-1197 Decided June 23, 2026
Blanche v. Lau 25-429 Decided June 23, 2026
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe 24-856 Decided June 23, 2026
McCarthy v. Hernandez 25-748 Decided June 22, 2026
Hunter v. United States 24-1063 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation Revisions: 6/19/26 25-197 Decided June 18, 2026
United States v. Hemani 24-1234 Decided June 18, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n Supreme Court June 30, 2026
Lead opinion Chatrie v. United States Supreme Court June 29, 2026
Dissent Wolford v. Lopez Supreme Court June 25, 2026
Dissent Mullin v. Doe Supreme Court June 25, 2026
Dissent Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) Supreme Court June 23, 2026
Lead opinion Hunter v. United States Supreme Court June 18, 2026
Lead opinion Abouammo v. United States Supreme Court June 11, 2026
Dissent FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. Supreme Court June 11, 2026
Dissent Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. Supreme Court May 21, 2026
Dissent Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court April 29, 2026
Concurrence Chiles v. Salazar Supreme Court March 31, 2026
Lead opinion Olivier v. City of Brandon Supreme Court March 20, 2026
Lead opinion Geo Group, Inc. v. Menocal Supreme Court Feb. 25, 2026
Concurrence in part Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump Supreme Court Feb. 20, 2026
Lead opinion Case v. Montana Supreme Court Jan. 14, 2026
Lead opinion FCC v. Consumers' Research Supreme Court June 27, 2025
Dissent Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton Supreme Court June 27, 2025
Dissent McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. Supreme Court June 20, 2025
Dissent United States v. Skrmetti Supreme Court June 18, 2025
Lead opinion Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos Supreme Court June 5, 2025