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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA30507
Nominated
June 16, 2025
Committee hearing
June 25, 2025
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 17, 2025
Senate vote
50–49Roll Call
Confirmed
July 29, 2025
Commissioned
Aug. 20, 2025
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Nominations

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

NomineeCourtReceivedOutcomeVote
This judge PN346-2 Third Circuit June 16, 2025 Confirmed 50–49

Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.

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
Farhan Beig v. Ocugen Inc 25-2653 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence Inc 25-2153 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
Jose Aristy-Rosa v. Attorney General United States of America 25-1490 Decided Sept. 1, 2026 Authored
Jose Mejia-Henriquez v. Attorney General United States of America 25-2184 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Timofey V v. United States 25-2487 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Brandon Timmons v. Bohinski 25-1516 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
Prospect Capital Management LP v. Stratera Holdings LLC 24-3291 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Stanford Williams v. Superintendent Fayette SCI 26-1291 Decided July 23, 2026
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026
Robert Lynn v. Bank of New York Mellon 25-1664 Decided July 6, 2026
Lawanda House Johnson v. Quest Diagnostics Inc 24-2866 Decided June 22, 2026
Jodi Asay v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc and or New 24-2967 Decided June 18, 2026
Mark Justman v. Accenture LLP 25-2084 Decided June 17, 2026
Milton Thomas v. 24-1861 Decided June 9, 2026 Authored
SLT Imports Inc v. SAR Transport Systems Pvt Ltd 25-1549 Decided May 28, 2026
Christine McGoveran v. Amazon Web Services Inc 24-3215 Decided May 12, 2026
Tzvia Wexler v. Charmaine Hawkins 24-2320 Decided April 22, 2026 Authored
Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom 24-2673 Decided March 31, 2026
United States v. Hunter Anderson 25-1223 Decided March 26, 2026 Authored
Christopher Massey v. Borough of Bergenfield 24-2761 Decided March 6, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Jose Aristy-Rosa v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit Sept. 1, 2026
Concurrence Jose Mejia-Henriquez v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion Jose Aristy-Rosa v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Brandon Timmons v. Bohinski Third Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Opinion Milton Thomas v. Third Circuit June 9, 2026
Opinion Tzvia Wexler v. Charmaine Hawkins Third Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Hunter Anderson Third Circuit March 26, 2026
Concurrence Christopher Massey v. Borough of Bergenfield Third Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion of the Court Christopher Massey v. Borough of Bergenfield Third Circuit March 6, 2026
Dissent Adolph Michelin v. Warden Moshannon Valley Correctional Center Third Circuit March 2, 2026
Opinion of the Court Adolph Michelin v. Warden Moshannon Valley Correctional Center Third Circuit March 2, 2026
Opinion Essintial Enterprise Solutions LLC v. SBA Third Circuit Feb. 3, 2026