Second Circuit
Eunice Cheryl Lee
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CA21203
- Nominated
- May 12, 2021
- Committee hearing
- June 9, 2021
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 15, 2021
- Senate vote
- 50–47Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Aug. 7, 2021
- Commissioned
- Aug. 16, 2021
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 17opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Alisigwe
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Jimenez v. City of New York
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Aug. 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Skatteforvaltningen v. Markowitz
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Lowell v. Lyft, Inc.
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July 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Civil Rights Corps v. LaSalle
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. McCrone
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Hayden v. Koons
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July 17
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July 2panel identified Sat on the panel in Chapdelaine v. Desjardin
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June 12panel identified Sat on the panel in U.S. V.
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June 1opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Simmons
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April 30
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Alisigwe | 24-960 | Decided | Sept. 17, 2026 | Authored |
| Jimenez v. City of New York | 25-776 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2026 | |
| Skatteforvaltningen v. Markowitz | 25-916 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | |
| Lowell v. Lyft, Inc. | 24-2948 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2026 | |
| Civil Rights Corps v. LaSalle | 24-2251 | Decided | July 29, 2026 | |
| Hayden v. Koons | 25-498 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | |
| United States v. McCrone | 22-3178 | Decided | July 21, 2026 | |
| Rutledge v. Walgreen Co.; Phippen v. Walgreen Co. | 24-916(L); 24-2594 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | |
| Chapdelaine v. Desjardin | 24-2535 | Decided | July 2, 2026 | |
| U.S. V. | 24-961 | Decided | June 12, 2026 | |
| United States v. Simmons | 23-7400 | Decided | June 1, 2026 | Authored |
| In Re: In the Matter of the Complaint of Verplanck Fire District | 23-1218 | Decided | April 30, 2026 | |
| In Re: Kwok | 24-2504 | Decided | April 6, 2026 | |
| McGucken v. Shutterstock, Inc. | 23-7652 | Decided | Feb. 10, 2026 | |
| Nunez v. Commissioner of Social Security | 23-831 | Decided | Dec. 29, 2025 | Authored |
| Poor v. Parking Systems Plus, Inc. | 24-3324 | Decided | Dec. 19, 2025 | |
| Nat'l Inst. of Fam. & Life Advocs. v. James | 24-2481 | Decided | Dec. 1, 2025 | |
| Shapiro v. U.S. Soc. SEC. Admin. | 22-1191 | Decided | Nov. 26, 2025 | |
| Zesty Paws LLC v. Nutramax Lab'ys, Inc. | 24-1810 | Decided | Oct. 3, 2025 | |
| Gimpel v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc. | 23-7612 | Decided | Sept. 29, 2025 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Concurrence | United States v. Alisigwe | Second Circuit | Sept. 17, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Simmons | Second Circuit | June 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | Nunez v. Commissioner of Social Security | Second Circuit | Dec. 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | Nunez v. Commissioner of Social Security | Second Circuit | Nov. 25, 2025 |
| Opinion | Walden v. Kosinski | Second Circuit | Aug. 21, 2025 |
| Opinion | National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. v. James | Second Circuit | July 10, 2025 |
| Opinion | Toalombo Yanez v. Bondi | Second Circuit | June 13, 2025 |
| Opinion | Gristina v. Merchan | Second Circuit | March 12, 2025 |
| Opinion | 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. JAND, Inc., DBA Warby Parker | Second Circuit | Oct. 8, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Suquilanda | Second Circuit | Sept. 13, 2024 |
| Opinion | Srour v. New York City | Second Circuit | Sept. 9, 2024 |
| Opinion | Soukaneh v. Andrzejewski | Second Circuit | Aug. 12, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Reyes-Arzate | Second Circuit | Jan. 30, 2024 |
| Opinion | Jones v. Goodrich Pump & Engine Control Systems, Inc. | Second Circuit | Nov. 21, 2023 |
| Opinion | Barnes v. City of New York | Second Circuit | May 22, 2023 |
| Opinion | In Re: George Washington Bridge | Second Circuit | April 10, 2023 |
| Opinion | M.A. v. Rockland County Department of Health | Second Circuit | Nov. 9, 2022 |