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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CAFC0303
Nominated
July 28, 2011
Committee hearing
Sept. 7, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 6, 2011
Senate vote
99–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 8, 2011
Commissioned
Nov. 18, 2011
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
May 31, 2021

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Aug. 14, 1995 Nov. 18, 2011 Appointment to Another Judicial Position William J. Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Nov. 18, 2011 In service Barack Obama

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
Jacobson v. United States 24-1990 Decided June 18, 2026
Performance Additives, LLC v. United States 24-2059 Decided Feb. 24, 2026 Authored
Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Hulu, LLC 24-1092 Decided Jan. 29, 2026
National Labor Relations Board v. MacY's Inc. 23-188 Decided Oct. 21, 2025 Authored
Opm v. Moulton 24-1774 Decided Oct. 10, 2025
Ambrosio v. Progressive Preferred Insurance Company 24-2708 Decided Sept. 12, 2025
Hyatt v. Stewart 18-2390 Decided Aug. 29, 2025
In Re VETEMENTS GROUP AG 23-2050 Decided May 21, 2025 Authored
Kumar v. Garland 23-308 Decided Aug. 2, 2024 Authored
Parkervision, Inc. v. Vidal 22-1548 Decided Dec. 15, 2023
Snipr Technologies Limited v. Rockefeller University 22-1260 Decided July 14, 2023
Taylor v. McDonough 19-2211 Decided June 15, 2023
City of Wilmington, Delaware v. United States 22-1581 Decided May 31, 2023
Sas Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Limited 21-1542 Decided April 6, 2023
USA V. JOSHUA FISHER 20-10098 Decided Dec. 21, 2022 Authored
Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc. 19-2054 Decided Aug. 11, 2022
Hologic, Inc. v. Minerva Surgical, Inc. 19-2054 Decided Aug. 11, 2022
In Re VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PROTOCOLS 22-9000 Decided Feb. 25, 2022
In Re VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PROTOCOLS 22-9000 Decided Feb. 25, 2022
Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC v. United States 20-1538 Decided Dec. 7, 2021

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Performance Additives, LLC v. United States Federal Circuit Feb. 24, 2026
Opinion National Labor Relations Board v. MacY's Inc. Ninth Circuit Oct. 21, 2025
Opinion In Re VETEMENTS GROUP AG Federal Circuit May 21, 2025
Opinion Kumar v. Garland Ninth Circuit Aug. 2, 2024
Opinion USA V. JOSHUA FISHER Ninth Circuit Dec. 21, 2022