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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic president
Seat
CADC1204
Nominated
May 25, 2022
Committee hearing
June 22, 2022
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 21, 2022
Senate vote
52–42Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 20, 2022
Commissioned
Sept. 26, 2022
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.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Sept. 23, 2021 Sept. 28, 2022 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Joseph R. Biden
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge Sept. 26, 2022 In service Joseph R. Biden

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
Ramona Matos Rodriguez v. Pan American Health Organization 24-7135 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Adele Ruppe v. Marco Rubio 24-5199 Decided July 31, 2026
United States v. Stephen Johnson 24-3162 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
American Whitewater v. FERC 25-1092 Decided July 24, 2026
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. SEC 25-1047 Decided July 21, 2026
United States v. Brittany Jones 22-3035 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Rinat Akhmetshin v. William Browder 25-7008 Decided July 17, 2026
Clean Air Council v. EPA 25-1163 Decided July 17, 2026
United States v. Ahmed Abukhatallah 24-3159 Decided July 17, 2026
United States v. Andre De Moya 24-3013 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Zia Chishti v. Tatiana Spottiswoode 24-7152 Decided July 7, 2026
Ardelyx, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 24-5290 Decided June 26, 2026
HMO Louisiana, Inc. v. Department of Health and Human Services 25-5269 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
MISO Transmission Owners v. FERC 25-1045 Decided June 5, 2026
United States v. Raul Flores-Hernandez 24-3007 Decided May 29, 2026
Vermont Information Processing, Inc. v. NLRB 24-1360 Decided May 26, 2026 Authored
Luis Castillo Butters v. National Academy of Sciences 24-7068 Decided May 22, 2026
Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Sean McMaster 24-5193 Decided May 22, 2026
John Doe v. SEC 23-1124 Decided May 1, 2026
Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. v. EPA 25-1187 Decided April 7, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Stephen Johnson D.C. Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion United States v. Brittany Jones D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Andre De Moya D.C. Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion HMO Louisiana, Inc. v. Department of Health and Human Services D.C. Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion Vermont Information Processing, Inc. v. NLRB D.C. Circuit May 26, 2026
Opinion Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. v. EPA D.C. Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion Center for Biological Diversity v. Lee Zeldin D.C. Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Linwood Thorne D.C. Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion Monte Rose, Jr. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. D.C. Circuit March 10, 2026
Opinion Campaign for Accountability v. DOJ D.C. Circuit Oct. 17, 2025
Opinion Shira Perlmutter v. Todd Blanche D.C. Circuit Sept. 10, 2025
Opinion Jane Doe v. DC D.C. Circuit Aug. 19, 2025
Opinion Sprint Corporation v. FCC D.C. Circuit Aug. 15, 2025
Opinion IGas Holdings, Inc. v. EPA D.C. Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion Center for Biological Diversity v. FWS D.C. Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion Darian McKinney v. DC D.C. Circuit July 8, 2025
Opinion Simon Ateba v. Karoline Leavitt D.C. Circuit April 8, 2025
Opinion Hood River Distillers, Inc. v. NLRB D.C. Circuit March 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. James Little D.C. Circuit Dec. 20, 2024