D.C. Circuit
Florence Y. Pan
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed 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.
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Aug. 14
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Adele Ruppe v. Marco Rubio
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July 31opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Stephen Johnson
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in American Whitewater v. FERC
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. SEC
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July 21opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Brittany Jones
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Rinat Akhmetshin v. William Browder
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Ahmed Abukhatallah
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Clean Air Council v. EPA
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July 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Zia Chishti v. Tatiana Spottiswoode
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July 7opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Andre De Moya
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June 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Ardelyx, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |