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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA41402
Nominated
March 13, 2008
Committee hearing
May 1, 2008
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 15, 2008
Senate vote
96–0Roll Call
Confirmed
May 20, 2008
Commissioned
July 1, 2008
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

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
Delsonya Wilkins-Bailey v. Essity Professional Hygiene North America, LLC 25-1992 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. United States Department of Homeland Security 25-1512 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
United States v. Danny Roney 24-4556 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
United States v. Zerion Franklin 25-4037 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Curtis Whateley v. Gerald Lackey 25-1751 Decided July 31, 2026
Harris Investment Holdings, LLC v. BFJ of USA, LLC 25-1919 Decided July 30, 2026
Vapor Technology Association v. McKinley Wooten, Jr. 25-1745 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
United States v. Donald Melvin 23-4622 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Tamarcus Ellis 25-4028 Decided July 20, 2026
Alejandra Montesinos Cisneros v. Todd Blanche 23-1090 Decided July 17, 2026
Erick Flores-Turcios v. Todd Blanche 24-1338 Decided July 16, 2026
United States v. Jose Belmonte Cardozo 25-4239 Decided July 13, 2026
United States v. Charles Wable 23-4605 Decided July 10, 2026
United States v. Jonathan Giannone 25-6132 Decided July 9, 2026
Gert Kuiper v. Mario Reyes Mena 25-2232 Decided July 8, 2026
South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Ellen Weaver 25-2216 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Tiffany King v. Charles Blackwood 25-1185 Decided July 2, 2026
United States v. Christopher Bendann 25-4033 Decided June 25, 2026
Henry McMaster v. United States Department of Labor 25-1986 Decided June 24, 2026
Deque Systems Inc. v. Browserstack, Inc. 25-1534 Decided June 5, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Vapor Technology Association v. McKinley Wooten, Jr. Fourth Circuit July 30, 2026
Concurrence in part United States v. Donald Melvin Fourth Circuit July 27, 2026
Opinion South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Ellen Weaver Fourth Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Deque Systems Inc. v. Browserstack, Inc. Fourth Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion Glenda Alvarado-Paz v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion Rahshjeem Benson v. Warden FCI Edgefield Fourth Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Preston Mills, Jr. Fourth Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion O.W. v. Marie Carr Fourth Circuit April 9, 2026
Opinion Heather Cogdell v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company Fourth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion Heather Cogdell v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company Fourth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ebuka Umeti Fourth Circuit Feb. 19, 2026
Opinion United States v. James Jacobs Fourth Circuit Jan. 21, 2026
Concurrence in part Katherine Novotny v. Wes Moore Fourth Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Concurrence in part Susannah Kipke v. Wes Moore Fourth Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Concurrence in part Susannah Kipke v. Wes Moore Fourth Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Concurrence in part Katherine Novotny v. Wes Moore Fourth Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Opinion Melanie Hood-Wilson v. Board of Trustees, Community College of Baltimore Fourth Circuit Dec. 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. Christopher Arthur Fourth Circuit Dec. 3, 2025
Opinion Alia Al-Sabah v. World Business Lenders, LLC Fourth Circuit Nov. 26, 2025
Opinion Alia Al-Sabah v. World Business Lenders, LLC Fourth Circuit Nov. 26, 2025