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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA21006
Nominated
April 2, 2009
Committee hearing
May 12, 2009
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 11, 2009
Senate vote
94–3Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 17, 2009
Commissioned
Sept. 18, 2009
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Sept. 5, 2016

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge May 25, 2000 Sept. 21, 2009 Appointment to Another Judicial Position William J. Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Sept. 18, 2009 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
United States v. Amerisource Bergen Corp. 25-2950 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Salters v. N.Y.C. Transit Auth. 25-383 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Rutledge v. Walgreen Co.; Phippen v. Walgreen Co. 24-916(L); 24-2594 Decided July 17, 2026
Inc. v. HBC Invs. LLC 25-2728 Decided July 7, 2026
United States v. Liounis 24-2138 Decided June 15, 2026
GEICO v. Mayzenberg 22-2537 Decided March 10, 2026
McGucken v. Shutterstock, Inc. 23-7652 Decided Feb. 10, 2026
United States v. McAdam 22-1268 Decided Jan. 28, 2026
United States v. Gunn 24-2430 Decided Dec. 19, 2025
Haran v. Orange Business Services, Inc. 24-2312 Decided Nov. 25, 2025
Santiago v. Fischer 23-814 Decided Oct. 30, 2025
Nambiar v. the Central Orthopedic Group, LLP 24-1103-cv Decided Oct. 28, 2025
United States v. Elias 23-6626 Decided Oct. 8, 2025
United States v. Fishman, Giannelli 22-1600 Decided Sept. 22, 2025
Verizon Commc'ns Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n 24-1733 Decided Sept. 10, 2025
United States v. James 24-849 Decided Aug. 29, 2025
Sigalovskaya v. Braden 23-7625 Decided Aug. 27, 2025
Walden v. Kosinski 25-764 Decided Aug. 21, 2025
Hernandez Flores v. Bondi 23-6714 Decided Aug. 14, 2025
Flores v. N.Y. Football Giants 23-1185 Decided Aug. 14, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Provencher v. Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution LLC Second Circuit May 4, 2026
Opinion Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc. Second Circuit April 23, 2026
Opinion of the Court Miller v. Lamanna Second Circuit March 9, 2026
Opinion Chen v. Rubio Second Circuit Oct. 29, 2025
Opinion Frazier v. X Corp. Second Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion United States v. EZ Lynk Second Circuit Aug. 20, 2025
Opinion United States v. Constantinescu Second Circuit Aug. 14, 2025
Opinion Gardner-Alfred v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Second Circuit Aug. 11, 2025
Opinion Banoka S.À.R.L. v. Elliott Mgmt. Corp. Second Circuit July 31, 2025
Opinion Long v. Byrne Second Circuit July 30, 2025
Opinion Gardner-Alfred v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Second Circuit July 2, 2025
Opinion Zherka v. Bondi Second Circuit June 9, 2025
Opinion Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. 3131 Veterans Blvd LLC; MPIRE Second Circuit May 8, 2025
Opinion Hamilton Reserve Bank v. Sri Lanka Second Circuit April 10, 2025
Opinion Safe Haven Home Care, Inc. v. United States Department of Health and Human Second Circuit March 6, 2025
Opinion Tanvir v. Tanzin Second Circuit Oct. 29, 2024
Opinion State Farm Mutual v. Tri-Borough Second Circuit Oct. 24, 2024
Opinion Rubin v. O'Malley Second Circuit Sept. 23, 2024
Opinion United States v. Sullivan, Bilda, Rankin Second Circuit Sept. 6, 2024
Opinion United States v. Garnes Second Circuit May 28, 2024