Second Circuit
Gerard E. Lynch
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
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| 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.
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Amerisource Bergen Corp.
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Salters v. N.Y.C. Transit Auth.
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July 17
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July 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Inc. v. HBC Invs. LLC
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June 15panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Liounis
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May 4
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April 23opinion issued Authored the opinion in Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc.
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March 10panel identified Sat on the panel in GEICO v. Mayzenberg
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March 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in Miller v. Lamanna
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Feb. 10panel identified Sat on the panel in McGucken v. Shutterstock, Inc.
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Jan. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. McAdam
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Dec. 19, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Gunn
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |