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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
Seat
CADC0706
Nominated
Sept. 7, 2017
Committee hearing
Oct. 17, 2017
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 9, 2017
Senate vote
50–48Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 28, 2017
Commissioned
Dec. 8, 2017
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.

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. Edward William 24-3067 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Goce Gligorov v. Nation of Brunei 24-7150 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Arthur Sookra v. Pfizer Inc. 25-5200 Decided July 31, 2026
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. United States 25-5111 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
The Estate of Stephen M. Jennions v. CFTC 25-1106 Decided July 28, 2026
Public Safety Spectrum Alliance v. FCC 24-1363 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Save the Sound, Inc. v. FAA 24-1028 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Rinat Akhmetshin v. William Browder 25-7008 Decided July 17, 2026
United States v. David Zobel 25-3035 Decided July 17, 2026
Alignment Healthcare Inc. v. HHS 25-5239 Decided July 14, 2026
Axel Diegelmann v. Scott Bessent 24-5277 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund v. M & K Employee Solutions 23-7146 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Farah Naz v. Chris Wright 23-5237 Decided June 9, 2026
Global Voice Group SA v. Republic of Guinea 25-7033 Decided May 29, 2026
J. Sidak v. United States International Trade Commission 23-5149 Decided April 24, 2026
United States v. All Petroleum-Product Cargo Onboard the M/T Arina 24-5218 Decided April 21, 2026
Friends of Animals v. United States Bureau of Land Management 24-5155 Decided Feb. 20, 2026
Independent Market Monitor for PJM v. FERC 24-1164 Decided Dec. 30, 2025
United States v. Michael Rosebar 24-3173 Decided Nov. 18, 2025
J.G.G. v. Donal Trump 25-5124 Decided Nov. 14, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Edward William D.C. Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. United States D.C. Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion Public Safety Spectrum Alliance v. FCC D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Save the Sound, Inc. v. FAA D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Axel Diegelmann v. Scott Bessent D.C. Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund v. M & K Employee Solutions D.C. Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Nicolas Talbott v. USA D.C. Circuit Dec. 9, 2025
Opinion Deutsche Telekom, A.G. v. Republic of India D.C. Circuit Oct. 3, 2025
Opinion America First Legal Foundation v. Jamieson Greer D.C. Circuit Oct. 3, 2025
Opinion Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. v. Petroleos De Venezuela, S.A. D.C. Circuit Oct. 3, 2025
Opinion Yanping Chen v. FBI D.C. Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion Foad Farahi v. FBI D.C. Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. D.C. Circuit Sept. 26, 2025
Opinion Capital Power Corporation v. FERC D.C. Circuit Sept. 26, 2025
Opinion Estate of Jeremy Isadore Levin v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. D.C. Circuit Sept. 26, 2025
Opinion United States v. U.S. Cellular Corporation D.C. Circuit Sept. 26, 2025
Opinion Marseille-Kliniken AG v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea D.C. Circuit Sept. 23, 2025
Opinion El Puente de Williamsburg, Inc. v. FERC D.C. Circuit Sept. 19, 2025
Opinion Global Health Council v. Donald J. Trump D.C. Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion J.G.G. v. Donal Trump D.C. Circuit Aug. 8, 2025