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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA20309
Nominated
Feb. 9, 1994
Committee hearing
June 29, 1994
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 15, 1994
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 18, 1994
Commissioned
July 21, 1994
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
July 21, 2009

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
Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 25-2079 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Defending Education v. Croton-Harmon Union Free School District 24-1900 Decided Sept. 15, 2026
Jimenez v. City of New York 25-776 Decided Sept. 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Martin 24-3013 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General 26-156 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Rutledge v. Walgreen Co.; Phippen v. Walgreen Co. 24-916(L); 24-2594 Decided July 17, 2026
Creditincome Limited v. the Swiss Confederation 25-2733 Decided July 16, 2026 Authored
County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth. 25-1963 Decided July 13, 2026
Inc. v. HBC Invs. LLC 25-2728 Decided July 7, 2026
Huey v. Anavex Life Sciences Corporation 25-1752 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ross 25-210 Decided May 29, 2026
Cruz v. Banks 24-1147 Decided April 7, 2026 Authored
Havlish v. Taliban; Aliganga v. Taliban 23-258 (L); 23-354 (L) Decided March 19, 2026
Poor v. Parking Systems Plus, Inc. 24-3324 Decided Dec. 19, 2025
In Re: Terrorist Attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 23-1170 Decided Sept. 10, 2025
Isaacs v. Zimmerman 23-7492 Decided Aug. 13, 2025
United States v. Hild 23-6136 Decided July 30, 2025
Diaz v. Kopp 22-1678 Decided July 30, 2025 Authored
N.G.B. v. New York City Department of Education 23-764 Decided July 24, 2025
Neurological Surgery v. Dep't of Health & Human Servs. 24-1884 Decided July 22, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Jimenez v. City of New York Second Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion of the Court In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General Second Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Dissent United States v. Martin Second Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion Creditincome Limited v. the Swiss Confederation Second Circuit July 16, 2026
Opinion Huey v. Anavex Life Sciences Corporation Second Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion Diaz v. Kopp Second Circuit July 30, 2025
Opinion Hernandez v. McIntosh Second Circuit July 21, 2025
Opinion Johnson v. United States Second Circuit July 17, 2025
Opinion United States v. Runner Second Circuit July 9, 2025
Opinion Castejon-Paz v. Bondi, Cerrato-Barahona v. Bondi Second Circuit July 8, 2025
Opinion Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. Second Circuit July 1, 2025
Opinion AMTAX Holdings 227, LLC v. CohnReznick LLP Second Circuit April 30, 2025
Opinion of the Court Cruz v. Banks Second Circuit April 15, 2025
Opinion Musaid v. Kirkpatrick Second Circuit Sept. 4, 2024
Opinion Bacher v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Second Circuit July 23, 2024
Opinion Kaziu v. United States Second Circuit July 16, 2024
Opinion Brandon v. Royce Second Circuit May 15, 2024
Opinion United States v. Calk Second Circuit Nov. 28, 2023
Opinion Rosa v. Doe Second Circuit Nov. 20, 2023
Opinion Dooley v. United States Second Circuit Oct. 5, 2023