Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CAFC0702
Nominated
Feb. 3, 1987
Committee hearing
May 13, 1987
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 5, 1987
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 11, 1987
Commissioned
June 15, 1987
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 1997until Jan. 1, 2004
Senior status
June 30, 2010

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
Ridge Corp. v. Kirk Nationalease Co. 25-1254 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
Agi Suretrack LLC v. Farmers Edge Inc. 24-1730 Decided June 2, 2026 Authored
Chafin v. Opm 24-2369 Decided May 27, 2026
McOm Ip, LLC v. City National Bank of Florida 24-2089 Decided May 15, 2026
Beacon Point Associates LLC v. DVA 24-1076 Decided June 5, 2025
Smith v. Collins 23-1749 Decided April 4, 2025
Merck Sharp & Dohme B v. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. 23-2254 Decided March 13, 2025
Cqv Co., Ltd. v. Merck Patent Gmbh 23-1027 Decided March 10, 2025
Ddr Holdings, LLC v. priceline.com LLC 23-1176 Decided Dec. 9, 2024
Parkervision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated 22-1755 Decided Sept. 6, 2024
Celanese International Corporation v. Itc 22-1827 Decided Aug. 12, 2024
The Portland Mint v. United States 22-2154 Decided May 30, 2024
Core Optical Technologies, LLC v. Nokia Corporation 23-1001 Decided May 21, 2024 Authored
Dobyns v. United States 21-2309 Decided May 10, 2024
Winkler v. Hhs 22-1960 Decided Dec. 13, 2023 Authored
Williams v. Bop 22-1575 Decided July 6, 2023
Spireon, Inc. v. Flex Ltd. 22-1578 Decided June 26, 2023
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland Gmbh v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. 21-1981 Decided May 9, 2023
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company v. Secretary of the Air Force 22-1035 Decided April 25, 2023
Crews v. McDonough 21-2030 Decided March 16, 2023

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Ridge Corp. v. Kirk Nationalease Co. Federal Circuit July 13, 2026
Opinion Agi Suretrack LLC v. Farmers Edge Inc. Federal Circuit June 2, 2026
Opinion Core Optical Technologies, LLC v. Nokia Corporation Federal Circuit May 21, 2024
Opinion Winkler v. Hhs Federal Circuit Dec. 13, 2023
Concurrence Ostler v. United States Federal Circuit July 15, 2002