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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Jimmy CarterDemocratic president
Seat
CADC0802
Nominated
Dec. 6, 1979
Committee hearing
Feb. 18, 1980
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 19, 1980
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Feb. 20, 1980
Commissioned
Feb. 20, 1980
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 1994until Jan. 1, 2001
Senior status
Nov. 3, 2005

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
Jared Fishman v. DC 25-7050 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Jannease Johnson v. DC 24-7140 Decided July 24, 2026
Axel Diegelmann v. Scott Bessent 24-5277 Decided July 14, 2026
Gregory Angelo v. DC 24-7127 Decided July 7, 2026
Michael Baxley v. Daniel Driscoll 24-5104 Decided June 26, 2026
MISO Transmission Owners v. FERC 25-1045 Decided June 5, 2026 Authored
ModernWest Longmont, LLC v. FAA 25-1150 Decided May 29, 2026 Authored
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Lee Zeldin 24-5294 Decided May 1, 2026 Authored
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. v. FMC 25-1104 Decided April 28, 2026 Authored
Bruce Bunting v. District of Columbia CVS Pharmacy, LLC 24-7124 Decided April 14, 2026
Andi Gjoci v. DOS 24-5261 Decided April 3, 2026
Ernest Mitchell v. John Phelan 25-5013 Decided March 13, 2026
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Scott Bessent 25-5181 Decided Feb. 24, 2026 Authored
Friends of Animals v. United States Bureau of Land Management 24-5155 Decided Feb. 20, 2026 Authored
Joshua Atchley v. AstraZeneca UK Limited 20-7077 Decided Jan. 23, 2026
Shahnaz Haeri Mehneh v. Marco Rubio 25-5001 Decided Jan. 16, 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
Southern Airways Express, LLC v. DOT 24-1358 Decided Nov. 14, 2025 Authored
United States v. Jonathan Johnson 24-3003 Decided Nov. 4, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion MISO Transmission Owners v. FERC D.C. Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion ModernWest Longmont, LLC v. FAA D.C. Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Lee Zeldin D.C. Circuit May 1, 2026
Opinion Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. v. FMC D.C. Circuit April 28, 2026
Opinion Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Scott Bessent D.C. Circuit Feb. 24, 2026
Opinion Friends of Animals v. United States Bureau of Land Management D.C. Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion Southern Airways Express, LLC v. DOT D.C. Circuit Nov. 14, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jonathan Johnson D.C. Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Opinion Radio Communications Corporation v. FCC D.C. Circuit June 27, 2025
Opinion MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. v. FMC D.C. Circuit June 24, 2025
Opinion Metropolitan Municipality of Lima v. Rutas De Lima S.A.C. D.C. Circuit June 24, 2025
Opinion David Rudometkin v. United States D.C. Circuit June 10, 2025
Opinion Appalachian Voices v. FERC D.C. Circuit June 6, 2025
Opinion Ryan Castaneira v. Kristi Noem D.C. Circuit May 30, 2025
Opinion Judith Pietersen v. DOS D.C. Circuit May 30, 2025
Opinion Media Matters for America v. Warren Paxton, Jr. D.C. Circuit May 30, 2025
Opinion Village of Morrisville, VT v. FERC D.C. Circuit May 16, 2025
Opinion David O'Connell v. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops D.C. Circuit April 25, 2025
Opinion Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc v. NLRB D.C. Circuit Feb. 18, 2025
Opinion Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA D.C. Circuit Dec. 20, 2024