Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
VAED1201
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2002
Committee hearing
May 23, 2002
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 13, 2002
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Aug. 1, 2002
Commissioned
Aug. 2, 2002
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
June 1, 2018

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
Delsonya Wilkins-Bailey v. Essity Professional Hygiene North America, LLC 25-1992 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Blair Coleman v. Frank Kendall 22-1591 Decided July 26, 2023
United States v. Jong Kim 22-4221 Decided June 20, 2023
Bestwall LLC v. Sander L. Esserman 22-1135 Decided June 20, 2023
Bestwall LLC v. Official Committee of Asbestos 22-1127 Decided June 20, 2023
Shanette Rogers v. Kilolo Kijakazi 22-1264 Decided March 20, 2023

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Delsonya Wilkins-Bailey v. Essity Professional Hygiene North America, LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 31, 2026