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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA40803
Nominated
Nov. 4, 2009
Committee hearing
Dec. 16, 2009
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 28, 2010
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Aug. 5, 2010
Commissioned
Aug. 10, 2010
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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
Sherrod Brown v. FCC 26-1785 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Eddie Stewart v. GES Recycling South Carolina LLC 24-1523 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
The Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Levi Owens 25-1848 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
United States v. Kenyada Jaqu 21-4677 Decided July 27, 2026
Covington Specialty Insurance Company v. Omega Restaurant & Bar, LLC 24-1364 Decided July 20, 2026
Keith Wood v. Shawn Straughn 25-6842 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Stephen Snyder 25-4218 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
Dwayne Burey v. Todd Blanche 25-1869 Decided July 14, 2026
Dawn Lusk v. Chris Merchant 23-6059 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
Dmarcian, Inc. v. Pressly Millen 25-1085 Decided July 10, 2026
Dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV 23-1790 Decided July 10, 2026
Dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV 25-1084 Decided July 10, 2026
United States v. Melvin Gil 25-4176 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored
Warner Guevara Martinez v. Todd Blanche 25-1429 Decided July 7, 2026
Stephen Roberts v. Mark Engelke 22-6411 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Tonya Farley 25-4283 Decided July 2, 2026
United States v. Shronda Covington 25-4282 Decided July 2, 2026
FS Medical Supplies, LLC v. Tanner Pharma UK Limited 25-2199 Decided June 25, 2026
FS Medical Supplies, LLC v. TannerGAP, Inc. 25-2200 Decided June 25, 2026
Marcus Ingram v. Israel Hamilton 25-6634 Decided June 24, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Sherrod Brown v. FCC Fourth Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion Keith Wood v. Shawn Straughn Fourth Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Stephen Snyder Fourth Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion Dawn Lusk v. Chris Merchant Fourth Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Melvin Gil Fourth Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion Stephen Roberts v. Mark Engelke Fourth Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Dan River Basin Association v. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Fourth Circuit June 11, 2026
Opinion Sierra Club v. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Fourth Circuit June 11, 2026
Opinion United States v. Aaron Goode Fourth Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court Clear Touch Interactive, Inc. v. The Ockers Company Fourth Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court Clear Touch Interactive, Inc. v. The Ockers Company Fourth Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion Center for Excellence v. Accreditation Alliance Fourth Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Lawrence Jones Fourth Circuit Feb. 4, 2026
Dissent South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice Fourth Circuit Jan. 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ali Al-Timimi Fourth Circuit Jan. 9, 2026
Opinion Abbie Platt v. Melinda Mansfield Fourth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion Reyna Alfaro-Zelaya v. Pamela Bondi Fourth Circuit Oct. 31, 2025
Opinion Carolyn Hall v. Sheppard Pratt Health System Fourth Circuit Oct. 21, 2025
Opinion Izuchukwu Ozurumba v. Pamela Bondi Fourth Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion George Hawkins v. Glenn Youngkin Fourth Circuit Aug. 20, 2025