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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA40603
Nominated
Jan. 30, 1984
Committee hearing
Feb. 22, 1984
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 15, 1984
Senate vote
58–39Roll Call
Confirmed
Aug. 9, 1984
Commissioned
Aug. 13, 1984
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 1996until Jan. 1, 2003

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
Christopher Billesdon v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 25-1495 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Fareed Hayat v. Casey Diaz 25-1235 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
United States v. James Flood, III 23-7032 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Jaime Navarro Cerritos v. Todd Blanche 23-1897 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
PSEG Renewable Transmission LLC v. Arentz Family, LP 25-1730 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
Badar Suri v. Donald Trump 25-1560 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
Covington Specialty Insurance Company v. Omega Restaurant & Bar, LLC 24-1364 Decided July 20, 2026
United States v. Stephen Snyder 25-4218 Decided July 14, 2026
Dmarcian, Inc. v. Pressly Millen 25-1085 Decided July 10, 2026
Dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV 23-1790 Decided July 10, 2026 Authored
Dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV 25-1084 Decided July 10, 2026 Authored
Kenneth Deal v. City of Monroe 25-2148 Decided July 8, 2026
Warner Guevara Martinez v. Todd Blanche 25-1429 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Brad Holley 25-6765 Decided July 1, 2026 Authored
Felicia Morgan v. City of Charlotte 23-1748 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Thomas Overby, Jr. v. Anheuser-Busch, LLC 25-1520 Decided June 15, 2026 Authored
United States v. Mariel Watson 24-4588 Decided June 8, 2026 Authored
Md Uddin v. Todd Blanche 24-1067 Decided June 5, 2026
Donte Jackson v. Protas, Spivok & Collins LLC 25-1971 Decided May 18, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Sherrod Brown v. FCC Fourth Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Dissent Badar Suri v. Donald Trump Fourth Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion Dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV Fourth Circuit July 10, 2026
Opinion Dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV Fourth Circuit July 10, 2026
Dissent Warner Guevara Martinez v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Brad Holley Fourth Circuit July 1, 2026
Opinion Felicia Morgan v. City of Charlotte Fourth Circuit June 29, 2026
Opinion Thomas Overby, Jr. v. Anheuser-Busch, LLC Fourth Circuit June 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Mariel Watson Fourth Circuit June 8, 2026
Opinion Donte Jackson v. Protas, Spivok & Collins LLC Fourth Circuit May 18, 2026
Opinion Jonathan Lewis v. Circle K Stores Inc. Fourth Circuit May 13, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Hatchet Speed Fourth Circuit May 5, 2026
Dissent Rhino Energy, LLC v. DOWCP Fourth Circuit April 23, 2026
Dissent United States v. Dennis Hernandez Fourth Circuit April 16, 2026
Concurrence American Federation of State, County and Municipal v. SSA Fourth Circuit April 10, 2026
Opinion of the Court Krystle Perry v. Stacy Marteney Fourth Circuit April 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jerone Holman Fourth Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion Oscar Perdomo Ulloa v. Pamela Bondi Fourth Circuit March 25, 2026
Opinion Oscar Perdomo Ulloa v. Pamela Bondi Fourth Circuit March 25, 2026
Opinion Cin Dale 3 v. Peoples Bank Corp. Fourth Circuit March 9, 2026