Fourth Circuit
James Harvie Wilkinson III
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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.
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Aug. 25opinion issued Dissented in Sherrod Brown v. FCC
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Fareed Hayat v. Casey Diaz
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. James Flood, III
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Jaime Navarro Cerritos v. Todd Blanche
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Aug. 6
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July 23opinion issued Dissented in Badar Suri v. Donald Trump
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July 20
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July 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Stephen Snyder
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July 10opinion issued Authored the opinion in Dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV
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July 10opinion issued Authored the opinion in Dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV
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July 10panel identified Sat on the panel in Dmarcian, Inc. v. Pressly Millen
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |