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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA30603
Nominated
May 16, 1991
Committee hearing
June 20, 1991
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 27, 1991
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 27, 1991
Commissioned
July 2, 1991
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
May 31, 2006

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware Judge Nov. 4, 1985 July 22, 1991 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge July 2, 1991 In service George H.W. Bush

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
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 26-1252 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
United States v. Derby Clerfe 24-2116 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Pennsylvania Game Commission v. Thomas E Proctor Heirs Trust 22-1587 Decided July 31, 2026
United States v. Miguel Rosario 23-1242 Decided July 1, 2026 Authored
Artem V. Gelis v. BMW of North America LLC 24-2721 Decided June 11, 2026
Secretary United States Department of Labor v. Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services LLC 24-2842 Decided June 3, 2026 Authored
Corey Kendig v. Nicholas Stolar 24-2260 Decided April 28, 2026 Authored
Kalshiex LLC v. Mary Jo Flaherty 25-1922 Decided April 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Christopher Miller 24-2199 Decided April 3, 2026
Stephen McCarthy v. DEA 24-2704 Decided March 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rohan Lyttle 24-3207 Decided March 16, 2026
RTI Restoration Technologies Inc v. International Painters and Allied Trades Industry 24-2874 Decided March 3, 2026
United States v. Victorious Minter 24-2220 Decided Jan. 16, 2026 Authored
Charles G. Berwind Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 24-2360 Decided Oct. 30, 2025
Rocky Freeman v. J. Lincalis 23-1566 Decided Oct. 29, 2025 Authored
United States v. Paul Harmon 24-2057 Decided Aug. 14, 2025
Kevin Johnson v. Superintendent Mahanoy SCI 23-2531 Decided July 30, 2025
United States v. Julio Suarez 24-2419 Decided July 24, 2025
Jennifer Oldham v. Penn State University 22-2056 Decided May 29, 2025
MTE Holdings LLC v. 23-1916 Decided May 7, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Natural Resources Defense Council Inc v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Third Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Miguel Rosario Third Circuit July 1, 2026
Concurrence in part Secretary United States Department of Labor v. Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services LLC Third Circuit June 3, 2026
Opinion Corey Kendig v. Nicholas Stolar Third Circuit April 28, 2026
Dissent Kalshiex LLC v. Mary Jo Flaherty Third Circuit April 6, 2026
Concurrence in part Stephen McCarthy v. DEA Third Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Victorious Minter Third Circuit Jan. 16, 2026
Opinion Rocky Freeman v. J. Lincalis Third Circuit Oct. 29, 2025
Opinion Ronald Gillette v. Golden Grove Correctional Third Circuit July 16, 2024
Opinion Borough of Longport v. Netflix Inc Third Circuit Feb. 29, 2024
Opinion Yahye Herrow v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit Feb. 13, 2024
Opinion Sherelle Thomas v. City of Harrisburg Third Circuit Dec. 6, 2023
Opinion Ronald Gillette v. Golden Grove Correctional Third Circuit July 21, 2023
Opinion United States v. Raquel Rivera Third Circuit July 19, 2023
Opinion United States v. Tiesha Henderson Third Circuit March 29, 2023
Opinion United States v. Michael Kwasnik Third Circuit Dec. 8, 2022
Opinion United States v. Frederick Banks Third Circuit Nov. 30, 2022
Opinion Archange Saint Ford v. Attorney General United States Third Circuit Oct. 11, 2022
Opinion George E. Warren LLC v. Colonial Pipeline Co Third Circuit Oct. 5, 2022
Opinion United States v. Tyrone Mitchell Third Circuit June 29, 2022