Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
TXSD0603
Nominated
March 11, 2019
Committee hearing
April 10, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 9, 2019
Senate vote
50–40Roll Call
Confirmed
July 31, 2019
Commissioned
Sept. 4, 2019
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
United States v. Doyle 24-3227 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. Bolandian 25-355 Decided April 21, 2026
Gibson v. Cendyn Group, LLC 24-3576 Decided Aug. 15, 2025
Lister v. City of Las Vegas 24-3933 Decided Aug. 4, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Doyle Ninth Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion Lister v. City of Las Vegas Ninth Circuit Aug. 4, 2025