Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
NYSD0806
Nominated
June 7, 2011
Committee hearing
July 27, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 15, 2011
Senate vote
62–34Roll Call
Confirmed
Feb. 17, 2012
Commissioned
Feb. 17, 2012
ABA rating
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
Bergin v. N.Y. State Unified Court System 25-721 Decided Sept. 15, 2026 Authored
United States Ex Rel. Don Hanks v. Florida Cancer Specialists 18-3376 Decided June 3, 2020 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Bergin v. N.Y. State Unified Court System Second Circuit Sept. 15, 2026
Opinion Bergin v. N.Y. State Unified Court System Second Circuit July 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Arguedas Second Circuit April 9, 2025
Opinion United States Ex Rel. Don Hanks v. Florida Cancer Specialists Second Circuit June 3, 2020