Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CAFC0703
Nominated
Jan. 5, 2011
Committee hearing
Feb. 16, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 10, 2011
Senate vote
86–0Roll Call
Confirmed
April 4, 2011
Commissioned
April 5, 2011
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
Island Creek Associates, LLC v. United States 25-1140 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
Ncs Multistage Inc. v. Nine Energy Service, Inc. 25-1000 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Netlist, Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc. 24-1707 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
Aml Ip, LLC v. Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc. 25-1280 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Miller v. Collins 24-1790 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Gordon v. Collins 25-1461 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Chitlik v. Hhs 25-1804 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Qoye v. United States 24-1690 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Kelly v. United States 24-2042 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
Bee v. United States 24-2306 Decided July 16, 2026 Authored
Hamp's Construction LLC v. Secretary of the Army 24-1528 Decided June 30, 2026
Jackson v. Collins 24-2135 Decided June 26, 2026
Jacobson v. United States 24-1990 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
International Rights Advocates v. Mullin 24-2316 Decided June 5, 2026
Insulet Corp. v. Eoflow, Co. Ltd. 25-1807 Decided May 28, 2026
Tavakkol v. MSPB 24-1514 Decided May 14, 2026 Authored
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. 24-1641 Decided May 13, 2026
International Medical Devices, Inc. v. Cornell 25-1580 Decided April 17, 2026
Ironsource Ltd. v. Digital Turbine, Inc. 24-1831 Decided April 7, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Island Creek Associates, LLC v. United States Federal Circuit Sept. 16, 2026
Opinion Netlist, Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc. Federal Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Opinion Miller v. Collins Federal Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion Qoye v. United States Federal Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion Kelly v. United States Federal Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion Bee v. United States Federal Circuit July 16, 2026
Opinion Jacobson v. United States Federal Circuit June 18, 2026
Concurrence Tavakkol v. MSPB Federal Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion of the Court Tavakkol v. MSPB Federal Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion Gramm v. Deere & Company Federal Circuit March 11, 2026
Opinion Magnum Magnetics Corp. v. United States Federal Circuit Feb. 17, 2026
Opinion Wonderland Switzerland Ag v. Evenflo Company, Inc. Federal Circuit Dec. 17, 2025
Opinion Game Plan, Inc. v. Uninterrupted Ip, LLC Federal Circuit Dec. 10, 2025
Opinion Mosaic Company v. United States Federal Circuit Dec. 5, 2025
Opinion Aortic Innovations LLC v. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Federal Circuit Oct. 27, 2025
Opinion Ag Der Dillinger Huttenwerke v. United States Federal Circuit Oct. 6, 2025
Opinion US Inventor, Inc. v. PTO Federal Circuit Oct. 3, 2025
Opinion Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry Sa v. United States Federal Circuit Sept. 8, 2025
Opinion Hyatt v. Stewart Federal Circuit Aug. 29, 2025
Opinion Deal v. Collins Federal Circuit June 27, 2025