Second Circuit
José Alberto Cabranes
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- CA20208
- Nominated
- May 24, 1994
- Committee hearing
- July 21, 1994
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Aug. 4, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Aug. 9, 1994
- Commissioned
- Aug. 10, 1994
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- March 9, 2023
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | Judge | Dec. 10, 1979 | Aug. 12, 1994 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Jimmy Carter |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Judge | Aug. 10, 1994 | In service | William J. Clinton |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. VanHoesen
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Matos
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Farrington v. Poole
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in Al Saidi v. Blanche
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July 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Tennenbaum Living Tr. v. GCDI S.A.
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Asinga v. Gatorade Co.
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May 28panel identified Sat on the panel in The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Newsweek Digital LLC
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April 29panel identified Sat on the panel in America, Inc. v. Thom Browne, Inc.
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April 28opinion issued Concurred in Barbosa Da Cunha v. Freden
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April 10panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Pence
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April 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Manuel Zumba Mejia
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March 27
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbosa Da Cunha v. Freden | 25-3141 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. VanHoesen | 24-2692 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2026 | |
| United States v. Matos | 22-1561 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| Farrington v. Poole | 24-2718 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| Al Saidi v. Blanche | 21-6589 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| Tennenbaum Living Tr. v. GCDI S.A. | 23-1247 | Decided | July 20, 2026 | |
| Asinga v. Gatorade Co. | 25-1378 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | |
| The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Newsweek Digital LLC | 25-868 | Decided | May 28, 2026 | |
| America, Inc. v. Thom Browne, Inc. | 24-1510 | Decided | April 29, 2026 | |
| United States v. Pence | 24-1025 | Decided | April 10, 2026 | |
| United States v. Manuel Zumba Mejia | 24-3086 | Decided | April 9, 2026 | Authored |
| Petersen Energ�a; Eton Park v. Argentie Argentine Republic, YPF S.A. | 23-23-77370 (L); 23-7376 (L) | Decided | March 27, 2026 | |
| Parker v. Alexander | 25-487 | Decided | March 23, 2026 | |
| Havlish v. Taliban; Aliganga v. Taliban | 23-258 (L); 23-354 (L) | Decided | March 19, 2026 | |
| United States v. Aryeetey | 25-499 | Decided | March 3, 2026 | |
| Safdieh v. Comm'r | 25-501 | Decided | Feb. 27, 2026 | Authored |
| CFHC v. CoreLogic Rental Prop. Sols. | 23-1118 | Decided | Feb. 20, 2026 | |
| United States v. Reyes | 24-2333 | Decided | Jan. 7, 2026 | |
| J.M. v. New York City Dept. of Ed. | 25-1046 | Decided | Dec. 9, 2025 | |
| Buller v. Comm'r | 24-1557 | Decided | Nov. 26, 2025 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Concurrence | Barbosa Da Cunha v. Freden | Second Circuit | April 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Manuel Zumba Mejia | Second Circuit | April 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | Safdieh v. Comm'r | Second Circuit | Feb. 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Flores v. N.Y. Football Giants | Second Circuit | Aug. 14, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Novis (Denkberg) | Second Circuit | June 2, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Sterkaj | Second Circuit | May 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Maxwell | Second Circuit | Sept. 17, 2024 |
| Opinion | Lupia v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc. | Second Circuit | Aug. 1, 2024 |
| Opinion | Packer v. Raging Capital Management, LLC | Second Circuit | June 24, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Freeman | Second Circuit | April 23, 2024 |
| Opinion | Singh Bhagtana v. Garland | Second Circuit | Feb. 22, 2024 |
| Opinion | Carroll v. Trump | Second Circuit | Dec. 13, 2023 |
| Opinion | Singh Bhagtana v. Garland | Second Circuit | Dec. 5, 2023 |
| Opinion | Eisenhauer v. Culinary Institute of America | Second Circuit | Oct. 17, 2023 |
| Opinion | Kirschner v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Second Circuit | Aug. 24, 2023 |
| Opinion | Soni v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue | Second Circuit | Aug. 4, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Raniere | Second Circuit | Dec. 9, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Hunter | Second Circuit | April 20, 2022 |
| Opinion | Aenergy, S.A. v. Republic of Angola | Second Circuit | April 13, 2022 |
| Opinion | NY State Teamsters v. C&S Wholesale Grocers | Second Circuit | Jan. 27, 2022 |