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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA21303
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2019
Committee hearing
Feb. 13, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 7, 2019
Senate vote
54–42Roll Call
Confirmed
May 8, 2019
Commissioned
May 13, 2019
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Judge Jan. 3, 2006 May 17, 2019 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George W. Bush
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge May 13, 2019 In service Donald J. Trump

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
Roa v. Hermes Law 24-3223 Decided Sept. 30, 2026 Authored
Barbosa Da Cunha v. Freden 25-3141 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
Newton v. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. 25-1697 Decided Sept. 21, 2026 Authored
In Re: IIG Structured Trade Fin. Fund, Ltd. 25-2577 Decided Sept. 21, 2026 Authored
County of Westchester v. Express Scripts 24-1639 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
Arrowhead v. Picture Pro 25-1606 (L) Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Bagley 25-606 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
Stinn v. United States 25-293 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
United States v. Leeper 22-3110 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States Ex Rel. Chiles v. Cooke Inc. 25-155 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Gendron 25-2570 Decided July 27, 2026
Levin, Vodka Properties LLC v. City of Buffalo 25-762 Decided June 18, 2026
Waldman v. Palestine Liberation Org. 15-3135 Decided March 30, 2026
Rivera-Perez v. Stover 25-149 Decided March 26, 2026 Authored
Knapp v. Barclays 25-1631 Decided March 24, 2026
Russell v. Scott 24-3312 Decided March 19, 2026
Jin v. City of New York 23-1019 Decided March 12, 2026 Authored
Nat'l Lab. Rels. Bd. v. Universal Smart Conts., LLC 24-149 Decided Feb. 3, 2026
United States v. Saab 23-6598 Decided Jan. 14, 2026 Authored
Smart Study Co., LTD v. Shenzhenshixindajixieyouxiangongsi 24-313 Decided Dec. 18, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Roa v. Hermes Law Second Circuit Sept. 30, 2026
Opinion In Re: IIG Structured Trade Fin. Fund, Ltd. Second Circuit Sept. 21, 2026
Opinion Newton v. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. Second Circuit Sept. 21, 2026
Opinion County of Westchester v. Express Scripts Second Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Opinion United States v. Leeper Second Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion United States Ex Rel. Chiles v. Cooke Inc. Second Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court Rivera-Perez v. Stover Second Circuit March 26, 2026
Opinion of the Court Jin v. City of New York Second Circuit March 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Saab Second Circuit Jan. 14, 2026
Opinion Nat'l Inst. of Fam. & Life Advocs. v. James Second Circuit Dec. 1, 2025
Opinion N.Y. State Firearms Ass'n v. James Second Circuit Oct. 15, 2025
Opinion Zesty Paws LLC v. Nutramax Lab'ys, Inc. Second Circuit Oct. 3, 2025
Opinion Frey v. City of New York Second Circuit Sept. 19, 2025
Opinion United States v. Mercado Second Circuit Aug. 25, 2025
Opinion Carruthers v. Colton Second Circuit Aug. 20, 2025
Opinion United States v. Hines Second Circuit June 11, 2025
Opinion United States v. Ray Second Circuit June 2, 2025
Opinion Ortiz v. Wagstaff Second Circuit May 9, 2025
Opinion United States v. Bankasi Second Circuit Oct. 22, 2024
Opinion Chinese Am. Citizens All. of Greater N.Y. v. Adams Second Circuit Sept. 24, 2024