D.C. Circuit
Julianna Michelle Childs
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CADC0309
- Nominated
- Jan. 10, 2022
- Committee hearing
- April 27, 2022
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 26, 2022
- Senate vote
- 64–34Roll Call
- Confirmed
- July 19, 2022
- Commissioned
- July 25, 2022
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
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 South Carolina | Judge | Aug. 20, 2010 | Aug. 2, 2022 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Barack Obama |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Judge | July 25, 2022 | In service | Joseph R. Biden |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Oct. 2
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Sept. 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Solon Phillips v. WCP Fund I LLC
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Sept. 22panel identified Sat on the panel in Office of the Commissioner of Baseball v. LOC
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Sept. 9panel identified Sat on the panel in John Doe v. SEC
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Giffords v. FEC
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Eric Flannery v. Mark Eckenwiler
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Sept. 1
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Aug. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in East Tennessee Group v. FERC
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Aug. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in Bruno Mpoy v. John Burst
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Aug. 18
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Aug. 18
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Aug. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in James Knight v. NTSB
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Basin Electric Power Cooperative v. FERC | D.C. Circuit | Oct. 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance v. Library of Congress | D.C. Circuit | Sept. 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | East Tennessee Group v. FERC | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Friends of the Earth U.S. v. Export-Import Bank of the United States | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | James Knight v. NTSB | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 18, 2026 |
| Dissent | In re: Donald Trump | D.C. Circuit | June 22, 2026 |
| Dissent | New York Times Company v. DOD | D.C. Circuit | April 27, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Le v. Kristi Noem | D.C. Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | Andi Gjoci v. DOS | D.C. Circuit | April 3, 2026 |
| Opinion | Stabil LLC v. Russian Federation | D.C. Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Michael Rosebar | D.C. Circuit | Nov. 18, 2025 |
| Opinion | Compania Cervecera de Puerto Rico, Inc. v. NLRB | D.C. Circuit | Sept. 5, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Rowena Scott | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | Healthy Gulf v. DOI | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Ramiro Lozano | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 12, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Tata Consultancy Services, LTD | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 8, 2025 |
| Opinion | Michael Muir v. DHS | D.C. Circuit | July 25, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Anthony Glover | D.C. Circuit | July 22, 2025 |
| Opinion | Adam Steele v. United States | D.C. Circuit | July 18, 2025 |