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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.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed 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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Basin Electric Power Cooperative v. FERC 25-1060 Decided Oct. 2, 2026 Authored
Solon Phillips v. WCP Fund I LLC 25-7130 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball v. LOC 24-1259 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
John Doe v. SEC 25-1152 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
Eric Flannery v. Mark Eckenwiler 24-7168 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Giffords v. FEC 25-5188 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance v. Library of Congress 25-5328 Decided Sept. 1, 2026 Authored
East Tennessee Group v. FERC 24-1253 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 25-5054 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Bruno Mpoy v. John Burst 24-7120 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Friends of the Earth U.S. v. Export-Import Bank of the United States 25-5387 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
James Knight v. NTSB 25-1158 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 25-5425 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. Edward William 24-3067 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Fairholme Funds, Inc v. FHFA 25-5113 Decided July 24, 2026
United States v. Peter Navarro 24-3006 Decided July 21, 2026
United States v. Ahmed Abukhatallah 24-3159 Decided July 17, 2026
Axel Diegelmann v. Scott Bessent 24-5277 Decided July 14, 2026
Zia Chishti v. Tatiana Spottiswoode 24-7152 Decided July 7, 2026
HMO Louisiana, Inc. v. Department of Health and Human Services 25-5269 Decided June 26, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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