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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic president
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, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

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
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
Ardelyx, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 24-5290 Decided June 26, 2026
HMO Louisiana, Inc. v. Department of Health and Human Services 25-5269 Decided June 26, 2026
In re: Donald Trump 25-5452 Decided June 22, 2026
TCP Specialists, LLC v. Secretary of Labor 25-1173 Decided June 12, 2026
Trevor Kitchen v. CFTC 25-1098 Decided June 5, 2026
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. v. FMC 25-1104 Decided April 28, 2026
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Kristi Noem 25-5243 Decided April 24, 2026 Authored
Inova Health Care Services v. Omni Shoreham Corporation 25-7010 Decided April 17, 2026
Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche 24-5091 Decided April 14, 2026
Saad Bin Khalid v. TSA 23-1150 Decided April 14, 2026
United Mexican States v. Lion Mexico Consolidated L.P. 24-7185 Decided April 7, 2026
Andi Gjoci v. DOS 24-5261 Decided April 3, 2026 Authored
Secretary of Labor v. Knight Hawk Coal, LLC 24-1293 Decided March 31, 2026
Ryan Paul v. FAA 24-1348 Decided Feb. 27, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services 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 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
Opinion Amaplat Mauritius Ltd. v. Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation D.C. Circuit July 15, 2025
Opinion District Hospital Partners, L.P. v. NLRB D.C. Circuit June 27, 2025
Opinion Doc Society v. Marco Rubio D.C. Circuit June 27, 2025
Opinion Kimball Wind, LLC v. FERC D.C. Circuit June 13, 2025
Opinion Casey Nelson v. SEC D.C. Circuit May 30, 2025
Opinion Carter Page v. James Comey D.C. Circuit May 23, 2025