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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA30308
Nominated
March 8, 1999
Committee hearing
Feb. 22, 2000
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 2, 2000
Senate vote
93–0Roll Call
Confirmed
March 7, 2000
Commissioned
March 9, 2000
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
July 18, 2016

Source Federal Judicial Center.

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
Smith & Wesson Brands Inc v. Attorney General New Jersey 23-1223 Decided June 25, 2024
Paulette Barclift v. Keystone Credit Services LLC 22-1925 Decided Feb. 16, 2024
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association v. Attorney General New Jersey 22-2209 Decided Feb. 14, 2024
United States v. Shiheem Amos 20-3298 Decided Dec. 14, 2023
United States v. Marc Harris 17-1861 Decided Dec. 14, 2023
In re Wawa, Inc. Data Security Litigation 22-1950 Decided Nov. 2, 2023
Scott Stouffer v. Union Railroad Co 22-1680 Decided Oct. 26, 2023 Authored
United States v. Kidada Savage 14-1493 Decided Oct. 24, 2023
Tremayne Durham v. G. Kelley 21-3187 Decided Sept. 19, 2023 Authored
Brad Rush v. City of Philadelphia 21-1298 Decided Aug. 30, 2023
United States v. Christopher Montalvo Flores 22-1752 Decided Aug. 28, 2023
Victoria Schrader v. District Attorney York County 22-2037 Decided July 19, 2023
Beth Berkelhammer v. ADP TotalSource Group Inc 22-1618 Decided July 17, 2023
United States v. Damon Carey 21-1837 Decided July 7, 2023
Reinaldo Cortez-Amador v. Attorney General United States of America 22-1249 Decided April 25, 2023 Authored
LTL Management LLC v. 22-2003 Decided March 31, 2023
Adelphia Gateway LLC v. Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board 21-3356 Decided March 14, 2023
Thomas White, Jr. v. Samsung Electronics America In 22-1162 Decided March 7, 2023 Authored
United States v. Troy Brasby 21-1537 Decided Feb. 23, 2023 Authored
LTL Management LLC v. 22-2003 Decided Jan. 30, 2023

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Scott Stouffer v. Union Railroad Co Third Circuit Oct. 26, 2023
Opinion Tremayne Durham v. G. Kelley Third Circuit Sept. 19, 2023
Opinion Reinaldo Cortez-Amador v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit April 25, 2023
Opinion Thomas White, Jr. v. Samsung Electronics America In Third Circuit March 7, 2023
Opinion United States v. Troy Brasby Third Circuit Feb. 23, 2023
Opinion Jiangsu Beier Decoration Mater v. Angle World LLC Third Circuit Nov. 3, 2022
Opinion United States v. Donna Fallon Third Circuit Sept. 30, 2022
Opinion Julio Freza v. Attorney General United States Third Circuit Sept. 15, 2022
Opinion United States v. Sarah Norton Third Circuit Sept. 1, 2022
Opinion United States v. Nikolaos Vastardis Third Circuit Dec. 7, 2021
Opinion WR Grace & Co v. Third Circuit Sept. 15, 2021
Opinion Steven Aleckna v. Third Circuit Sept. 9, 2021
Opinion Atlantic City Electric Co v. NLRB Third Circuit July 7, 2021
Opinion Bahaa Aly v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inter Third Circuit June 16, 2021
Opinion Bahaa Aly v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inter Third Circuit June 16, 2021
Opinion United States v. Charles Senke Third Circuit Jan. 25, 2021
Opinion United States v. Charles Senke Third Circuit Jan. 25, 2021
Opinion 431 East Palisade Avenue Real v. City of Englewood Third Circuit Oct. 8, 2020
Opinion Miguel Mirambeaux v. Attorney General United States Third Circuit Oct. 2, 2020
Opinion DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. v. Ana Sheridan Third Circuit Sept. 22, 2020