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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA41303
Nominated
May 7, 2018
Committee hearing
June 20, 2018
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 19, 2018
Senate vote
81–8Roll Call
Confirmed
Aug. 16, 2018
Commissioned
Aug. 20, 2018
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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
Omari Mason v. Kevin Talley 23-7201 Decided Sept. 28, 2026
United States v. Isaac Martinez-Chavez 25-4318 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
United States v. Carlos Turcios Villatoro 24-4358 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
United States v. Marvin Gutierrez 24-4325 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
United States v. Cristian Arevalo Arias 24-4308 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Lizbeyde Piedra v. Todd Blanche 25-1258 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
Christopher Billesdon v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 25-1495 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Brian O'Connor v. Fairfax Taxi, Inc. 25-1699 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
Sung-Chul Jung v. Fairfax Taxi, Inc. 25-1702 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
Trudy Grant v. Conway Belangia 25-1413 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
United States v. Danny Roney 24-4556 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
United States v. James Flood, III 23-7032 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Colby Joyner 24-4565 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
PSEG Renewable Transmission LLC v. Arentz Family, LP 25-1730 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
Elshan Bayramov v. Peritus Portfolio Services 25-1501 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Elshan Bayramov v. American Credit Acceptance 25-1490 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Legacy Spencer v. Edward Glaser, III 25-1425 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Larry Clay, Jr. 24-4681 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
United States v. Tamarcus Ellis 25-4028 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
In re: The Boeing Company 25-1492 Decided July 20, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Isaac Martinez-Chavez Fourth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion Lizbeyde Piedra v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court Christopher Billesdon v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion Sung-Chul Jung v. Fairfax Taxi, Inc. Fourth Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion Brian O'Connor v. Fairfax Taxi, Inc. Fourth Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion United States v. Danny Roney Fourth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. James Flood, III Fourth Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Colby Joyner Fourth Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Concurrence PSEG Renewable Transmission LLC v. Arentz Family, LP Fourth Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion Elshan Bayramov v. Peritus Portfolio Services Fourth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion Elshan Bayramov v. American Credit Acceptance Fourth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Dissent United States v. Tamarcus Ellis Fourth Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court Alejandra Montesinos Cisneros v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion Erick Flores-Turcios v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit July 16, 2026
Opinion United States v. Kirsten Ball Fourth Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion George Steen v. Leslie Dismukes Fourth Circuit July 8, 2026
Opinion Tiffany King v. Charles Blackwood Fourth Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion Bacardi and Company Limited v. John Squires Fourth Circuit June 16, 2026
Opinion Md Uddin v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion United States ex rel. Liesa Kyer v. Thomas Health System, Inc. Fourth Circuit June 4, 2026