Fourth Circuit
Julius Ness Richardson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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.
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Sept. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Omari Mason v. Kevin Talley
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Sept. 9
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Marvin Gutierrez
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Cristian Arevalo Arias
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Carlos Turcios Villatoro
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Aug. 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in Lizbeyde Piedra v. Todd Blanche
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 19opinion issued Authored the opinion in Sung-Chul Jung v. Fairfax Taxi, Inc.
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Aug. 19opinion issued Authored the opinion in Brian O'Connor v. Fairfax Taxi, Inc.
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Aug. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in Trudy Grant v. Conway Belangia
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Aug. 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Danny Roney
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Aug. 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. James Flood, III
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |