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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
Seat
CADC1103
Nominated
May 4, 2020
Committee hearing
May 6, 2020
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 4, 2020
Senate vote
51–42Roll Call
Confirmed
June 18, 2020
Commissioned
Sept. 2, 2020
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 Western District of Kentucky Judge Oct. 25, 2019 Sept. 2, 2020 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Donald J. Trump
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge Sept. 2, 2020 In service Donald J. Trump

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
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security 25-5289 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Joseph Englehardt v. Todd Blanche 24-5297 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Arthur Sookra v. Pfizer Inc. 25-5200 Decided July 31, 2026
Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA 18-1149 Decided July 28, 2026
Jannease Johnson v. DC 24-7140 Decided July 24, 2026
PhantomALERT Inc. v. Apple Inc. 25-7017 Decided July 24, 2026
Fairholme Funds, Inc v. FHFA 25-5113 Decided July 24, 2026
Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB 22-1163 Decided July 21, 2026
Rinat Akhmetshin v. William Browder 25-7008 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Charles Littlejohn 24-3019 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 23-5311 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
In re: Donald Trump 25-5452 Decided June 22, 2026 Authored
United States v. James Honesty 24-3032 Decided June 16, 2026
Venezuela US SRL v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 25-7096 Decided June 12, 2026 Authored
Grafton & Upton Railroad Company v. STB 25-1058 Decided June 5, 2026
Nicolas Talbott v. USA 25-5087 Decided June 1, 2026
United States v. Raul Flores-Hernandez 24-3007 Decided May 29, 2026 Authored
Vermont Information Processing, Inc. v. NLRB 24-1360 Decided May 26, 2026
Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Sean McMaster 24-5193 Decided May 22, 2026
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Lee Zeldin 24-5294 Decided May 1, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Charles Littlejohn D.C. Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion Rinat Akhmetshin v. William Browder D.C. Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. D.C. Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion Venezuela US SRL v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela D.C. Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Raul Flores-Hernandez D.C. Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion J. Sidak v. United States International Trade Commission D.C. Circuit April 24, 2026
Opinion In re: Donald Trump D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion True the Vote, Inc. v. IRS D.C. Circuit April 10, 2026
Opinion Susan Qashu v. Marco Rubio D.C. Circuit April 10, 2026
Opinion Ernest Mitchell v. John Phelan D.C. Circuit March 13, 2026
Opinion Sierra Club v. FERC D.C. Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security D.C. Circuit Sept. 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. Ronnard Williams D.C. Circuit Aug. 26, 2025
Opinion Sierra Club v. FERC D.C. Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians v. HHS D.C. Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion Associated Press v. Taylor Budowich D.C. Circuit July 22, 2025
Opinion Issouf Coubaly v. Cargill Incorporated D.C. Circuit July 22, 2025
Opinion Gary Brown, III v. FBI D.C. Circuit July 15, 2025
Opinion Tobias Jones v. United States Secret Service D.C. Circuit July 15, 2025
Opinion Paragould Light & Water Commission v. FERC D.C. Circuit July 11, 2025