Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CAFC1203
Nominated
Jan. 7, 2015
Committee hearing
March 11, 2015
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 23, 2015
Senate vote
95–0Roll Call
Confirmed
July 7, 2015
Commissioned
July 8, 2015
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
Moskowitz Family LLC v. Globus Medical, Inc. 24-1696 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
Brack v. Collins 25-1205 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Exelixis, Inc. v. Msn Laboratories Private Ltd. 25-1236 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Constellation Designs, LLC v. Lg Electronics, Inc. 24-1822 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Gordon v. Collins 25-1461 Decided Aug. 20, 2026 Authored
Brimer v. Navy 24-1388 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Fedmet Resources Corporation v. United States 26-1160 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Intellectual Pixels Limited v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC 24-2174 Decided July 10, 2026
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Hetero Labs Limited 25-2016 Decided July 1, 2026
Loveridge v. United States 25-1244 Decided June 30, 2026
International Rights Advocates v. Mullin 24-2316 Decided June 5, 2026 Authored
Hafeman v. Google LLC 24-1600 Decided June 5, 2026
Global K9 Protection Group, LLC v. United States 24-1842 Decided May 14, 2026
Tavakkol v. MSPB 24-1514 Decided May 14, 2026
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. 24-1641 Decided May 13, 2026
Bissell, Inc. v. Itc 24-1509 Decided May 11, 2026 Authored
Linyi Chengen Import and Export Co., Ltd. v. United States 24-1258 Decided April 29, 2026
Ascendis Pharma A/S v. Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. 26-1026 Decided March 26, 2026 Authored
Implicit, LLC v. Sonos, Inc. 20-1173 Decided March 9, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Exelixis, Inc. v. Msn Laboratories Private Ltd. Federal Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion Constellation Designs, LLC v. Lg Electronics, Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion Gordon v. Collins Federal Circuit Aug. 20, 2026
Opinion Fedmet Resources Corporation v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion International Rights Advocates v. Mullin Federal Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion Bissell, Inc. v. Itc Federal Circuit May 11, 2026
Opinion Constellation Designs, LLC v. Lg Electronics, Inc. Federal Circuit April 28, 2026
Opinion Ascendis Pharma A/S v. Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Federal Circuit March 26, 2026
Opinion Regenxbio Inc. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Federal Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion Lesko v. United States Federal Circuit Jan. 30, 2026
Opinion Crocs, Inc. v. Itc Federal Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion Brimer v. Navy Federal Circuit Dec. 17, 2025
Dissent Lesko v. United States Federal Circuit Dec. 12, 2025
Opinion of the Court Lesko v. United States Federal Circuit Dec. 12, 2025
Opinion Rex Medical, L.P. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Federal Circuit Oct. 2, 2025
Opinion Electrical Welfare Trust Fund v. United States Federal Circuit Oct. 2, 2025
Opinion Future Link Systems, LLC v. Realtek Semiconductor Corporation Federal Circuit Sept. 9, 2025
Opinion percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion Valeo North America, Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 12, 2025
Opinion Powerblock Holdings, Inc. v. Ifit, Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 11, 2025