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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican president
Seat
CADC0904
Nominated
May 8, 1990
Committee hearing
June 11, 1990
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 27, 1990
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 28, 1990
Commissioned
July 5, 1990
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 District of South Carolina Judge June 16, 1986 July 11, 1990 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge July 5, 1990 In service George H.W. Bush

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
Friends of Animals v. Martha Williams 24-5278 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri v. FERC 24-1270 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Ralph de la Torre v. Bill Cassidy 25-5353 Decided July 31, 2026
Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA 18-1149 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ahmed Abukhatallah 24-3159 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
Mary Trongone v. Cmsnr. IRS (PUBLIC REDACTED) 25-1050 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
HMO Louisiana, Inc. v. Department of Health and Human Services 25-5269 Decided June 26, 2026
Michael Baxley v. Daniel Driscoll 24-5104 Decided June 26, 2026
Gengshu He v. Marco Rubio 24-5034 Decided June 23, 2026 Authored
TCP Specialists, LLC v. Secretary of Labor 25-1173 Decided June 12, 2026 Authored
Trevor Kitchen v. CFTC 25-1098 Decided June 5, 2026 Authored
Global Voice Group SA v. Republic of Guinea 25-7033 Decided May 29, 2026 Authored
Luis Castillo Butters v. National Academy of Sciences 24-7068 Decided May 22, 2026
United States v. All Petroleum-Product Cargo Onboard the M/T Arina 24-5218 Decided April 21, 2026
Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche 24-5091 Decided April 14, 2026 Authored
Bruce Bunting v. District of Columbia CVS Pharmacy, LLC 24-7124 Decided April 14, 2026
Saad Bin Khalid v. TSA 23-1150 Decided April 14, 2026
Secretary of Labor v. Knight Hawk Coal, LLC 24-1293 Decided March 31, 2026 Authored
Center for Biological Diversity v. Lee Zeldin 24-5101 Decided March 27, 2026
EB5 Holdings Inc. v. Joseph Edlow 24-5237 Decided Feb. 13, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA D.C. Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ahmed Abukhatallah D.C. Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion Mary Trongone v. Cmsnr. IRS (PUBLIC REDACTED) D.C. Circuit July 13, 2026
Opinion Gengshu He v. Marco Rubio D.C. Circuit June 23, 2026
Opinion TCP Specialists, LLC v. Secretary of Labor D.C. Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion Mary Trongone v. Cmsnr. IRS (PUBLIC REDACTED) D.C. Circuit June 12, 2026
Opinion Trevor Kitchen v. CFTC D.C. Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion Global Voice Group SA v. Republic of Guinea D.C. Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion Secretary of Labor v. Knight Hawk Coal, LLC D.C. Circuit March 31, 2026
Opinion EB5 Holdings Inc. v. Joseph Edlow D.C. Circuit Feb. 13, 2026
Opinion Affirmed Energy, LLC v. FERC D.C. Circuit Feb. 10, 2026
Opinion Maryland Office of People's Counsel v. FERC D.C. Circuit Jan. 13, 2026
Opinion Independent Market Monitor for PJM v. FERC D.C. Circuit Dec. 30, 2025
Opinion United States v. Demetrius Green D.C. Circuit Aug. 12, 2025
Opinion Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. v. SEC D.C. Circuit July 1, 2025
Opinion Thomas McLamb v. NLRB D.C. Circuit July 1, 2025
Opinion Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. D.C. Circuit June 27, 2025
Opinion Mady Schubarth v. BVVG Bodenverwertungs- Und -Verwaltungs GMBH D.C. Circuit June 13, 2025
Opinion Ange Samma v. DOD D.C. Circuit May 9, 2025