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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
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.

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
Anthropic PBC v. United States Department of War 26-1049 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
Patrick Mahoney v. United States Capitol Police Board 24-5207 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
United States v. Robert Burke 25-3104 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
John Doe v. SEC 25-1152 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
Ronda L. Davis v. DC 24-7038 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Slash Creek Waterworks, Inc. v. Howard Lutnick 25-5042 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA 25-1005 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
For a Better Bayou v. FERC 24-1291 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Enyinna Onyewu 22-3063 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Democracy Partners, LLC v. James O'Keefe 25-7080 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 25-5425 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri v. FERC 24-1270 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Friends of Animals v. Martha Williams 24-5278 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
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. 25-5177 Decided July 21, 2026
United States v. Ahmed Abukhatallah 24-3159 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
New York Times Company v. DOD 26-5253 Decided July 16, 2026
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

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA D.C. Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court Democracy Partners, LLC v. James O'Keefe D.C. Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
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
Concurrence Michael Baxley v. Daniel Driscoll D.C. Circuit June 26, 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
Concurrence in part Luis Castillo Butters v. National Academy of Sciences D.C. Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Concurrence Bruce Bunting v. District of Columbia CVS Pharmacy, LLC D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion Secretary of Labor v. Knight Hawk Coal, LLC D.C. Circuit March 31, 2026
Concurrence in part Center for Biological Diversity v. Lee Zeldin D.C. Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion EB5 Holdings Inc. v. Joseph Edlow D.C. Circuit Feb. 13, 2026
Opinion of the Court 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