Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
TXWD1201
Nominated
May 1, 2003
Committee hearing
July 9, 2003
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 17, 2003
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 28, 2003
Commissioned
July 29, 2003
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
United States v. William Klensch 22-50222 Decided Dec. 8, 2023
Geoff Winkler v. Thomas McCloskey, Jr. 22-55856 Decided Sept. 28, 2023
Karen Hartstein v. Hyatt Corporation 22-55276 Decided Sept. 22, 2023
United States v. Carlos Estrada 23-50012 Decided Aug. 24, 2023
Patricia Polanco v. Ralph Diaz 22-15496 Decided Aug. 7, 2023
MINGNAN DONG V. MERRICK GARLAND 16-70543 Decided Oct. 19, 2022 Authored
P and P Imports LLC v. Johnson Enterprises, LLC 21-55013 Decided Aug. 24, 2022
P and P Imports LLC v. Johnson Enterprises, LLC 21-55013 Decided Aug. 24, 2022
Chelsea Hamilton v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 19-56161 Decided June 30, 2022
Melvin Amaya v. Merrick Garland 18-70060 Decided Oct. 7, 2021
United States v. Jose Madrid-Becerra 19-10458 Decided Oct. 1, 2021 Authored
United States v. Manuel Melgar-Diaz 20-50010 Decided June 29, 2021
United States v. Seraphina Charley 19-10133 Decided June 11, 2021
Noe Medina-Rodriguez v. William Barr 19-72681 Decided Oct. 30, 2020
Rachel Stover v. Experian Holdings, Inc. 19-55204 Decided Oct. 21, 2020
Trina Ray v. County of Los Angeles 17-56581 Decided Oct. 8, 2019
Trina Ray v. County of Los Angeles 17-56581 Decided Aug. 22, 2019

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion MINGNAN DONG V. MERRICK GARLAND Ninth Circuit Oct. 19, 2022
Dissent United States v. Jose Madrid-Becerra Ninth Circuit Oct. 1, 2021
Opinion Does v. Lawrence Wasden Ninth Circuit Dec. 9, 2020
Order Gonzalo Dominguez v. William Barr Ninth Circuit Sept. 18, 2020