Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CAFC1103
Nominated
May 18, 2006
Committee hearing
June 28, 2006
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 27, 2006
Senate vote
92–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 5, 2006
Commissioned
Sept. 8, 2006
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2021

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
Epic Tech, LLC v. Pen-Tech Associates, Inc. 25-1624 Decided Sept. 30, 2026 Authored
Oguntade v. MSPB 25-1114 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Texasldpc Inc. v. Broadcom Inc. 25-1074 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Company 24-1140 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
Brack v. Collins 25-1205 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Loomis v. Collins 26-1063 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Exelixis, Inc. v. Msn Laboratories Private Ltd. 25-1236 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
US Inventor, Inc. v. Squires 24-2378 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Harris-Campbell v. Treasury 24-1470 Decided Aug. 20, 2026 Authored
Vdpp, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. 24-2226 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Archroma U.S., Inc. v. Commerce 24-2159 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Ley v. Collins 25-1425 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Socket Solutions, LLC v. Import Global, LLC 25-1121 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Hepler v. Collins 25-1400 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Agi Suretrack LLC v. Farmers Edge Inc. 24-1730 Decided June 2, 2026
Chafin v. Opm 24-2369 Decided May 27, 2026
Bissell, Inc. v. Itc 24-1509 Decided May 11, 2026
Pressly v. United States 24-1823 Decided April 30, 2026
Life Science Logistics, LLC v. United States 24-1522 Decided April 15, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Epic Tech, LLC v. Pen-Tech Associates, Inc. Federal Circuit Sept. 30, 2026
Opinion Harris-Campbell v. Treasury Federal Circuit Aug. 20, 2026
Opinion Vdpp, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion Brimer v. Navy Federal Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Ley v. Collins Federal Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Socket Solutions, LLC v. Import Global, LLC Federal Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Vlsi Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation Federal Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion Ironsource Ltd. v. Digital Turbine, Inc. Federal Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion Exafer Ltd v. Microsoft Corporation Federal Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion Wyoming Trust Co. v. United States Federal Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion Willis Electric Co., Ltd. v. Polygroup Ltd. (Macao Commercial Offshore) Federal Circuit Feb. 17, 2026
Opinion Hamill v. Collins Federal Circuit Feb. 4, 2026
Opinion 112 Genesee Street, LLC v. United States Federal Circuit Feb. 4, 2026
Opinion of the Court Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. Federal Circuit Feb. 2, 2026
Dissent Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. Federal Circuit Feb. 2, 2026
Opinion US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC v. Google LLC Federal Circuit Jan. 22, 2026
Opinion In Re BAYOU GRANDE COFFEE ROASTING CO. Federal Circuit Dec. 9, 2025
Opinion Finesse Wireless LLC v. At&t Mobility LLC Federal Circuit Sept. 24, 2025
Opinion Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Federal Circuit Sept. 23, 2025
Opinion Kroy Ip Holdings, LLC v. Groupon, Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 1, 2025