Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CAFC1004
Nominated
Jan. 3, 2022
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 13, 2022
Senate vote
61–35Roll Call
Confirmed
Feb. 9, 2022
Commissioned
March 16, 2022
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 Delaware Judge Aug. 10, 2010 March 17, 2022 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge March 16, 2022 In service Joseph R. Biden

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
Parkervision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated 26-1033 Decided Sept. 30, 2026 Authored
Island Creek Associates, LLC v. United States 25-1140 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Brack v. Collins 25-1205 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company v. United States 25-1395 Decided Sept. 4, 2026 Authored
Netlist, Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc. 24-1707 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
Jadue v. Dhs 24-2144 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Christensen v. United States 24-1284 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Estate of Paul Bruyea v. United States 25-1563 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Chitlik v. Hhs 25-1804 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Archroma U.S., Inc. v. Commerce 24-2159 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Johnson v. United States 25-1017 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Qoye v. United States 24-1690 Decided July 30, 2026
4dd Holdings, LLC v. United States 24-1996 Decided July 16, 2026
Intellectual Pixels Limited v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC 24-2174 Decided July 10, 2026
Limon v. Collins 25-1107 Decided July 10, 2026
Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation 24-2088 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
Ollnova Technologies Ltd. v. Ecobee Technologies Ulc 25-1045 Decided June 4, 2026
Eregli Demir Ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. v. Itc 24-2242 Decided June 1, 2026
A.L.M. Holding Company v. Zydex Industries Private Ltd. 25-1317 Decided May 19, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Parkervision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated Federal Circuit Sept. 30, 2026
Opinion Brack v. Collins Federal Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company v. United States Federal Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion Jadue v. Dhs Federal Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion Estate of Paul Bruyea v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion Christensen v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion Archroma U.S., Inc. v. Commerce Federal Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Johnson v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Concurrence Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation Federal Circuit June 18, 2026
Opinion Pressly v. United States Federal Circuit April 30, 2026
Opinion Linyi Chengen Import and Export Co., Ltd. v. United States Federal Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion Life Science Logistics, LLC v. United States Federal Circuit April 15, 2026
Opinion Perciavalle v. Collins Federal Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion Kernz v. Collins Federal Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion Apple Inc. v. Itc Federal Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion Global Tubing LLC v. Tenaris Coiled Tubes LLC Federal Circuit Feb. 26, 2026
Opinion Mutakaber v. Secretary of State Federal Circuit Dec. 18, 2025
Opinion Adnexus Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. Federal Circuit Dec. 5, 2025
Opinion Escapex Ip, LLC v. Google LLC Federal Circuit Nov. 25, 2025
Opinion Duke University v. Sandoz Inc. Federal Circuit Nov. 18, 2025