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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA30705
Nominated
Jan. 7, 2015
Committee hearing
June 10, 2015
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 9, 2015
Senate vote
82–6Roll Call
Confirmed
Jan. 11, 2016
Commissioned
Jan. 13, 2016
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 Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge June 19, 2013 Jan. 13, 2016 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Jan. 13, 2016 In service Barack Obama

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
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence Inc 25-2153 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
Farhan Beig v. Ocugen Inc 25-2653 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
SWN Production Co LLC v. Blue Beck Ltd 24-2076 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
United States v. Joseph Berger 24-2125 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Jane Parkin v. Avis Rent a Car System LLC 25-1385 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
Anash Inc v. Borough of Kingston 25-1097 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Karen Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment Inc 24-3006 Decided July 29, 2026
Savannah Byers v. Finishing Systems Inc 25-1693 Decided July 20, 2026
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026
United States v. Noah Craddock 25-2573 Decided July 1, 2026
United States v. Zachary Williams 25-1545 Decided June 30, 2026
Jeffrey Steidle v. United States Liability Insurance Co Inc 24-2999 Decided June 24, 2026
City of Philadelphia v. DOI 26-1348 Decided June 18, 2026
Jafarnia Williams v. Superintendent Rockview SCI 23-1306 Decided June 15, 2026
United States v. Jabar Evans 24-2156 Decided May 19, 2026
American Society for Testing & Materials v. UPCODES Inc 24-2965 Decided April 7, 2026 Authored
Josue Sanchez v. Attorney General United States of America 24-2279 Decided March 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jerome Brown 23-3184 Decided March 6, 2026 Authored
Adolph Michelin v. Warden Moshannon Valley Correctional Center 24-2990 Decided March 2, 2026
Sports Enterprises Inc v. Marvin Goldklang 25-1299 Decided Jan. 21, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Anash Inc v. Borough of Kingston Third Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion American Society for Testing & Materials v. UPCODES Inc Third Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jerome Brown Third Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jerome Brown Third Circuit Dec. 11, 2025
Opinion United States v. Carmine Mattia, Jr. Third Circuit Oct. 21, 2025
Opinion United States v. Carlos Cuevas-Almonte Third Circuit Oct. 14, 2025
Opinion Lee Evans v. City of Newark Third Circuit Sept. 12, 2025
Opinion Christian Lauria v. Lieb Third Circuit Sept. 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. James Perrin Third Circuit Aug. 25, 2025
Opinion Josue Sanchez v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit Aug. 15, 2025
Opinion Jean-Paul Weg LLC v. Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Third Circuit April 2, 2025
Opinion Jean-Paul Weg LLC v. Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Third Circuit Feb. 28, 2025
Opinion United States v. Rodney Ashe Third Circuit Feb. 27, 2025
Opinion United States v. Malik Moss Third Circuit Feb. 18, 2025
Opinion Krishna Geda v. Director United States Citizenship and Immigration Third Circuit Jan. 23, 2025
Opinion United States v. Khaled Miah Third Circuit Oct. 18, 2024
Opinion NLRB v. United Scrap Metal PA LLC Third Circuit Sept. 16, 2024
Opinion United States v. Christopher Stimpson, Jr. Third Circuit Aug. 29, 2024
Opinion Eddie Williams v. Superintendent Greene SCI Third Circuit Aug. 13, 2024
Opinion Ralph Johnson v. The National Collegiate Athletic Association Third Circuit July 11, 2024