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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA30210
Nominated
Jan. 7, 1997
Committee hearing
Sept. 5, 1997
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 18, 1997
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Sept. 26, 1997
Commissioned
Sept. 29, 1997
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
July 1, 2015

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 Feb. 11, 1994 Nov. 21, 1997 Appointment to Another Judicial Position William J. Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Sept. 29, 1997 In service William J. Clinton

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
Gregory Hartmann v. Brian Chudzik 25-2762 Decided Sept. 24, 2026
United States v. Jose Santana-Robles 26-1011 Decided Sept. 23, 2026 Authored
United States v. Duane Taylor 25-3163 Decided Sept. 21, 2026
Celebrity of Springfield LLC v. SBA 25-2026 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Anthony Albence 26-2469 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Paul Lisenby v. Olympus Corporation of the Americas 25-1480 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Brandon Aumiller 24-2742 Decided July 1, 2026
United States v. Timothy Riddy 25-2995 Decided July 1, 2026 Authored
United States v. Miguel Rosario 23-1242 Decided July 1, 2026
United States v. Christopher Miller 24-2199 Decided April 3, 2026 Authored
RTI Restoration Technologies Inc v. International Painters and Allied Trades Industry 24-2874 Decided March 3, 2026 Authored
Defense Distributed v. Attorney General New Jersey 23-3058 Decided Feb. 12, 2026
Anthony Viola v. US Department of Justice 18-2573 Decided Nov. 3, 2025
United States v. Natalya Shvets 22-2683 Decided Sept. 29, 2025 Authored
In re: Walmart Inc. Securities Litigation v. 24-1818 Decided Aug. 29, 2025
United States v. Abdul Outlaw 24-2114 Decided May 28, 2025 Authored
United States v. Shakira Martinez 23-1449 Decided May 20, 2025
Boy Scouts of America and Delaware BSA LLC v. 23-1664 Decided May 13, 2025
Dion Horton v. Administrative Judge Jill Rangos 24-1325 Decided May 2, 2025
The Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Secretary Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 23-1590 Decided April 29, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Jose Santana-Robles Third Circuit Sept. 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. Timothy Riddy Third Circuit July 1, 2026
Opinion United States v. Christopher Miller Third Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion of the Court RTI Restoration Technologies Inc v. International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Third Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Natalya Shvets Third Circuit Sept. 29, 2025
Opinion United States v. Abdul Outlaw Third Circuit May 28, 2025
Opinion The Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Secretary Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Third Circuit April 29, 2025
Opinion Charles Adler v. Gruma Corporation Third Circuit April 16, 2025
Opinion Promise Healthcare Group LLC v. Third Circuit March 3, 2025
Opinion United States v. James Peperno, Jr. Third Circuit Oct. 18, 2024
Opinion Mid-Century Insurance Co v. Chad Werley Third Circuit Sept. 5, 2024
Opinion Qing Qin v. Vertex Inc Third Circuit May 2, 2024
Opinion Louis N. Delloso v. Third Circuit July 10, 2023
Opinion United States v. Frank Nucera, Jr. Third Circuit May 5, 2023
Opinion Charles Freeman v. Superintendent Fayette SCI Third Circuit March 17, 2023
Opinion United States v. Ernest Dyer Third Circuit Nov. 29, 2022
Opinion Charles Clark, III v. Governor of New Jersey Third Circuit Nov. 28, 2022
Opinion Adorers of the Blood of Chris v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Third Circuit Nov. 8, 2022
Opinion Miranda Geist v. State Farm Mutual Automobile I Third Circuit Sept. 29, 2022
Opinion Garrett Kajmowicz v. Matthew Whitaker Third Circuit July 21, 2022