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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA21007
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2019
Committee hearing
Feb. 13, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 7, 2019
Senate vote
52–41Roll Call
Confirmed
May 9, 2019
Commissioned
May 13, 2019
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
E. 25-2204 Decided Sept. 17, 2026 Authored
Nemis v. Blanche 25-304 Decided Sept. 17, 2026 Authored
Dolce v. Connetquot Cent. Sch. Dist. 25-1197 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General 26-156 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Valder 24-2956 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
USA V. 24-2707 (L) Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Mehrotra v. U.S. Dep't of Lab. 23-7798 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
DoorDash, Inc. v. City of New York 25-81 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Al Saidi v. Blanche 21-6589 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Cangro v. NYC Dep't of Finance 24-3004 Decided July 24, 2026
Northwell Health, Inc. v. Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. 25-192 Decided July 15, 2026
County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth. 25-1963 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Parks 24-28, Dockets 32426-33428, 32517, 32518 Decided June 24, 2026
United States v. Robinson 25-1428 Decided June 16, 2026
Smith v. the Gap, Inc. 25-1130 Decided May 28, 2026 Authored
In Re: Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation 24-2678 Decided May 4, 2026 Authored
America, Inc. v. Thom Browne, Inc. 24-1510 Decided April 29, 2026 Authored
Griffin v. LaManna 24-3009-pr Decided April 29, 2026 Authored
United States v. Brown 24-1227 Decided April 21, 2026
Cruz v. Banks 24-1147 Decided April 7, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion E. Second Circuit Sept. 17, 2026
Opinion Nemis v. Blanche Second Circuit Sept. 17, 2026
Dissent In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General Second Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Concurrence DoorDash, Inc. v. City of New York Second Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth. Second Circuit July 13, 2026
Opinion Smith v. the Gap, Inc. Second Circuit May 28, 2026
Opinion In Re: Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation Second Circuit May 4, 2026
Opinion Griffin v. LaManna Second Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion America, Inc. v. Thom Browne, Inc. Second Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion United States v. Goklu Second Circuit April 7, 2026
Dissent Suarez v. Sullivan Second Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion Lanesborough 2000, LLC v. Nextres, LLC Second Circuit Feb. 6, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Boria Second Circuit Feb. 4, 2026
Concurrence GEICO v. Patel Second Circuit Feb. 3, 2026
Opinion Haran v. Orange Business Services, Inc. Second Circuit Nov. 25, 2025
Opinion Clark v. Valletta Second Circuit Oct. 6, 2025
Opinion Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders Second Circuit Sept. 9, 2025
Opinion Baltas v. Chapdelaine Second Circuit Sept. 3, 2025
Opinion Sudakow v. CleanChoice Energy, Inc. Second Circuit Aug. 27, 2025
Opinion Ripple Analytics Inc. v. People Center, Inc., D/B/A Rippling Second Circuit Aug. 26, 2025