Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA21404
Nominated
June 15, 2021
Committee hearing
July 14, 2021
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Aug. 5, 2021
Senate vote
48–43Roll Call
Confirmed
Oct. 25, 2021
Commissioned
Nov. 12, 2021
ABA rating
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
Roa v. Hermes Law 24-3223 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
Rapaport v. Nivoda 25-1065 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
United States v. Amerisource Bergen Corp. 25-2950 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Waters v. Kory 25-76 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ullah 21-1058 Decided April 21, 2026
Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP v. Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC 24-2647 Decided March 23, 2026 Authored
Russell v. Scott 24-3312 Decided March 19, 2026 Authored
Suarez v. Sullivan 24-872 Decided March 17, 2026
Jin v. City of New York 23-1019 Decided March 12, 2026
Sacaza v. City of New York 24-2833 Decided March 11, 2026
United States v. Jimenez 24-1661 Decided Feb. 25, 2026 Authored
McGucken v. Shutterstock, Inc. 23-7652 Decided Feb. 10, 2026 Authored
Care One, LLC v. NLRB 23-7475 Decided Feb. 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Woods 24-2485 Decided Feb. 5, 2026
United States v. McAdam 22-1268 Decided Jan. 28, 2026
United States v. Belloisi 24-2614 Decided Jan. 16, 2026 Authored
Ziparo v. CSX Transportation 23-262 Decided Nov. 25, 2025
Council for Responsible Nutrition v. James 24-1343 Decided Nov. 13, 2025 Authored
Cole v. Foxmar, Inc. 24-3122 Decided Nov. 12, 2025 Authored
United States Court of Appeals In the Decided Nov. 12, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Amerisource Bergen Corp. Second Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Waters v. Kory Second Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Opinion Massimino v. Benoit Second Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court N of Contracting Plumbers v. City of New York; Mulhern Gas Co., Inc. v. Mosley Second Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP v. Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC Second Circuit March 23, 2026
Opinion Russell v. Scott Second Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jimenez Second Circuit Feb. 25, 2026
Opinion McGucken v. Shutterstock, Inc. Second Circuit Feb. 10, 2026
Concurrence Care One, LLC v. NLRB Second Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Dissent United States v. Belloisi Second Circuit Jan. 16, 2026
Opinion Council for Responsible Nutrition v. James Second Circuit Nov. 13, 2025
Opinion Cole v. Foxmar, Inc. Second Circuit Nov. 12, 2025
Opinion United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit Nov. 12, 2025
Opinion Mosaic Health, Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC Second Circuit Oct. 15, 2025
Opinion Mosaic Health, Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC Second Circuit Aug. 6, 2025
Opinion United States v. Silva Second Circuit July 24, 2025
Opinion United States v. Guldi Second Circuit June 27, 2025
Opinion Lainez v. Bondi Second Circuit June 23, 2025
Opinion Hadwan v. US Dep't of State Second Circuit June 3, 2025
Opinion Bd. of Trs. of the Bakery Drivers Loc. 550 v. Pension Benefit Guar. Second Circuit April 29, 2025