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Appointment

Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Title
Associate Justice
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
Seat
SCT1008
Nominated
Feb. 1, 2017
Committee hearing
March 20, 2017
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 3, 2017
Senate vote
54–45Roll Call
Confirmed
April 7, 2017
Commissioned
April 8, 2017
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Judge Aug. 8, 2006 April 9, 2017 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George W. Bush
Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice April 8, 2017 In service Donald J. Trump

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
Trump v. Barbara 25-365 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n 24-621 Decided June 30, 2026
West Virginia v. B. P. J. 24-43 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
Chatrie v. United States 25-112 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Watson v. Republican National Committee 24-1260 Decided June 29, 2026
Trump v. Slaughter 25-332 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Trump v. Cook 25A312 Decided June 29, 2026
Mullin v. Al Otro Lado 25-5 Decided June 25, 2026
Mullin v. Doe 25-1083 Decided June 25, 2026
Monsanto v. Durnell 24-1068 Decided June 25, 2026
Wolford v. Lopez 24-1046 Decided June 25, 2026
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) 24-699 Decided June 23, 2026
Pung v. Isabella County 25-95 Decided June 23, 2026
Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety 23-1197 Decided June 23, 2026 Authored
Blanche v. Lau 25-429 Decided June 23, 2026
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe 24-856 Decided June 23, 2026
McCarthy v. Hernandez 25-748 Decided June 22, 2026
T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation Revisions: 6/19/26 25-197 Decided June 18, 2026
Hunter v. United States 24-1063 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. Hemani 24-1234 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Trump v. Barbara Supreme Court June 30, 2026
Concurrence West Virginia v. B. P. J. Supreme Court June 30, 2026
Concurrence Trump v. Slaughter Supreme Court June 29, 2026
Concurrence Chatrie v. United States Supreme Court June 29, 2026
Lead opinion Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety Supreme Court June 23, 2026
Concurrence Hunter v. United States Supreme Court June 18, 2026
Lead opinion United States v. Hemani Supreme Court June 18, 2026
Lead opinion Sripetch v. SEC Supreme Court June 4, 2026
Lead opinion Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock Supreme Court May 28, 2026
Dissent Pitchford v. Cain Supreme Court May 28, 2026
Lead opinion First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport Supreme Court April 29, 2026
Lead opinion Chiles v. Salazar Supreme Court March 31, 2026
Lead opinion Rico v. United States Supreme Court March 25, 2026
Concurrence Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump Supreme Court Feb. 20, 2026
Concurrence in part Barrett v. United States Supreme Court Jan. 14, 2026
Concurrence Case v. Montana Supreme Court Jan. 14, 2026
Dissent Bowe v. United States Supreme Court Jan. 9, 2026
Dissent FCC v. Consumers' Research Supreme Court June 27, 2025
Lead opinion Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Supreme Court June 26, 2025
Lead opinion Stanley v. City of Stanford Supreme Court June 20, 2025