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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CADC1303
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2019
Committee hearing
Feb. 5, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 28, 2019
Senate vote
53–46Roll Call
Confirmed
March 13, 2019
Commissioned
March 18, 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
Anthropic PBC v. United States Department of War 26-1049 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
Patrick Mahoney v. United States Capitol Police Board 24-5207 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
Gina Latture v. Priority Life Care, LLC 25-7063 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated v. HHS 25-5133 Decided Sept. 4, 2026 Authored
Ronda L. Davis v. DC 24-7038 Decided Sept. 4, 2026 Authored
Giffords v. FEC 25-5188 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
United States v. Oscar Ortega-Hernandez 24-3023 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA 25-1005 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
James Knight v. NTSB 25-1158 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Bruno Mpoy v. John Burst 24-7120 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. EPA 24-1193 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security 25-5289 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
United States v. Edward William 24-3067 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service 26-5123 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Joseph Englehardt v. Todd Blanche 24-5297 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Adele Ruppe v. Marco Rubio 24-5199 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Public Safety Spectrum Alliance v. FCC 24-1363 Decided July 21, 2026
Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB 22-1163 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Clean Air Council v. EPA 25-1163 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Charles Littlejohn 24-3019 Decided July 17, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Patrick Mahoney v. United States Capitol Police Board D.C. Circuit Sept. 22, 2026
Opinion Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated v. HHS D.C. Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion Ronda L. Davis v. DC D.C. Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion Bruno Mpoy v. John Burst D.C. Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Dissent National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service D.C. Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Joseph Englehardt v. Todd Blanche D.C. Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Adele Ruppe v. Marco Rubio D.C. Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion of the Court Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Clean Air Council v. EPA D.C. Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion State of New York v. Donald J. Trump D.C. Circuit July 14, 2026
Concurrence Make The Road New York v. Kristi Noem D.C. Circuit June 23, 2026
Writing Joe Neguse v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement D.C. Circuit May 8, 2026
Concurrence Joe Neguse v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement D.C. Circuit May 8, 2026
Order Joe Neguse v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement D.C. Circuit May 8, 2026
Opinion Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC v. NLRB D.C. Circuit April 28, 2026
Opinion of the Court In re: Donald Trump D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion of the Court Bruce Bunting v. District of Columbia CVS Pharmacy, LLC D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Dissent National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. NPS D.C. Circuit April 11, 2026
Concurrence Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. v. EPA D.C. Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion Petro Star Inc. v. FERC D.C. Circuit Jan. 23, 2026