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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican president
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, 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.

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
United States v. Edward William 24-3067 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security 25-5289 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service 26-5123 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
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
United States v. Charles Littlejohn 24-3019 Decided July 17, 2026
Clean Air Council v. EPA 25-1163 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
State of New York v. Donald J. Trump 23-5103 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund v. M & K Employee Solutions 23-7146 Decided July 7, 2026
In re: Donald Trump 25-5452 Decided June 22, 2026 Authored
Venezuela US SRL v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 25-7096 Decided June 12, 2026
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC v. NLRB 24-1277 Decided April 28, 2026 Authored
J. Sidak v. United States International Trade Commission 23-5149 Decided April 24, 2026
Bruce Bunting v. District of Columbia CVS Pharmacy, LLC 24-7124 Decided April 14, 2026 Authored
Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. v. EPA 25-1187 Decided April 7, 2026
Samara Simmons v. Marco Rubio 24-5223 Decided March 17, 2026
EB5 Holdings Inc. v. Joseph Edlow 24-5237 Decided Feb. 13, 2026
Mohammad Hilmi Nassif & Partners v. Republic of Iraq 25-7003 Decided Feb. 13, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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 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
Opinion 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 Bruce Bunting v. District of Columbia CVS Pharmacy, LLC D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion In re: Donald Trump D.C. Circuit April 14, 2026
Opinion Petro Star Inc. v. FERC D.C. Circuit Jan. 23, 2026
Opinion Spokane Airport Board v. TSA D.C. Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Opinion Antero Resources Corporation v. FERC D.C. Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion SSM Litigation Group v. EPA D.C. Circuit Sept. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Aaron Thorpe D.C. Circuit Aug. 26, 2025
Opinion Michael Hill v. DOI D.C. Circuit Aug. 19, 2025
Opinion Eugene Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees D.C. Circuit Aug. 19, 2025
Opinion Hulley Enterprises Ltd. v. Russian Federation D.C. Circuit Aug. 5, 2025
Opinion Michael Hurd, Jr. v. DC D.C. Circuit Aug. 5, 2025
Opinion Associated Press v. Taylor Budowich D.C. Circuit June 6, 2025
Opinion USA v. USCC Wireless Investment, Inc. D.C. Circuit Feb. 11, 2025