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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA41502
Nominated
Jan. 8, 2024
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 18, 2024
Senate vote
50–47Roll Call
Confirmed
March 19, 2024
Commissioned
March 19, 2024
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
Kerron Andrews v. Baltimore City Police Department 18-1953 Decided Sept. 24, 2026 Authored
Juan Rivera v. Robert Guadian 25-7050 Decided Sept. 10, 2026 Authored
Oscar Lopez Garcia v. Robert Guadian 25-7044 Decided Sept. 10, 2026 Authored
United States v. Carlos Turcios Villatoro 24-4358 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
United States v. Marvin Gutierrez 24-4325 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
United States v. Cristian Arevalo Arias 24-4308 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Christopher Billesdon v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 25-1495 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Zerion Franklin 25-4037 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
United States v. Danny Roney 24-4556 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Joann Haysbert v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC 25-1332 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Richard Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC 25-2080 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Richard Kelly v. Altria Client Services, LLC 25-1350 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Claudia Orellana-Ramos v. Todd Blanche 25-2320 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
PSEG Renewable Transmission LLC v. Arentz Family, LP 25-1730 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Robert Boyd 23-6914 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
Ibrahima Dieng v. Orkin, LLC 25-1221 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell 24-6706 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell 24-6741 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Bisheem Jones 23-4711 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Covington Specialty Insurance Company v. Omega Restaurant & Bar, LLC 24-1364 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Kerron Andrews v. Baltimore City Police Department Fourth Circuit Sept. 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court Oscar Lopez Garcia v. Robert Guadian Fourth Circuit Sept. 10, 2026
Opinion of the Court Juan Rivera v. Robert Guadian Fourth Circuit Sept. 10, 2026
Concurrence in part Christopher Billesdon v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion Joann Haysbert v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion of the Court Claudia Orellana-Ramos v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion PSEG Renewable Transmission LLC v. Arentz Family, LP Fourth Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Robert Boyd Fourth Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion of the Court Ibrahima Dieng v. Orkin, LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Bisheem Jones Fourth Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Covington Specialty Insurance Company v. Omega Restaurant & Bar, LLC Fourth Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Golden Corral Corporation v. Illinois Union Insurance Company Fourth Circuit July 15, 2026
Opinion Dwayne Burey v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Charles Wable Fourth Circuit July 10, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Jermaine Carson, Jr. Fourth Circuit July 8, 2026
Opinion of the Court Warner Guevara Martinez v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Lauren Spurlock v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc. Fourth Circuit May 4, 2026
Opinion Jeffery Payne v. Joshua Moser Fourth Circuit April 13, 2026
Opinion Theodore Bolick v. Joel Anderson Fourth Circuit March 13, 2026
Opinion of the Court Brandon Case v. Officer Beasley Fourth Circuit Feb. 17, 2026