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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA40903
Nominated
May 8, 2014
Committee hearing
June 24, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 17, 2014
Senate vote
50–43Roll Call
Confirmed
July 28, 2014
Commissioned
July 29, 2014
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
United States v. Isaac Martinez-Chavez 25-4318 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
United States v. Richard Rund 24-1958 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Central Appalachian Coal Company v. DOWCP 24-1467 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Trudy Grant v. Conway Belangia 25-1413 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. United States Department of Homeland Security 25-1512 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Alyse Sanchez v. Markwayne Mullin 24-1487 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Wanrong Lin v. Markwayne Mullin 24-6520 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche 24-1226 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell 24-6741 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell 24-6706 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche 24-2155 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Michael Driggs v. CIA 25-2177 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Larry Clay, Jr. 24-4681 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Curtis Whateley v. Gerald Lackey 25-1751 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Badar Suri v. Donald Trump 25-1560 Decided July 23, 2026
Mark Lee v. West Virginia University Medical Corporation 25-1306 Decided July 10, 2026 Authored
Pierre Riley v. Todd Blanche 22-1609 Decided July 2, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jonathan Revels 23-4688 Decided May 27, 2026
Donte Jackson v. Protas, Spivok & Collins LLC 25-1971 Decided May 18, 2026
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. United States Department of the Army 24-2081 Decided May 14, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Alyse Sanchez v. Markwayne Mullin Fourth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Wanrong Lin v. Markwayne Mullin Fourth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell Fourth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell Fourth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Curtis Whateley v. Gerald Lackey Fourth Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion Mark Lee v. West Virginia University Medical Corporation Fourth Circuit July 10, 2026
Opinion of the Court Pierre Riley v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion of the Court Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. United States Department of the Army Fourth Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion Poppleton Now Community Association, Inc. v. La Cite Development, LLC Fourth Circuit May 4, 2026
Dissent Benjamin Sandoval Diaz v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Okechukwu Dimkpa Fourth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion Nawal Ali v. BC Architects Engineers, PLC Fourth Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion Barbara Stokes v. Westerfeld Construction by Glick, LLC Fourth Circuit Dec. 29, 2025
Opinion Steven Albert v. Brooke Lierman Fourth Circuit Sept. 10, 2025
Opinion Mary Herkert v. Frank Bisignano Fourth Circuit Aug. 14, 2025
Opinion Jimmy Edwards v. CSX Transportation, Inc. Fourth Circuit Aug. 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. Eric Johnson Fourth Circuit Aug. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Andrew Krueger Fourth Circuit July 25, 2025