Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CADC0608
Nominated
June 4, 2013
Committee hearing
July 10, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Aug. 1, 2013
Senate vote
56–38Roll Call
Confirmed
Dec. 10, 2013
Commissioned
Dec. 10, 2013
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. Roman Sterlingov 24-3161 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
United States v. Robert Burke 25-3104 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS 26-5006 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance v. Library of Congress 25-5328 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Oscar Ortega-Hernandez 24-3023 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Cesar Almonte 24-3069 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
East Tennessee Group v. FERC 24-1253 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Cheryl Walker v. Uber Technologies, Inc. 24-7154 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
For a Better Bayou v. FERC 24-1291 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Preferred Building Services, Inc. v. NLRB 24-1384 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Shana Hargrove v. MedStar Washington Hospital Center 25-7129 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Adsync Technologies, Inc. v. FAA (PUBLIC REISSUED) 25-1148 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 25-5054 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Friends of the Earth U.S. v. Export-Import Bank of the United States 25-5387 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Music Choice v. CRB 25-1039 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. FDA 25-5041 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. EPA 24-1193 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Ramona Matos Rodriguez v. Pan American Health Organization 24-7135 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Goce Gligorov v. Nation of Brunei 24-7150 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service 26-5123 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Preferred Building Services, Inc. v. NLRB D.C. Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. EPA D.C. Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. D.C. Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. FDA D.C. Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion Music Choice v. CRB D.C. Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion Goce Gligorov v. Nation of Brunei D.C. Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service D.C. Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion Ralph de la Torre v. Bill Cassidy D.C. Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion Arthur Sookra v. Pfizer Inc. D.C. Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. SEC D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Peter Navarro D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Titan Consortium 1, LLC v. Argentine Republic D.C. Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Gregory Angelo v. DC D.C. Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Sean McMaster D.C. Circuit May 22, 2026
Order DC v. Donald Trump D.C. Circuit Dec. 17, 2025
Writing DC v. Donald Trump D.C. Circuit Dec. 17, 2025
Writing J.G.G. v. Donald J. Trump D.C. Circuit Nov. 14, 2025
Order Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Le v. Kristi Noem D.C. Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Concurrence Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Le v. Kristi Noem D.C. Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion United States v. Roberto Adams D.C. Circuit June 13, 2025