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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA31503
Nominated
Jan. 4, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 14, 2013
Senate vote
64–34Roll Call
Confirmed
April 9, 2013
Commissioned
April 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
SWN Production Co LLC v. Blue Beck Ltd 24-2076 Decided Sept. 29, 2026 Authored
Gregory Hartmann v. Brian Chudzik 25-2762 Decided Sept. 24, 2026 Authored
Patria Laureano v. Attorney General United States of America 24-2433 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
United States v. Diego Aleman-Lozano 25-3012 Decided Sept. 1, 2026 Authored
Gabriel Buele Morocho v. Warden Philadelphia FDC 26-1150 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Stanford Williams v. Superintendent Fayette SCI 26-1291 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
In re: Avandia Marketing v. 25-2278 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
City of Chester Pennsylvania v. 24-3144 Decided July 17, 2026
Norman Wang v. University of Pittsburgh 25-1816 Decided July 7, 2026
United States v. Brandon Aumiller 24-2742 Decided July 1, 2026 Authored
United States v. Timothy Riddy 25-2995 Decided July 1, 2026
Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud S.A. v. Webuild S.P.A 24-3005 Decided May 18, 2026
United States v. Aaron Lyons 24-2740 Decided April 28, 2026
Samuel Cardenas v. Attorney General United States of America 25-1522 Decided March 31, 2026 Authored
Josue Sanchez v. Attorney General United States of America 24-2279 Decided March 24, 2026
United States v. Natalya Shvets 22-2683 Decided Sept. 29, 2025
Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc v. Scranton Products Inc 23-2577 Decided Sept. 26, 2025
Yellow Corporation v. 25-1421 Decided Sept. 16, 2025
Transource Pennsylvania LLC v. Steven DeFrank 24-1045 Decided Sept. 5, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion SWN Production Co LLC v. Blue Beck Ltd Third Circuit Sept. 29, 2026
Opinion Gregory Hartmann v. Brian Chudzik Third Circuit Sept. 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Diego Aleman-Lozano Third Circuit Sept. 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court Gabriel Buele Morocho v. Warden Philadelphia FDC Third Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Alecto Healthcare Services LLC v. Third Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Stanford Williams v. Superintendent Fayette SCI Third Circuit July 23, 2026
Concurrence in part In re: Avandia Marketing v. Third Circuit July 21, 2026
Dissent Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey Third Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Brandon Aumiller Third Circuit July 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court Patria Laureano v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit May 29, 2026
Opinion Samuel Cardenas v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit March 31, 2026
Opinion Paul Taylor v. Commissioner of Pennsylvania D Third Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion Jeffrey Herrera v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Third Circuit March 14, 2025
Opinion Tawainna Anderson v. TikTok Inc Third Circuit Aug. 27, 2024
Opinion Atina Knowles v. Temple University Third Circuit July 26, 2024
Opinion United States v. Darron Henderson Third Circuit Aug. 15, 2023
Opinion Stuart Weichsel v. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA Third Circuit April 11, 2023
Opinion Jacobs Project Management Co v. DOI Third Circuit April 3, 2023
Opinion Jeremy Graber v. Michael Boresky Third Circuit Feb. 10, 2023
Opinion Kunlgunda Dirauf v. Lawrence Berger Third Circuit Dec. 28, 2022