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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA30309
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2019
Senate vote
54–45Roll Call
Confirmed
March 12, 2019
Commissioned
March 18, 2019
ABA rating
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
National Shooting Sports Foundation v. Attorney General New Jersey 25-2546 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Patria Laureano v. Attorney General United States of America 24-2433 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
City of Chester Pennsylvania v. 24-3144 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud S.A. v. Webuild S.P.A 24-3005 Decided May 18, 2026
In Re: Whittaker Clark & Daniels v. 24-2210 Decided April 27, 2026
United States v. Nicole Schuster 24-2942 Decided March 23, 2026 Authored
Rocky Freeman v. J. Lincalis 23-1566 Decided Oct. 29, 2025
Katrina Parker v. New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission 23-1520 Decided Oct. 24, 2025
United States v. Rajeri Curry 22-2501 Decided Oct. 24, 2025 Authored
Christopher Thieme v. Warden Fort Dix FCI 23-1697 Decided Oct. 8, 2025
Jason Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology 24-2588 Decided Sept. 8, 2025 Authored
Transource Pennsylvania LLC v. Steven DeFrank 24-1045 Decided Sept. 5, 2025
United States v. Marquis Smalls 25-1383 Decided Sept. 5, 2025
Abdulmalik Abdulla v. Attorney General United States 19-1167 Decided Aug. 27, 2025
Congoleum Corporation v. 23-1295 Decided Aug. 22, 2025
Perrigo Institutional Investor Group v. Joseph C. Papa 24-2861 Decided Aug. 12, 2025
Mohammad Qatanani v. Attorney General United States of America 24-1849 Decided July 15, 2025
Krishna Geda v. Director United States Citizenship and Immigration 23-2195 Decided Jan. 23, 2025
Alicia Cohen v. Ronald Cohen 21-2997 Decided Jan. 8, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey Third Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion City of Chester Pennsylvania v. Third Circuit July 17, 2026
Dissent Patria Laureano v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit May 29, 2026
Dissent United States v. Nicole Schuster Third Circuit Jan. 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rajeri Curry Third Circuit Oct. 24, 2025
Opinion United States v. Rajeri Curry Third Circuit Sept. 16, 2025
Opinion Jason Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology Third Circuit Sept. 8, 2025
Opinion Alicia Cohen v. Ronald Cohen Third Circuit Jan. 8, 2025
Opinion Kay Ellison v. United States Third Circuit Oct. 30, 2024
Opinion Road-Con Inc v. City of Philadelphia Third Circuit Oct. 29, 2024
Opinion Joseph Marcy v. Superintendent Phoenix SCI Third Circuit July 30, 2024
Opinion Allied Painting & Decorating Inc v. Intl Painters & Allied Trades Industry Pension Third Circuit July 11, 2024
Opinion In re Wawa, Inc. Data Security Litigation Third Circuit Nov. 2, 2023
Opinion Ronald Rogers v. Superintendent Greene SCI Third Circuit Sept. 7, 2023
Opinion Epsilon Energy USA Inc. v. Chesapeake Appalachia LLC Third Circuit Aug. 23, 2023
Opinion Beth Berkelhammer v. ADP TotalSource Group Inc Third Circuit July 17, 2023
Opinion Edin Madrid-Mancia v. Attorney General United States Third Circuit July 3, 2023
Opinion Ersin Doyduk v. Attorney General United States Third Circuit April 14, 2023
Opinion United States v. Jacinta Gussie Third Circuit Oct. 18, 2022
Opinion Jarvin Lopez v. Attorney General United States Third Circuit Sept. 9, 2022