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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA40702
Nominated
May 11, 1990
Committee hearing
July 16, 1990
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 26, 1990
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Aug. 3, 1990
Commissioned
Aug. 7, 1990
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Judge Feb. 22, 1988 Aug. 10, 1990 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Aug. 7, 1990 In service George H.W. Bush

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
Fareed Hayat v. Casey Diaz 25-1235 Decided Aug. 20, 2026 Authored
Alyse Sanchez v. Markwayne Mullin 24-1487 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Wanrong Lin v. Markwayne Mullin 24-6520 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Kaitlyn Trimble v. Entrata, Inc. 25-1975 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Legacy Spencer v. Edward Glaser, III 25-1425 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell 24-6706 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Daniel Mook v. G. Hall 25-1677 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell 24-6741 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
United States v. Kenyada Jaqu 21-4677 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Tamarcus Ellis 25-4028 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Erick Flores-Turcios v. Todd Blanche 24-1338 Decided July 16, 2026
United States v. Jonathan Giannone 25-6132 Decided July 9, 2026
Kenneth Deal v. City of Monroe 25-2148 Decided July 8, 2026
Gert Kuiper v. Mario Reyes Mena 25-2232 Decided July 8, 2026 Authored
South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Ellen Weaver 25-2216 Decided July 7, 2026
Cassiopia Rhoads v. Erik Riddell 25-1860 Decided July 2, 2026
Henry McMaster v. United States Department of Labor 25-1986 Decided June 24, 2026
United States v. Andrew Thompson, II Decided June 23, 2026
Maan Aljizzani v. Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. 24-1672 Decided June 17, 2026 Authored
Steven Isaac v. Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. 25-1333 Decided June 17, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Fareed Hayat v. Casey Diaz Fourth Circuit Aug. 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Kenyada Jaqu Fourth Circuit July 27, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Tamarcus Ellis Fourth Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Gert Kuiper v. Mario Reyes Mena Fourth Circuit July 8, 2026
Opinion Steven Isaac v. Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. Fourth Circuit June 17, 2026
Opinion Maan Aljizzani v. Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. Fourth Circuit June 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jaron Starkey Fourth Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion Josh Malone v. United States Patent & Trademark Office Fourth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Milton Allen Fourth Circuit April 28, 2026
Opinion Bobby Goddard v. Michael Burnett Fourth Circuit April 28, 2026
Opinion Mandriez Spivey v. Michael Breckon Fourth Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Naeem Jones Fourth Circuit April 14, 2026
Dissent Krystle Perry v. Stacy Marteney Fourth Circuit April 8, 2026
Opinion of the Court Goldman Sachs Bank USA v. Rhea Brown Fourth Circuit March 18, 2026
Opinion Peter Trauernicht v. Genworth Financial Inc. Fourth Circuit March 10, 2026
Dissent United States v. John McLaurin Fourth Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion Joshua Barricks v. James Wright Fourth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion Cheryl Metz v. Laurie McCarthy Fourth Circuit Feb. 25, 2026
Opinion Isaiah Wilkins v. Pete Hegseth Fourth Circuit Feb. 18, 2026
Opinion Janet Guzman v. Acuarius Night Club LLC Fourth Circuit Feb. 13, 2026