Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CAFC0902
Nominated
Jan. 30, 1984
Committee hearing
Feb. 22, 1984
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 23, 1984
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Feb. 27, 1984
Commissioned
Feb. 28, 1984
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
Gss Holdings (Liberty) Inc. v. United States 21-2353 Decided Sept. 21, 2023 Authored
Incept LLC v. Palette Life Sciences, Inc. 21-2063 Decided Aug. 16, 2023 Authored
Taylor v. McDonough 19-2211 Decided June 15, 2023
Transportation v. Eagle Peak Rock & Paving, Inc. 21-1837 Decided June 6, 2023 Authored
Kelly v. United States 22-1365 Decided May 30, 2023
Bean v. McDonough 22-1447 Decided April 26, 2023
Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC v. United States 22-1199 Decided April 12, 2023
Sas Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Limited 21-1542 Decided April 6, 2023 Authored
Roku, Inc. v. Universal Electronics, Inc. 22-1058 Decided March 31, 2023 Authored
Military-Veterans Advocacy v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs 20-1537 Decided March 22, 2023 Authored
Intel Corporation v. Pact Xpp Schweiz Ag 22-1037 Decided March 13, 2023
May v. McDonough 22-1803 Decided March 6, 2023 Authored
May v. McDonough 22-1803 Decided March 6, 2023 Authored
China Custom Manufacturing Inc. v. United States 22-1345 Decided March 2, 2023
Adams v. United States 21-1662 Decided Feb. 14, 2023
Doyon v. United States 21-2095 Decided Jan. 25, 2023
Skaar v. McDonough 21-1757 Decided Jan. 17, 2023
Modern Font Applications LLC v. Alaska Airlines 21-1838 Decided Dec. 29, 2022 Authored
Genentech, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. 22-1595 Decided Dec. 22, 2022
Mosaic Brands, Inc. v. Ridge Wallet LLC 22-1001 Decided Dec. 20, 2022

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Gss Holdings (Liberty) Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit Sept. 21, 2023
Opinion Incept LLC v. Palette Life Sciences, Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 16, 2023
Opinion Transportation v. Eagle Peak Rock & Paving, Inc. Federal Circuit June 6, 2023
Opinion Sas Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Limited Federal Circuit April 6, 2023
Opinion Roku, Inc. v. Universal Electronics, Inc. Federal Circuit March 31, 2023
Opinion Military-Veterans Advocacy v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit March 22, 2023
Opinion May v. McDonough Federal Circuit March 6, 2023
Opinion May v. McDonough Federal Circuit March 6, 2023
Opinion Modern Font Applications LLC v. Alaska Airlines Federal Circuit Dec. 29, 2022
Opinion Rudisill v. McDonough Federal Circuit Dec. 15, 2022
Opinion Yc Rubber Co. (North America) v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 29, 2022
Opinion Lg Electronics Inc. v. Immervision, Inc. Federal Circuit July 11, 2022
Opinion Hitachi Energy USA Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit May 24, 2022
Opinion Hitachi Energy USA Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit May 24, 2022
Opinion Atlanta Gas Light Company v. Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. Federal Circuit May 13, 2022
Opinion Atlanta Gas Light Company v. Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc. Federal Circuit May 13, 2022
Opinion Kennedy v. McDonough Federal Circuit May 11, 2022
Opinion Kennedy v. McDonough Federal Circuit May 11, 2022
Opinion Roche Diagnostics Corporation v. Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC Federal Circuit April 8, 2022
Opinion Roche Diagnostics Corporation v. Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC Federal Circuit April 8, 2022