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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican
Seat
CAFC1102
Nominated
Jan. 24, 1990
Committee hearing
April 4, 1990
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 26, 1990
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
April 27, 1990
Commissioned
April 30, 1990
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
Feb. 1, 2006
Service ended
Oct. 2, 2026Retirement

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
Jadue v. Dhs 24-2144 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Bee v. United States 24-2306 Decided July 16, 2026
Gotv Streaming, LLC v. Netflix, Inc. 24-1669 Decided Feb. 9, 2026
Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Company 24-1381 Decided Dec. 23, 2025
Focus Products Group International, LLC v. Kartri Sales Co., Inc. 23-1446 Decided Sept. 30, 2025
Mondis Technology Ltd. v. Lg Electronics Inc. 23-2117 Decided Aug. 8, 2025
United Services Automobile Association v. Pnc Bank N.A. 23-1639 Decided June 12, 2025
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation v. Unified Patents, LLC 23-2110 Decided June 5, 2025
In Re KOSTIC 23-1437 Decided May 6, 2025
In Re PT MEDISAFE TECHNOLOGIES 23-1573 Decided April 29, 2025
Sadler v. Army 23-1981 Decided Feb. 25, 2025
City of Fresno v. United States 22-1994 Decided Dec. 17, 2024
Pipes v. United States 22-1509 Decided Dec. 16, 2024
Vensure Hr, Inc. v. United States 23-1640 Decided Oct. 4, 2024
Osseo Imaging, LLC v. Planmeca USA Inc. 23-1627 Decided Sept. 4, 2024
Bureau National Interprofessionnel Du Cognac v. Cologne & Cognac Entertainment 23-1100 Decided Aug. 6, 2024
Sanho Corp. v. Kaijet Technology International Limited, Inc. 23-1336 Decided July 31, 2024
Frantzis v. McDonough 22-2210 Decided June 4, 2024
Vest v. McDonough 22-1869 Decided March 8, 2024 Authored
K-Fee System Gmbh v. Nespresso USA, Inc. 22-2042 Decided Dec. 26, 2023

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit June 7, 2024
Opinion Vest v. McDonough Federal Circuit March 8, 2024
Opinion Schwendimann v. Neenah, Inc. Federal Circuit Oct. 6, 2023
Opinion Onesubsea Ip Uk Limited v. Fmc Technologies, Inc. Federal Circuit May 23, 2023
Opinion Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation Federal Circuit April 3, 2023
Opinion Overlook Gardens Props., LLC v. Orix United States, L.P. Eleventh Circuit June 25, 2019
Opinion of the Court Swagway, LLC v. Int'l Trade Comm'n Federal Circuit May 9, 2019
Opinion of the Court Benetton Sportsystem USA, Inc. v. First Team Sports, Inc. Federal Circuit June 14, 2002