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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA21503
Nominated
March 10, 2010
Committee hearing
April 22, 2010
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 13, 2010
Senate vote
92–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Dec. 19, 2010
Commissioned
Dec. 20, 2010
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2026

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
In Re: SVB Fin. Grp. 25-567 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
Santos v. Blanche 23-7191 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Moore v. Rubin 25-613 Decided Sept. 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Stuart 25-599 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
United States v. DeFelice 25-920 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
Fonden v. FDIC 25-720 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
United States v. Valder 24-2956 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
USA V. 24-2707 (L) Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Salters v. N.Y.C. Transit Auth. 25-383 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Cangro v. NYC Dep't of Finance 24-3004 Decided July 24, 2026
Tennenbaum Living Tr. v. GCDI S.A. 23-1247 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Asinga v. Gatorade Co. 25-1378 Decided July 17, 2026
Fulton v. Mullin 25-194 Decided July 13, 2026
Kellogg v. Nichols 23-8093 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
United States v. the M/Y Amadea, a Motor Yacht 25-869 Decided June 1, 2026 Authored
In Re: In the Matter of the Complaint of Verplanck Fire District 23-1218 Decided April 30, 2026
United States v. Barrett 21-1379 Decided April 9, 2026
Parker v. Alexander 25-487 Decided March 23, 2026 Authored
Safdieh v. Comm'r 25-501 Decided Feb. 27, 2026
United States v. Woods 24-2485 Decided Feb. 5, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion In Re: SVB Fin. Grp. Second Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion Moore v. Rubin Second Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion Belya v. Kapral Second Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion of the Court Salters v. N.Y.C. Transit Auth. Second Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court Tennenbaum Living Tr. v. GCDI S.A. Second Circuit July 20, 2026
Concurrence Kellogg v. Nichols Second Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion United States v. the M/Y Amadea, a Motor Yacht Second Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court Parker v. Alexander Second Circuit March 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. Woods Second Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Boria Second Circuit Feb. 4, 2026
Opinion Santos v. Kimmel Second Circuit Oct. 6, 2025
Opinion Santos v. Kimmel Second Circuit Sept. 15, 2025
Opinion In Re: Terrorist Attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 Second Circuit Sept. 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. James Second Circuit Aug. 29, 2025
Opinion EEOC v. AAM Holding Corp. Second Circuit Aug. 25, 2025
Opinion Vermont v. 3M Co. Second Circuit Aug. 19, 2025
Opinion Kellogg v. Nichols Second Circuit Aug. 18, 2025
Opinion Edwards v. Arocho Second Circuit Dec. 30, 2024
Opinion New England Carpenters Guaranteed Annuity and Pension Funds v. AmTrust Second Circuit Oct. 31, 2024
Opinion Baltas v. Maiga Second Circuit Oct. 11, 2024