Second Circuit
Raymond Joseph Lohier Jr.
Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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.
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Sept. 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in In Re: SVB Fin. Grp.
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Santos v. Blanche
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Sept. 4opinion issued Authored the opinion in Moore v. Rubin
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Sept. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Stuart
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Sept. 2panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. DeFelice
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in Fonden v. FDIC
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Aug. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Valder
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Aug. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in Belya v. Kapral
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in USA V.
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Aug. 7opinion issued Authored the opinion in Salters v. N.Y.C. Transit Auth.
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Cangro v. NYC Dep't of Finance
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July 20opinion issued Authored the opinion in Tennenbaum Living Tr. v. GCDI S.A.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |