Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CAFC0403
Nominated
Feb. 7, 2013
Committee hearing
April 24, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 16, 2013
Senate vote
97–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Aug. 1, 2013
Commissioned
Aug. 2, 2013
ABA rating
Well 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
Parkervision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated 26-1033 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
Texasldpc Inc. v. Broadcom Inc. 25-1074 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
Christensen v. United States 24-1284 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Estate of Paul Bruyea v. United States 25-1563 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
T-Mobile US, Inc. v. Kaifi LLC 25-1006 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Fedmet Resources Corporation v. United States 26-1160 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Bee v. United States 24-2306 Decided July 16, 2026
Limon v. Collins 25-1107 Decided July 10, 2026
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc. 25-1427 Decided June 23, 2026
Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation 24-2088 Decided June 18, 2026
Ollnova Technologies Ltd. v. Ecobee Technologies Ulc 25-1045 Decided June 4, 2026 Authored
Veterans Legal Advocacy Group v. Collins 24-1759 Decided June 1, 2026 Authored
A.L.M. Holding Company v. Zydex Industries Private Ltd. 25-1317 Decided May 19, 2026 Authored
Oliva v. DVA 23-2331 Decided May 7, 2026
Pressly v. United States 24-1823 Decided April 30, 2026
Vlsi Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation 24-1772 Decided April 14, 2026
Ascendis Pharma A/S v. Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. 26-1026 Decided March 26, 2026
Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Sony Group Corporation 24-1686 Decided Feb. 19, 2026 Authored
Apple Inc. v. Squires 24-1864 Decided Feb. 13, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Texasldpc Inc. v. Broadcom Inc. Federal Circuit Sept. 14, 2026
Opinion T-Mobile US, Inc. v. Kaifi LLC Federal Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Ollnova Technologies Ltd. v. Ecobee Technologies Ulc Federal Circuit June 4, 2026
Opinion Veterans Legal Advocacy Group v. Collins Federal Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion A.L.M. Holding Company v. Zydex Industries Private Ltd. Federal Circuit May 19, 2026
Opinion Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Sony Group Corporation Federal Circuit Feb. 19, 2026
Opinion Cash v. Collins Federal Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Opinion Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Hulu, LLC Federal Circuit Jan. 29, 2026
Opinion McKinney v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Federal Circuit Jan. 14, 2026
Opinion Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Company Federal Circuit Dec. 23, 2025
Opinion IBM v. Zillow Group, Inc. Federal Circuit Dec. 9, 2025
Opinion Blue Sky the Color of Imagination, LLC v. United States Federal Circuit Dec. 4, 2025
Opinion Focus Products Group International, LLC v. Kartri Sales Co., Inc. Federal Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion Fmc Corporation v. Sharda USA, LLC Federal Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion Mitek Systems, Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association Federal Circuit June 12, 2025
Opinion In Re FOREST Federal Circuit April 3, 2025
Opinion US Synthetic Corp. v. Itc Federal Circuit Feb. 13, 2025
Opinion Siples v. Collins Federal Circuit Feb. 7, 2025
Opinion Biswas v. DVA Federal Circuit Jan. 17, 2025
Opinion Knox v. DOJ Federal Circuit Jan. 6, 2025