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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA21302
Nominated
May 1, 2002
Committee hearing
Aug. 1, 2002
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 5, 2002
Senate vote
85–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 20, 2002
Commissioned
Oct. 4, 2002
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Aug. 31, 2018

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Judge May 7, 1987 Oct. 7, 2002 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Oct. 4, 2002 In service George W. Bush

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
Nemis v. Blanche 25-304 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Bergin v. N.Y. State Unified Court System 25-721 Decided Sept. 15, 2026
Wong v. Blanche 22-6185 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
United States v. Valder 24-2956 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
Massimino v. Benoit 25-1104 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
Reyes v. City of New York 23-7640 mtn Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
SEC V. 25-35 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
S Pharmacy, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. 24-3296 Decided July 30, 2026
In Re: Laura Charlene Goebel 25-103 Decided July 28, 2026
United States v. DeJesus 23-6259 Decided July 17, 2026
McClarin v. City of New York 23-7310 Decided July 13, 2026
Kellogg v. Nichols 23-8093 Decided June 30, 2026
Griffin v. LaManna 24-3009-pr Decided April 29, 2026
United States v. Barrett 21-1379 Decided April 9, 2026 Authored
Schneiderman v. American Chemical Society 21-2737 Decided April 6, 2026 Authored
Care One, LLC v. NLRB 23-7475 Decided Feb. 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ross 24-1421 Decided Dec. 4, 2025 Authored
Haran v. Orange Business Services, Inc. 24-2312 Decided Nov. 25, 2025
Alessi Equip., Inc. v. Am. Piledriving Equip., Inc. 22-2317 Decided Nov. 21, 2025
United States Court of Appeals In the Decided Nov. 12, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Valder Second Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion Reyes v. City of New York Second Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Barrett Second Circuit April 9, 2026
Opinion of the Court Schneiderman v. American Chemical Society Second Circuit April 6, 2026
Opinion of the Court Care One, LLC v. NLRB Second Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ross Second Circuit Dec. 4, 2025
Opinion Reyes v. City of New York Second Circuit June 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Dennis Second Circuit March 21, 2025
Opinion United States v. Maher Second Circuit Oct. 30, 2024
Opinion Elias Bochner v. City of New York Second Circuit Oct. 7, 2024
Opinion Jeffery v. City of New York Second Circuit Aug. 16, 2024
Opinion Englert v. Lowerre Second Circuit Aug. 15, 2024
Opinion Link Motion Inc. v. DLA Piper LLP Second Circuit June 10, 2024
Opinion United States v. Barrett Second Circuit May 15, 2024
Opinion United States v. Aquart Second Circuit Jan. 29, 2024
Opinion Khan v. Yale Univ. Second Circuit Oct. 25, 2023
Opinion United States v. Avenatti Second Circuit Aug. 30, 2023
Opinion Ud Din v. Garland Second Circuit June 30, 2023
Opinion United States v. Lauria (Molina) Second Circuit June 9, 2023
Opinion Brokamp v. James Second Circuit April 27, 2023