Second Circuit
Richard C. Wesley
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
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA20806
- Nominated
- March 5, 2003
- Committee hearing
- May 22, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 5, 2003
- Senate vote
- 96–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- June 11, 2003
- Commissioned
- June 12, 2003
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Aug. 1, 2016
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in Arrowhead v. Picture Pro
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Aug. 19opinion issued Authored the opinion in Fonden v. FDIC
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Aug. 6
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Aug. 5opinion issued Authored the opinion in DoorDash, Inc. v. City of New York
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in United States Ex Rel. Chiles v. Cooke Inc.
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June 30panel identified Sat on the panel in Kellogg v. Nichols
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June 24panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Parks
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June 16panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Robinson
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April 21panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Brown
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April 9panel identified Sat on the panel in Campbell v. Broome County
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Feb. 24
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Feb. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in CFHC v. CoreLogic Rental Prop. Sols.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Arrowhead v. Picture Pro | 25-1606 (L) | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | |
| Fonden v. FDIC | 25-720 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2026 | Authored |
| The Retail Property Trust v. Nassau Cnty. Dep't of Assessment | 25-907 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | Authored |
| DoorDash, Inc. v. City of New York | 25-81 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | Authored |
| United States Ex Rel. Chiles v. Cooke Inc. | 25-155 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | |
| Kellogg v. Nichols | 23-8093 | Decided | June 30, 2026 | |
| United States v. Parks | 24-28, Dockets 32426-33428, 32517, 32518 | Decided | June 24, 2026 | |
| United States v. Robinson | 25-1428 | Decided | June 16, 2026 | |
| United States v. Brown | 24-1227 | Decided | April 21, 2026 | |
| Campbell v. Broome County | 25-406 | Decided | April 9, 2026 | |
| Broadcast Music, Inc. v. North American Concert Promoters Association | 23-935 | Decided | Feb. 24, 2026 | |
| CFHC v. CoreLogic Rental Prop. Sols. | 23-1118 | Decided | Feb. 20, 2026 | |
| Matusak v. Daminski | 24-3157 | Decided | Jan. 29, 2026 | Authored |
| Yerkyn v. Yakovlevich | 24-2962 | Decided | Jan. 16, 2026 | |
| Cole v. Foxmar, Inc. | 24-3122 | Decided | Nov. 12, 2025 | |
| United States Court of Appeals | In the | Decided | Nov. 12, 2025 | |
| Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders | 24-1704 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2025 | |
| In Re: Enforcement of Philippine Forfeiture Judgment | 24-185(L) | Decided | Aug. 18, 2025 | |
| Collins v. Ne. Grocery, LLC | 24-2339 | Decided | Aug. 18, 2025 | |
| Liberty Insurance Corp. v. Hudson Excess Insurance Co. | 23-1208 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2025 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Fonden v. FDIC | Second Circuit | Aug. 19, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | The Retail Property Trust v. Nassau Cnty. Dep't of Assessment | Second Circuit | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | DoorDash, Inc. v. City of New York | Second Circuit | Aug. 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | Matusak v. Daminski | Second Circuit | Jan. 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Liberty Insurance Corp. v. Hudson Excess Insurance Co. | Second Circuit | Aug. 13, 2025 |
| Opinion | Wassily v. Bondi; Velasquez Arreaga v. Bondi | Second Circuit | Aug. 7, 2025 |
| Opinion | Atticus Ltd. Liab. Co. v. the Dramatic Publ'g Co. | Second Circuit | July 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | Wildman v. Deutsche Bank | Second Circuit | July 21, 2025 |
| Opinion | Michael Grecco Prods., Inc. v. RADesign, Inc. | Second Circuit | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | Poor v. Amazon.com Services LLC | Second Circuit | June 12, 2024 |
| Opinion | Solid 21, Inc. v. Breitling USA, Inc. | Second Circuit | March 14, 2024 |
| Opinion | Chatham Capital Holdings, Inc. v. Conru | Second Circuit | Jan. 31, 2024 |
| Opinion | Saba Cap. CEF Opportunities 1, Ltd., Saba Cap. Mgmt., L.P. v. Nuveen | Second Circuit | Nov. 30, 2023 |
| Opinion | State of New York v. Raimondo | Second Circuit | Oct. 13, 2023 |
| Opinion | In Re: Kimberly Bruce | Second Circuit | Aug. 2, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Domenico Sandalo | Second Circuit | June 8, 2023 |
| Opinion | Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius, Ltd. v. the TriZetto Grp. | Second Circuit | May 25, 2023 |
| Opinion | Grajales v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Second Circuit | Aug. 24, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Greebel | Second Circuit | Aug. 24, 2022 |
| Opinion | Mochary v. Bergstein | Second Circuit | July 27, 2022 |