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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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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