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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CAFC0103
Nominated
Jan. 4, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2013
Senate vote
91–0Roll Call
Confirmed
March 11, 2013
Commissioned
March 12, 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
Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Company 24-1140 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
T-Mobile US, Inc. v. Kaifi LLC 25-1006 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Harris-Campbell v. Treasury 24-1470 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Brimer v. Navy 24-1388 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd. v. United States 25-1196 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Dental Monitoring Sas v. Align Technology, Inc. 25-1752 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Hepler v. Collins 25-1400 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Ildico Inc. v. United States 25-1337 Decided July 30, 2026
Qoye v. United States 24-1690 Decided July 30, 2026
Board of Regents of the University of Texas v. Boston Scientific Corp. 24-2062 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
Kelly v. United States 24-2042 Decided July 17, 2026
Dougherty Electric, Inc. v. United States 24-1458 Decided July 15, 2026
Ridge Corp. v. Kirk Nationalease Co. 25-1254 Decided July 13, 2026
Tracktime, LLC v. amazon.com Services LLC 24-1102 Decided July 2, 2026 Authored
International Rights Advocates v. Mullin 24-2316 Decided June 5, 2026
Eregli Demir Ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. v. Itc 24-2242 Decided June 1, 2026 Authored
McOm Ip, LLC v. City National Bank of Florida 24-2089 Decided May 15, 2026 Authored
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. 24-1641 Decided May 13, 2026 Authored
Bissell, Inc. v. Itc 24-1509 Decided May 11, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Board of Regents of the University of Texas v. Boston Scientific Corp. Federal Circuit July 27, 2026
Opinion Tracktime, LLC v. amazon.com Services LLC Federal Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion Eregli Demir Ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. v. Itc Federal Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion McOm Ip, LLC v. City National Bank of Florida Federal Circuit May 15, 2026
Opinion Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Federal Circuit May 13, 2026
Opinion Janich v. Collins Federal Circuit March 5, 2026
Opinion Netflix, Inc. v. Divx, LLC Federal Circuit Feb. 13, 2026
Opinion Apple Inc. v. Squires Federal Circuit Feb. 13, 2026
Opinion Gotv Streaming, LLC v. Netflix, Inc. Federal Circuit Feb. 9, 2026
Opinion Young v. Collins Federal Circuit Jan. 13, 2026
Opinion Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Mediapointe, Inc. Federal Circuit Nov. 25, 2025
Opinion Nutricia North America, Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit Nov. 17, 2025
Opinion Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc. v. Wellmatics, LLC Federal Circuit Nov. 12, 2025
Opinion Causam Enterprises, Inc. v. Itc Federal Circuit Oct. 15, 2025
Opinion Sweet Harvest Foods v. United States Federal Circuit Oct. 15, 2025
Opinion Causam Enterprises, Inc. v. Ecobee Technologies Ulc Federal Circuit Oct. 15, 2025
Opinion V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump Federal Circuit Aug. 29, 2025
Opinion Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Alkermes Plc Federal Circuit July 25, 2025
Opinion Igt v. Zynga Inc. Federal Circuit July 22, 2025
Opinion Colibri Heart Valve LLC v. Medtronic Corevalve, LLC Federal Circuit July 18, 2025