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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA21202
Nominated
March 8, 1999
Committee hearing
June 16, 1999
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 1, 1999
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 14, 1999
Commissioned
July 16, 1999
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2013until Jan. 1, 2020
Senior status
Jan. 21, 2021
Service ended
June 9, 2021Death

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
Ferreiras Veloz v. Garland 19-4111 Decided June 7, 2021
United States v. Gilliam 20-1180 Decided May 7, 2021
McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Assocs., LLC 19-4310 Decided April 26, 2021
Ashley v. City of New York 19-2726-cv Decided March 26, 2021
Francis v. Kings Park Manor, Inc. 15-1823-cv Decided March 25, 2021
Cuthill v. Blinken 19-3138 Decided March 9, 2021 Authored
United States v. Scott 18-163 Decided March 2, 2021
United States v. Burden 20-1059 Decided Feb. 16, 2021
A&A Maintenance Enterprise, Inc. v. Ramnarain 20-459 Decided Dec. 16, 2020
In Re: Melissa Ann Maresca 19-3331 Decided Dec. 14, 2020 Authored
Windward Bora, LLC v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society 19-3626 Decided Dec. 10, 2020
United States v. Gadsden 19-3139 Decided Dec. 8, 2020
Gray v. United States 20-790 Decided Nov. 13, 2020
Frost v. New York City Police Department 19-1163 Decided Nov. 12, 2020 Authored
Frost v. New York City Police Department 19-1163 Decided Nov. 12, 2020 Authored
United States v. Cabral 19-408 Decided Nov. 2, 2020
Trump v. Vance 20-2766 Decided Oct. 7, 2020
The New York Times v. Central Intelligence Agency 18-2112 Decided July 9, 2020
McCray v. Lee 18-1144 Decided June 18, 2020
Gleizer v. Republic of Argentina 19-595 Decided June 18, 2020 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion CIT Bank N.A. v. Schiffman Second Circuit May 28, 2021
Opinion Cuthill v. Blinken Second Circuit March 9, 2021
Opinion In Re: Melissa Ann Maresca Second Circuit Dec. 14, 2020
Opinion United States v. Strock Second Circuit Dec. 3, 2020
Opinion Frost v. New York City Police Department Second Circuit Nov. 12, 2020
Opinion Frost v. New York City Police Department Second Circuit Nov. 12, 2020
Opinion Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Donald J. Second Circuit Aug. 17, 2020
Opinion State of New York v. U.S. Dep't of Justice Second Circuit July 13, 2020
Opinion Jander v. International Second Circuit June 22, 2020
Opinion Gleizer v. Republic of Argentina Second Circuit June 18, 2020
Opinion United States v. Davis Second Circuit June 5, 2020
Opinion United States v. Oneal Second Circuit May 27, 2020
Opinion Haar v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Second Circuit Dec. 17, 2019
Opinion Broidy Capital v. Benomar Second Circuit Dec. 6, 2019
Opinion United States v. Wells Fargo Second Circuit Nov. 21, 2019
Opinion Trump v. Vance, Jr. Second Circuit Nov. 4, 2019
Opinion Attestor Value v. Republic of Argentina Second Circuit Oct. 18, 2019
Opinion Singh v. Barr Second Circuit Sept. 24, 2019
Opinion Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits, LLC v. Seagull Second Circuit Sept. 6, 2019
Opinion New York State Citizens' Coal. for Children v. Poole Second Circuit Aug. 16, 2019