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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA40207
Nominated
June 24, 1998
Committee hearing
Sept. 9, 1998
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 17, 1998
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Oct. 8, 1998
Commissioned
Oct. 9, 1998
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
Sherrod Brown v. FCC 26-1785 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Wanrong Lin v. Markwayne Mullin 24-6520 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Alyse Sanchez v. Markwayne Mullin 24-1487 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Eddie Stewart v. GES Recycling South Carolina LLC 24-1523 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Colby Joyner 24-4565 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Jaime Navarro Cerritos v. Todd Blanche 23-1897 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
The Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Levi Owens 25-1848 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Joann Haysbert v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC 25-1332 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Stephen Roberts v. Mark Engelke 22-6411 Decided July 7, 2026
Pierre Riley v. Todd Blanche 22-1609 Decided July 2, 2026
Felicia Morgan v. City of Charlotte 23-1748 Decided June 29, 2026
Marcus Ingram v. Israel Hamilton 25-6634 Decided June 24, 2026
Don Gordon v. William Heath 23-2232 Decided June 24, 2026
United States v. Aaron Goode 24-4019 Decided June 5, 2026
United States v. Richard Brasser 25-4165 Decided May 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Gregory Gentner 25-4140 Decided May 28, 2026 Authored
Jon Brunenkant v. Suburban Hospital, Incorporated 24-1197 Decided May 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Rami Mhana 24-4488 Decided May 12, 2026
United States v. Rami Mhana 24-4533 Decided May 12, 2026
Josh Malone v. United States Patent & Trademark Office 24-1706 Decided May 5, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Sherrod Brown v. FCC Fourth Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion Eddie Stewart v. GES Recycling South Carolina LLC Fourth Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Richard Brasser Fourth Circuit May 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Gregory Gentner Fourth Circuit May 28, 2026
Opinion Jon Brunenkant v. Suburban Hospital, Incorporated Fourth Circuit May 21, 2026
Opinion of the Court Richard Harrold v. Lewis Hagen Fourth Circuit April 28, 2026
Dissent Baby Doe v. Joshua Mast Fourth Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court Benjamin Sandoval Diaz v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit April 20, 2026
Dissent United States v. Nathaniel Martin Fourth Circuit April 17, 2026
Concurrence in part American Federation of State, County and Municipal v. SSA Fourth Circuit April 10, 2026
Opinion Geneva Enterprises, LLC v. Aaron Chavez Fourth Circuit April 10, 2026
Dissent Goldman Sachs Bank USA v. Rhea Brown Fourth Circuit March 18, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Nico Lowers Fourth Circuit March 10, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Sergio Murillo Fourth Circuit March 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Connie Jamerson Fourth Circuit Feb. 27, 2026
Opinion Gary Tederick v. Loancare, LLC Fourth Circuit Feb. 23, 2026
Opinion of the Court Karen Lowy v. Daniel Defense, LLC Fourth Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Dissent Michael Herlihy v. DBMP, LLC Fourth Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Opinion of the Court Kimberly Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools Fourth Circuit Jan. 28, 2026
Opinion Frederick Allen v. Joshua Stein Fourth Circuit Jan. 23, 2026