Fourth Circuit
Robert Bruce King
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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.
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Aug. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in Sherrod Brown v. FCC
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Wanrong Lin v. Markwayne Mullin
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Alyse Sanchez v. Markwayne Mullin
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Aug. 13
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Colby Joyner
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Jaime Navarro Cerritos v. Todd Blanche
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Aug. 10
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Aug. 10panel identified Sat on the panel in The Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Levi Owens
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July 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Stephen Roberts v. Mark Engelke
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July 2panel identified Sat on the panel in Pierre Riley v. Todd Blanche
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June 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Felicia Morgan v. City of Charlotte
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June 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Don Gordon v. William Heath
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |