Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA21402
Nominated
Nov. 6, 1997
Committee hearing
May 14, 1998
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 21, 1998
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 15, 1998
Commissioned
June 16, 1998
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
Aug. 6, 2009

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
United States v. Ceasar 25-949(L) Decided Sept. 25, 2026
United States v. Stuart 25-599 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Rosenthal v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation 25-1667 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Raymond v. 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund 25-707 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
N of Contracting Plumbers v. City of New York; Mulhern Gas Co., Inc. v. Mosley 25-977; 25-2041 Decided June 30, 2026
United States v. Simmons 23-7400 Decided June 1, 2026
Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP v. Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC 24-2647 Decided March 23, 2026
United States v. Jimenez 24-1661 Decided Feb. 25, 2026
United States v. Belloisi 24-2614 Decided Jan. 16, 2026
Ziparo v. CSX Transportation 23-262 Decided Nov. 25, 2025 Authored
Gimpel v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc. 23-7612 Decided Sept. 29, 2025 Authored
Frey v. City of New York 23-365 Decided Sept. 19, 2025
Mid-New York Environ. v. Dragon Springs 24-2451 Decided Sept. 16, 2025
Town of Newburgh v. Newburgh EOM LLC 24-328 Decided Sept. 11, 2025 Authored
United States v. Phillips 24-1908 Decided Sept. 3, 2025 Authored
United States v. James 24-849 Decided Aug. 29, 2025
New Jersey v. Bessent; Village of Scarsdale v. IRS 24-1499 Decided Aug. 13, 2025 Authored
Carew v. Morton 23-7934 Decided Aug. 13, 2025 Authored
DCC Propane LLC v. KMT Enterprises, Inc. 24-1780 Decided Aug. 5, 2025 Authored
Garcia Pinach v. Bondi 22-6421 Decided Aug. 4, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Raymond v. 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund Second Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion Ziparo v. CSX Transportation Second Circuit Nov. 25, 2025
Opinion Gimpel v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Second Circuit Sept. 29, 2025
Opinion Town of Newburgh v. Newburgh EOM LLC Second Circuit Sept. 11, 2025
Opinion United States v. Phillips Second Circuit Sept. 3, 2025
Opinion Carew v. Morton Second Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion New Jersey v. Bessent; Village of Scarsdale v. IRS Second Circuit Aug. 13, 2025
Opinion DCC Propane LLC v. KMT Enterprises, Inc. Second Circuit Aug. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Bardakova Second Circuit July 28, 2025
Opinion Molecular Dynamics, Ltd. v. Spectrum Dynamics Med. Ltd. Second Circuit July 2, 2025
Opinion Linton v. Zorn Second Circuit April 24, 2025
Opinion Peterson v. Bank Markazi Second Circuit Nov. 13, 2024
Opinion New York v. Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District Second Circuit Oct. 15, 2024
Opinion In Re Mark A. Nordlicht Second Circuit Aug. 15, 2024
Opinion United States v. Bradley Second Circuit June 18, 2024
Opinion United States v. Fernandez Second Circuit June 11, 2024
Opinion Roe v. St. John's University Second Circuit Jan. 31, 2024
Opinion Pauwels v. Deloitte LLP Second Circuit Oct. 6, 2023
Opinion United States v. Davis Second Circuit Sept. 21, 2023
Opinion Red Tree Investments, LLC v. PDVSA, Petróleo Second Circuit Sept. 20, 2023