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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic president
Seat
CADC0408
Nominated
June 4, 2013
Committee hearing
Sept. 11, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 31, 2013
Senate vote
55–43Roll Call
Confirmed
Jan. 13, 2014
Commissioned
Jan. 15, 2014
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Dec. 27, 2010 Jan. 24, 2014 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge Jan. 15, 2014 In service Barack Obama

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
SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. v. DOD 25-5367 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Friends of Animals v. Martha Williams 24-5278 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
United States v. Antonio Payne 24-3130 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Adele Ruppe v. Marco Rubio 24-5199 Decided July 31, 2026
United States v. Stephen Johnson 24-3162 Decided July 31, 2026
The Estate of Stephen M. Jennions v. CFTC 25-1106 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Save the Sound, Inc. v. FAA 24-1028 Decided July 21, 2026
Beyond Nuclear, Inc. v. NRC 24-1318 Decided July 21, 2026
Public Safety Spectrum Alliance v. FCC 24-1363 Decided July 21, 2026
Titan Consortium 1, LLC v. Argentine Republic 25-7007 Decided July 21, 2026
United States v. David Zobel 25-3035 Decided July 17, 2026
State of New York v. Donald J. Trump 23-5103 Decided July 14, 2026
Michael Baxley v. Daniel Driscoll 24-5104 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
Gengshu He v. Marco Rubio 24-5034 Decided June 23, 2026
Nicolas Talbott v. USA 25-5087 Decided June 1, 2026
Center for Biological Diversity v. Lee Zeldin 24-5101 Decided March 27, 2026
Clean Fuels Alliance America v. EPA 20-1107 Decided March 13, 2026
Joshua Atchley v. AstraZeneca UK Limited 20-7077 Decided Jan. 23, 2026
United States v. Mark Clark 24-3033 Decided Oct. 10, 2025 Authored
America First Legal Foundation v. Jamieson Greer 24-5168 Decided Oct. 3, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Friends of Animals v. Martha Williams D.C. Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion United States v. Antonio Payne D.C. Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion The Estate of Stephen M. Jennions v. CFTC D.C. Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Michael Baxley v. Daniel Driscoll D.C. Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Mark Clark D.C. Circuit Oct. 10, 2025
Opinion Louisville Gas and Electric Company v. FERC D.C. Circuit Aug. 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. David Paitsel D.C. Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion Crowley Government Services, Inc. v. GSA D.C. Circuit July 18, 2025
Opinion In re: USA D.C. Circuit July 11, 2025
Opinion Robert Goodrich v. Bank of America N.A. D.C. Circuit May 6, 2025
Opinion Fahmi Moharam v. TSA D.C. Circuit April 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Darrell Neely D.C. Circuit Dec. 27, 2024
Opinion Stingray Pipeline Company, L.L.C. v. FERC D.C. Circuit Dec. 20, 2024
Opinion Timothy Jenkins v. Howard University D.C. Circuit Dec. 20, 2024
Opinion An opinion was released in case 16-3009, USA v. Bryan Burwell D.C. Circuit Dec. 9, 2024
Opinion An opinion was released in case 22-5251, Michael S. Owlfeather-Gorbey v. Avery D.C. Circuit Oct. 18, 2024