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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA41601
Nominated
May 9, 2001
Committee hearing
July 11, 2001
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 19, 2001
Senate vote
93–1Roll Call
Confirmed
July 20, 2001
Commissioned
July 25, 2001
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2016until Jan. 1, 2023

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
Tracey Edwards v. Benita Witherspoon 24-7049 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
United States v. Isaac Martinez-Chavez 25-4318 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
Trudy Grant v. Conway Belangia 25-1413 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. Earl Griffin, Jr. 22-4257 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Jaime Navarro Cerritos v. Todd Blanche 23-1897 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Ibrahima Dieng v. Orkin, LLC 25-1221 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
United States v. Larry Clay, Jr. 24-4681 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Donald Melvin 23-4622 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Bisheem Jones 23-4711 Decided July 21, 2026
Dawn Lusk v. Chris Merchant 23-6059 Decided July 14, 2026
United States v. Jonathan Giannone 25-6132 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored
Randle Jackson v. Gerald Bush 25-1449 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored
Gert Kuiper v. Mario Reyes Mena 25-2232 Decided July 8, 2026
South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Ellen Weaver 25-2216 Decided July 7, 2026
Felicia Morgan v. City of Charlotte 23-1748 Decided June 29, 2026
Don Gordon v. William Heath 23-2232 Decided June 24, 2026 Authored
Henry McMaster v. United States Department of Labor 25-1986 Decided June 24, 2026 Authored
Sierra Club v. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 26-1044 Decided June 11, 2026
Dan River Basin Association v. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 26-1220 Decided June 11, 2026
Emmanuel Shaw v. T. Foreman 24-7015 Decided June 5, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Trudy Grant v. Conway Belangia Fourth Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion Jaime Navarro Cerritos v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion United States v. Larry Clay, Jr. Fourth Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Donald Melvin Fourth Circuit July 27, 2026
Concurrence in part Randle Jackson v. Gerald Bush Fourth Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jonathan Giannone Fourth Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion Henry McMaster v. United States Department of Labor Fourth Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion Don Gordon v. William Heath Fourth Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion Emmanuel Shaw v. T. Foreman Fourth Circuit June 4, 2026
Opinion United States v. Monte Straite Fourth Circuit May 18, 2026
Opinion of the Court Trokon Diahn v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court Trokon Diahn v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court Trokon Diahn v. Todd Blanche Fourth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion Patrick Nichols v. N. Bumgarner Fourth Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Dennis Hernandez Fourth Circuit April 16, 2026
Dissent Latasha Rouse v. Matthew Fader Fourth Circuit March 24, 2026
Dissent D.C. v. Fairfax County School Board Fourth Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. John McLaurin Fourth Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion Fredis Ortez Reyes v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Fourth Circuit March 5, 2026
Opinion L.M. v. Jonathan Graham Fourth Circuit Feb. 27, 2026