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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA20109
Nominated
Nov. 6, 1997
Committee hearing
May 14, 1998
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 21, 1998
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 2, 1998
Commissioned
June 3, 1998
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
March 23, 2022
Service ended
Aug. 10, 2023Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York Judge Aug. 10, 1994 June 9, 1998 Appointment to Another Judicial Position William J. Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge June 3, 1998 Aug. 10, 2023 Death William J. Clinton

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
Carr v. New York City Transit Authority 22-792 Decided Aug. 7, 2023
In Re IBM Arb. Agreement Litig. 22-1728 Decided Aug. 4, 2023
Clemente v. Lee 21-279 Decided July 5, 2023
Griffin v. Carnes 22-1134 Decided June 30, 2023
Hernandez v. Garland 19-2044, 21-6533 Decided April 21, 2023
United States v. Strange 21-2923 Decided April 17, 2023
United States v. Kukushkin 22-666-cr Decided March 8, 2023 Authored
Republic of Turkey v. Christie's Inc. 21-2485 Decided March 8, 2023 Authored
United States v. Kukushkin 22-666-cr Decided March 8, 2023 Authored
In Re Platinum and Palladium Antitrust Litigation 20-1458 (L) Decided Feb. 27, 2023
Allison Williams v. New York City Housing Authority 21-1527-cv Decided Feb. 23, 2023 Authored
Smarter Tools Inc. v. Chongqing Senci Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd. 21-724 Decided Jan. 17, 2023 Authored
Brettler v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America 19-87 Decided Dec. 29, 2022 Authored
Laydon v. Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. 20-3626 (L) Decided Dec. 8, 2022
Local Union 97 v. NRG Energy, Inc. 21-2565-cv Decided Nov. 10, 2022 Authored
M.A. v. Rockland County Department of Health 21-551-cv Decided Nov. 9, 2022
Aetna Life Insurance Company v. Big Y Foods, Inc. 20-3853 Decided Oct. 26, 2022
Tassy v. Buttigieg 21-1425 Decided Oct. 20, 2022
Laydon v. Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. 20-3626(L) Decided Oct. 18, 2022
Martin J. Walsh v. Walmart, Inc. 21-486-ag Decided Oct. 4, 2022 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Republic of Turkey v. Christie's Inc. Second Circuit March 8, 2023
Opinion United States v. Kukushkin Second Circuit March 8, 2023
Opinion United States v. Kukushkin Second Circuit March 8, 2023
Opinion Allison Williams v. New York City Housing Authority Second Circuit Feb. 23, 2023
Opinion Smarter Tools Inc. v. Chongqing Senci Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd. Second Circuit Jan. 17, 2023
Opinion Brettler v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America Second Circuit Dec. 29, 2022
Opinion Local Union 97 v. NRG Energy, Inc. Second Circuit Nov. 10, 2022
Opinion Martin J. Walsh v. Walmart, Inc. Second Circuit Oct. 4, 2022
Opinion In Re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Second Circuit Sept. 20, 2022
Opinion Romano v. Ulrich Second Circuit Sept. 15, 2022
Opinion Zachman v. Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Second Circuit Sept. 14, 2022
Opinion Holick v. Cellular Sales Second Circuit Sept. 7, 2022
Opinion V&A Collection, LLC v. Guzzini Properties Ltd Second Circuit Aug. 23, 2022
Opinion United States v. Hoskins Second Circuit Aug. 12, 2022
Opinion Village Green at Sayville, LLC v. Town of Islip Second Circuit Aug. 5, 2022
Opinion Jacqueline Fisher v. Aetna Life Insurance Company Second Circuit April 22, 2022
Opinion JN Contemporary Art LLC v. Phillips Auctioneers LLC Second Circuit March 23, 2022
Opinion United States v. John Afriyie Second Circuit Feb. 25, 2022
Opinion Brandon Taylor v. Medtronic, Inc. Second Circuit Sept. 30, 2021
Opinion United States v. Alison Gu Second Circuit Aug. 5, 2021