Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Title
Associate Justice
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
SCT0713
Nominated
June 22, 1993
Committee hearing
July 20, 1993
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 29, 1993
Senate vote
96–3Roll Call
Confirmed
Aug. 3, 1993
Commissioned
Aug. 5, 1993
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Service ended
Sept. 18, 2020Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge June 18, 1980 Aug. 10, 1993 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Jimmy Carter
Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice Aug. 5, 1993 Sept. 18, 2020 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
Barr v. Lee 20A8 Decided July 14, 2020
McGirt v. Oklahoma 18-9526 Decided July 9, 2020
Sharp v. Murphy 17-1107 Decided July 9, 2020
Trump v. Vance 19-635 Decided July 9, 2020
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP 19-715; 19-760 Decided July 9, 2020
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru 19-267; 19-348 Decided July 8, 2020
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 19-7 Decided July 8, 2020
Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania 19-431; 19-454 Decided July 8, 2020 Authored
Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. 19-631 Decided July 6, 2020
Colorado Dept. of State v. Baca 19-518 Decided July 6, 2020
Chiafalo v. Washington 19-465 Decided July 6, 2020
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V. 19-46 Decided June 30, 2020 Authored
Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue 18-1195 Decided June 30, 2020 Authored
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 19-7 Decided June 29, 2020
Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society 19-177 Decided June 29, 2020
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 19-7 Decided June 29, 2020
June Medical Services L. L. C. v. Russo 18-1323; 18-1460 Decided June 29, 2020
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 19-7 Decided June 29, 2020
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam 19-161 Decided June 25, 2020
Liu v. SEC. & Exch. Comm'n 18-1501 Decided June 22, 2020

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania Supreme Court July 8, 2020
Dissent Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue Supreme Court June 30, 2020
Opinion of the Court U.S. Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V. Supreme Court June 30, 2020
Opinion of the Court United States v. Sineneng-Smith Supreme Court May 7, 2020
Writing United States v. Sineneng-Smith Supreme Court May 7, 2020
Opinion of the Court Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP Supreme Court April 28, 2020
Dissent Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc. Supreme Court April 28, 2020
Dissent Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc. Supreme Court April 27, 2020
Dissent Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc. Supreme Court April 27, 2020
Opinion of the Court Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP Supreme Court April 20, 2020
Concurrence in part Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian Supreme Court April 20, 2020
Dissent Republican National Committee, et al., Applicants v. Democratic National Committee, et al. Supreme Court April 6, 2020
Concurrence in part Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media Supreme Court March 23, 2020
Opinion of the Court Shular v. United States Supreme Court Feb. 26, 2020
Writing Shular v. United States Supreme Court Feb. 26, 2020
Writing Shular v. United States Supreme Court Feb. 26, 2020
Opinion of the Court Monasky v. Taglieri Supreme Court Feb. 26, 2020
Opinion of the Court Shular v. United States Supreme Court Feb. 26, 2020
Opinion of the Court Monasky v. Taglieri Supreme Court Feb. 25, 2020
Dissent Hernández v. Mesa Supreme Court Feb. 25, 2020