Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican
Seat
CAFC0802
Nominated
Sept. 12, 1989
Committee hearing
Oct. 20, 1989
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 2, 1989
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Nov. 8, 1989
Commissioned
Nov. 11, 1989
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
Nov. 30, 2000

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
Standley v. Energy 21-2149 Decided Feb. 16, 2022 Authored
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals 2018-1434 Decided May 13, 2019
Eiselstein v. Frank Decided April 11, 1995
Roland Spruill v. Merit Systems Protection Board Decided Dec. 21, 1992

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Standley v. Energy Federal Circuit Feb. 16, 2022