Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Title
Associate Justice
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican president
Seat
SCT0911
Nominated
Nov. 10, 2005
Committee hearing
Jan. 13, 2006
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 24, 2006
Senate vote
58–42Roll Call
Confirmed
Jan. 31, 2006
Commissioned
Jan. 31, 2006
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. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge April 30, 1990 Jan. 31, 2006 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George H.W. Bush
Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice Jan. 31, 2006 In service George W. Bush

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
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n 24-621 Decided June 30, 2026
Trump v. Barbara 25-365 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
West Virginia v. B. P. J. 24-43 Decided June 30, 2026
Chatrie v. United States 25-112 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Watson v. Republican National Committee 24-1260 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Trump v. Slaughter 25-332 Decided June 29, 2026
Trump v. Cook 25A312 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Monsanto v. Durnell 24-1068 Decided June 25, 2026
Mullin v. Doe 25-1083 Decided June 25, 2026 Authored
Mullin v. Al Otro Lado 25-5 Decided June 25, 2026 Authored
Wolford v. Lopez 24-1046 Decided June 25, 2026 Authored
Pung v. Isabella County 25-95 Decided June 23, 2026 Authored
Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety 23-1197 Decided June 23, 2026
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) 24-699 Decided June 23, 2026
Blanche v. Lau 25-429 Decided June 23, 2026
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe 24-856 Decided June 23, 2026
McCarthy v. Hernandez 25-748 Decided June 22, 2026
T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation Revisions: 6/19/26 25-197 Decided June 18, 2026
Hunter v. United States 24-1063 Decided June 18, 2026
United States v. Hemani 24-1234 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Trump v. Barbara Supreme Court June 30, 2026
Dissent Chatrie v. United States Supreme Court June 29, 2026
Dissent Watson v. Republican National Committee Supreme Court June 29, 2026
Dissent Trump v. Cook Supreme Court June 29, 2026
Lead opinion Wolford v. Lopez Supreme Court June 25, 2026
Lead opinion Mullin v. Al Otro Lado Supreme Court June 25, 2026
Lead opinion Mullin v. Doe Supreme Court June 25, 2026
Lead opinion Pung v. Isabella County Supreme Court June 23, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Hemani Supreme Court June 18, 2026
Lead opinion Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court April 29, 2026
Dissent Hencely v. Fluor Corp. Supreme Court April 22, 2026
Dissent Rico v. United States Supreme Court March 25, 2026
Concurrence Villarreal v. Texas Supreme Court Feb. 25, 2026
Concurrence Geo Group, Inc. v. Menocal Supreme Court Feb. 25, 2026
Lead opinion Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton Supreme Court Jan. 20, 2026
Concurrence Trump v. CASA, Inc. Supreme Court June 27, 2025
Lead opinion Mahmoud v. Taylor Supreme Court June 27, 2025
Dissent Gutierrez v. Saenz Supreme Court June 26, 2025
Dissent Hewitt v. United States Supreme Court June 26, 2025
Lead opinion Riley v. Bondi Supreme Court June 26, 2025