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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA20410
Nominated
May 19, 2022
Committee hearing
May 25, 2022
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 16, 2022
Senate vote
53–44Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 15, 2022
Commissioned
Sept. 23, 2022
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut Judge Oct. 8, 2021 Sept. 28, 2022 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Joseph R. Biden
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Sept. 23, 2022 In service Joseph R. Biden

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
Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 25-2079 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Fonden v. FDIC 25-720 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Massimino v. Benoit 25-1104 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
Umb 24-2865 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Creditincome Limited v. the Swiss Confederation 25-2733 Decided July 16, 2026
County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth. 25-1963 Decided July 13, 2026
Out v. Calamari 24-3205 Decided July 9, 2026
United States v. the M/Y Amadea, a Motor Yacht 25-869 Decided June 1, 2026
The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Newsweek Digital LLC 25-868 Decided May 28, 2026
Carroll v. Trump 24-644 Decided April 29, 2026
United States v. Goklu 24-767 Decided April 7, 2026
Schneiderman v. American Chemical Society 21-2737 Decided April 6, 2026
Vidal v. Venettozzi 24-2548 Decided April 1, 2026
Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP v. Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC 24-2647 Decided March 23, 2026
Russell v. Scott 24-3312 Decided March 19, 2026
Suarez v. Sullivan 24-872 Decided March 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jimenez 24-1661 Decided Feb. 25, 2026
In Re: Ex Parte Application of SBK ART LLC 25-1563 Decided Feb. 20, 2026 Authored
Reidy Contracting Group, LLC v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company 24-1069 Decided Feb. 12, 2026
United States v. McAdam 22-1268 Decided Jan. 28, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Suarez v. Sullivan Second Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion In Re: Ex Parte Application of SBK ART LLC Second Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. McAdam Second Circuit Jan. 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Bulloch Second Circuit Jan. 27, 2026
Opinion Nambiar v. the Central Orthopedic Group, LLP Second Circuit Oct. 28, 2025
Opinion United States v. Guard Second Circuit Sept. 10, 2025
Opinion United States v. Maiorana Second Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion Doyle v. UBS Fin. Servs., Inc. Second Circuit July 14, 2025
Opinion Edelman v. NYU Langone Second Circuit June 18, 2025
Opinion In Re: Kind LLC "Healthy and All Natural" Litigation Second Circuit May 2, 2024
Opinion Jok v. City of Burlington Second Circuit March 15, 2024
Opinion Elliott v. Cartagena Second Circuit Oct. 17, 2023
Opinion NexPoint Diversified Real Est. Tr. v. Acis Cap. Mgmt., L.P. Second Circuit Sept. 7, 2023
Opinion Sessa v. Trans Union, LLC Second Circuit July 17, 2023