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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CAFC0803
Nominated
Sept. 4, 2001
Committee hearing
Aug. 27, 2001
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 6, 2001
Senate vote
97–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 21, 2001
Commissioned
Sept. 24, 2001
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2014until Jan. 1, 2021

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
Parkervision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated 26-1033 Decided Sept. 30, 2026
Teva Pharmaceuticals International Gmbh v. Eli Lilly and Company 24-1094 Decided Sept. 30, 2026 Authored
Tenaris Bay City, Inc. v. United States 25-1382 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
Moskowitz Family LLC v. Globus Medical, Inc. 24-1696 Decided Sept. 11, 2026 Authored
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company v. United States 25-1395 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Jadue v. Dhs 24-2144 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Aml Ip, LLC v. Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc. 25-1280 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd. v. United States 25-1196 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Fedmet Resources Corporation v. United States 26-1160 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Hernandez v. Collins 25-1301 Decided Aug. 10, 2026
Chitlik v. Hhs 25-1804 Decided Aug. 10, 2026 Authored
Ley v. Collins 25-1425 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Socket Solutions, LLC v. Import Global, LLC 25-1121 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
4dd Holdings, LLC v. United States 24-1996 Decided July 16, 2026
Dougherty Electric, Inc. v. United States 24-1458 Decided July 15, 2026 Authored
Limon v. Collins 25-1107 Decided July 10, 2026 Authored
Tracktime, LLC v. amazon.com Services LLC 24-1102 Decided July 2, 2026
Loveridge v. United States 25-1244 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
Veterans Legal Advocacy Group v. Collins 24-1759 Decided June 1, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Moskowitz Family LLC v. Globus Medical, Inc. Federal Circuit Sept. 11, 2026
Opinion Aml Ip, LLC v. Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd. v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Chitlik v. Hhs Federal Circuit Aug. 10, 2026
Opinion Dougherty Electric, Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit July 15, 2026
Opinion Limon v. Collins Federal Circuit July 10, 2026
Opinion Loveridge v. United States Federal Circuit June 30, 2026
Dissent Insulet Corp. v. Eoflow, Co. Ltd. Federal Circuit May 28, 2026
Opinion Teva Pharmaceuticals International Gmbh v. Eli Lilly and Company Federal Circuit April 16, 2026
Opinion MacKey v. Collins Federal Circuit March 30, 2026
Opinion of the Court Barry v. Depuy Synthes Companies Federal Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Dissent Barry v. Depuy Synthes Companies Federal Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Opinion Reyes v. MSPB Federal Circuit Nov. 21, 2025
Opinion Inland Diamond Products Co. v. Cherry Optical Inc. Federal Circuit Oct. 15, 2025
Opinion Brita Lp v. Itc Federal Circuit Oct. 15, 2025
Opinion Opm v. Moulton Federal Circuit Oct. 10, 2025
Opinion Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Intrastate Distributors, Inc. Federal Circuit July 23, 2025
Opinion Optis Wireless Technology, LLC v. Apple Inc. Federal Circuit June 16, 2025
Opinion Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Synthego Corp. Federal Circuit June 11, 2025
Opinion Amezquita v. Collins Federal Circuit May 5, 2025