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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CADC1004
Nominated
Jan. 4, 2013
Committee hearing
April 10, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 16, 2013
Senate vote
97–0Roll Call
Confirmed
May 23, 2013
Commissioned
May 24, 2013
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2020

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
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball v. LOC 24-1259 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
People of the State of Michigan v. DOE 25-1159 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
League of Women Voters v. DHS 26-5243 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Ronda L. Davis v. DC 24-7038 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
United States v. Oscar Ortega-Hernandez 24-3023 Decided Sept. 1, 2026 Authored
Robert Bergdahl v. United States 24-5150 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Cesar Almonte 24-3069 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Cheryl Walker v. Uber Technologies, Inc. 24-7154 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Slash Creek Waterworks, Inc. v. Howard Lutnick 25-5042 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA 25-1005 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
SGCI Holdings III LLC v. FCC 25-5339 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
National Council of Nonprofits v. OMB 25-5148 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. v. DOD 25-5367 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security 25-5289 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
Jared Fishman v. DC 25-7050 Decided Aug. 11, 2026 Authored
City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri v. FERC 24-1270 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. United States 25-5111 Decided July 31, 2026
United States v. Antonio Payne 24-3130 Decided July 31, 2026
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. SEC 25-1047 Decided July 21, 2026
Save the Sound, Inc. v. FAA 24-1028 Decided July 21, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Office of the Commissioner of Baseball v. LOC D.C. Circuit Sept. 22, 2026
Opinion United States v. Oscar Ortega-Hernandez D.C. Circuit Sept. 1, 2026
Opinion Cheryl Walker v. Uber Technologies, Inc. D.C. Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Cesar Almonte D.C. Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion of the Court Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA D.C. Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion Slash Creek Waterworks, Inc. v. Howard Lutnick D.C. Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion National Council of Nonprofits v. OMB D.C. Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion Jared Fishman v. DC D.C. Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security D.C. Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Alignment Healthcare Inc. v. HHS D.C. Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion of the Court Farah Naz v. Chris Wright D.C. Circuit June 9, 2026
Opinion In re: Application of the United States for an Order Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2705(b) D.C. Circuit Feb. 3, 2026
Opinion World Shipping Council v. FMC D.C. Circuit Sept. 23, 2025
Opinion Catherine Jones v. WMATA D.C. Circuit Sept. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Ngozi Pole D.C. Circuit Aug. 29, 2025
Opinion City of Billings v. TSA D.C. Circuit Aug. 22, 2025
Opinion Battle Creek Health System v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. D.C. Circuit Aug. 22, 2025
Opinion State of Georgia v. DOJ D.C. Circuit Aug. 12, 2025
Opinion Iztok Plevnik v. Eugene Sullivan D.C. Circuit Aug. 5, 2025
Opinion Ariana Cortes v. NLRB D.C. Circuit July 22, 2025