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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic president
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, 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.

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
SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. v. DOD 25-5367 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri v. FERC 24-1270 Decided Aug. 11, 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
United States v. Antonio Payne 24-3130 Decided July 31, 2026
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. United States 25-5111 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
United States v. Brittany Jones 22-3035 Decided July 21, 2026
Alignment Healthcare Inc. v. HHS 25-5239 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
State of New York v. Donald J. Trump 23-5103 Decided July 14, 2026
Gregory Angelo v. DC 24-7127 Decided July 7, 2026
Farah Naz v. Chris Wright 23-5237 Decided June 9, 2026 Authored
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC v. NLRB 24-1277 Decided April 28, 2026
Susan Qashu v. Marco Rubio 24-5201 Decided April 10, 2026
Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. v. EPA 25-1187 Decided April 7, 2026
World Shipping Council v. FMC 24-1298 Decided March 31, 2026
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Scott Bessent 25-5181 Decided Feb. 24, 2026
In re: Application of the United States for an Order Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2705(b) 24-5239 Decided Feb. 3, 2026 Authored
Spokane Airport Board v. TSA 23-1155 Decided Jan. 20, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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 Jared Fishman v. DC D.C. Circuit Aug. 11, 2026
Opinion Alignment Healthcare Inc. v. HHS D.C. Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion 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
Opinion Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, Inc. v. DOJ D.C. Circuit July 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Luz Fajardo Campos D.C. Circuit May 23, 2025
Opinion An opinion was released in case 23-7040, Campaign Legal Center v. 45Committee, Inc. D.C. Circuit Oct. 8, 2024