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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA110502
Nominated
Sept. 25, 1997
Committee hearing
Oct. 28, 1997
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 6, 1997
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Nov. 7, 1997
Commissioned
Nov. 12, 1997
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 5, 2019

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge July 18, 1985 Nov. 24, 1997 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Nov. 12, 1997 In service William J. Clinton

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
Rishi Ramdial v. U.S. Attorney General 25-10093 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
United States v. Thomas Sheely, Jr. 24-13967 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 25-10515 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
U.S. All Star Federation, Inc. v. Open Cheer & Dance Championship Series, LLC 24-12653 Decided June 24, 2026 Authored
Gregory Light v. LVNV Funding, LLC 25-12041 Decided June 1, 2026
Citadel Securities LLC v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 25-13631 Decided May 29, 2026
Ismael Perez v. Assistant Field Office Director, Krome North Service Processing Center 25-14075 Decided May 6, 2026 Authored
Byron Chemaly v. Eddie Lampert 24-10797 Decided April 22, 2026
United States v. Lawrence Alexander 23-12282 Decided March 24, 2026
United States v. Rodrick Maurice Hamilton 23-12038 Decided March 9, 2026 Authored
United States v. Joan Estadella 23-11061 Decided Feb. 20, 2026
Ishmahil Barrie v. U.S. Attorney General 24-12504 Decided Feb. 19, 2026
United States v. Javier Hernandez 24-10482 Decided Feb. 19, 2026 Authored
Winston Calder v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections 24-10309 Decided Feb. 13, 2026 Authored
Jafet Castro-Reyes v. German Bosque 24-12307 Decided Feb. 6, 2026
United States v. Charlie Holley 24-11843 Decided Feb. 3, 2026 Authored
The Renco Group Inc. and the Doe Run Resources Corporation v. Napoli Shkolnik PLLC 24-13266 Decided Jan. 21, 2026 Authored
REACH Air Medical Services LLC v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. 24-10135 Decided Nov. 19, 2025 Authored
Miguel Jackson v. Joseph Catanzariti 23-12459 Decided Nov. 17, 2025 Authored
Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company v. Siemens Energy Incorporated 23-13297 Decided Nov. 17, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Eleventh Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Opinion U.S. All Star Federation, Inc. v. Open Cheer & Dance Championship Series, LLC Eleventh Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court Ismael Perez v. Assistant Field Office Director, Krome North Service Processing Center Eleventh Circuit May 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rodrick Maurice Hamilton Eleventh Circuit March 9, 2026
Opinion United States v. Javier Hernandez Eleventh Circuit Feb. 19, 2026
Opinion Winston Calder v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit Feb. 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Charlie Holley Eleventh Circuit Feb. 3, 2026
Opinion The Renco Group Inc. and the Doe Run Resources Corporation v. Napoli Shkolnik PLLC Eleventh Circuit Jan. 21, 2026
Opinion REACH Air Medical Services LLC v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. Eleventh Circuit Nov. 19, 2025
Opinion Miguel Jackson v. Joseph Catanzariti Eleventh Circuit Nov. 17, 2025
Opinion Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company v. Siemens Energy Incorporated Eleventh Circuit Nov. 17, 2025
Opinion Benjamin Watson, Jr. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Eleventh Circuit Nov. 10, 2025
Opinion Jeffrey Thelen v. Somatics, LLC Eleventh Circuit Sept. 29, 2025
Opinion MONY Life Insurance Company v. Bernard R. Perez Eleventh Circuit July 23, 2025
Opinion Samuel Scott, Jr. v. City of Miami Eleventh Circuit June 11, 2025
Opinion Bidi Vapor LLC v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Eleventh Circuit April 24, 2025
Opinion Kinsale Insurance Company v. Pride of St. Lucie Lodge 1189, Inc. Eleventh Circuit April 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Roshawn Davis Eleventh Circuit March 13, 2025
Opinion Adam U. Steines v. Westgate Palace, L.L.C. Eleventh Circuit Sept. 5, 2024
Opinion United States v. Matthew Ostrander Eleventh Circuit Sept. 5, 2024