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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA30211
Nominated
June 19, 2017
Committee hearing
Oct. 4, 2017
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 26, 2017
Senate vote
53–43Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 2, 2017
Commissioned
Nov. 20, 2017
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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
United States v. Jose Santana-Robles 26-1011 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
United States v. Duane Taylor 25-3163 Decided Sept. 21, 2026 Authored
Celebrity of Springfield LLC v. SBA 25-2026 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
Kyle Beatty v. Clinton Gardner 25-2860 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Davone Walker 25-2118 Decided Sept. 15, 2026 Authored
Jose Aristy-Rosa v. Attorney General United States of America 25-1490 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Joseph Berger 24-2125 Decided Sept. 1, 2026 Authored
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Anthony Albence 26-2469 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Millentine Coates v. Ford Motor Co 25-1808 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
United States v. LaMonica McIver 25-3573 Decided Aug. 26, 2026
United States v. Christopher Birry 25-2380 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Gersen Gabriel v. DSM Biomedical Inc 25-2630 Decided Aug. 13, 2026 Authored
Savannah Byers v. Finishing Systems Inc 25-1693 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Cheryl Hileman v. West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc 25-1459 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026
Norman Wang v. University of Pittsburgh 25-1816 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Zachary Williams 25-1545 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
Lawanda House Johnson v. Quest Diagnostics Inc 24-2866 Decided June 22, 2026 Authored
Jafarnia Williams v. Superintendent Rockview SCI 23-1306 Decided June 15, 2026 Authored
Milton Thomas v. 24-1861 Decided June 9, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Duane Taylor Third Circuit Sept. 21, 2026
Opinion Kyle Beatty v. Clinton Gardner Third Circuit Sept. 16, 2026
Opinion United States v. Davone Walker Third Circuit Sept. 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Joseph Berger Third Circuit Sept. 1, 2026
Opinion Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Anthony Albence Third Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion Gersen Gabriel v. DSM Biomedical Inc Third Circuit Aug. 13, 2026
Opinion Cheryl Hileman v. West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc Third Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Savannah Byers v. Finishing Systems Inc Third Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion Norman Wang v. University of Pittsburgh Third Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Zachary Williams Third Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion Lawanda House Johnson v. Quest Diagnostics Inc Third Circuit June 22, 2026
Opinion Jafarnia Williams v. Superintendent Rockview SCI Third Circuit June 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Aaron Lyons Third Circuit April 28, 2026
Opinion Jonathan DiFraia v. Kevin Ransom Third Circuit March 31, 2026
Opinion of the Court International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Lo v. Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp Third Circuit March 23, 2026
Opinion DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc v. Neal Stevens Third Circuit Feb. 18, 2026
Opinion Tammy Knieling v. Don Fook Third Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Opinion Rodney Phath v. Central Transport LLC Third Circuit Jan. 28, 2026
Opinion Richard Miller v. City of Philadelphia Third Circuit Dec. 15, 2025
Opinion Joshua Otero v. Christian Kane Third Circuit Dec. 5, 2025