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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA21104
Nominated
Sept. 9, 2019
Committee hearing
Sept. 11, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 7, 2019
Senate vote
51–41Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 14, 2019
Commissioned
Nov. 14, 2019
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
In Re: IIG Structured Trade Fin. Fund, Ltd. 25-2577 Decided Sept. 21, 2026
Newton v. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. 25-1697 Decided Sept. 21, 2026
United States v. Alisigwe 24-960 Decided Sept. 17, 2026 Authored
In Re: SVB Fin. Grp. 25-567 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
United States v. VanHoesen 24-2692 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
Salters v. N.Y.C. Transit Auth. 25-383 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
The Retail Property Trust v. Nassau Cnty. Dep't of Assessment 25-907 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
United States v. Browning 24-2861 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
Farrington v. Poole 24-2718 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
Al Saidi v. Blanche 21-6589 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
Civil Rights Corps v. LaSalle 24-2251 Decided July 29, 2026
Mahdawi v. Trump 25-1113 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Fulton v. Mullin 25-194 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Liounis 24-2138 Decided June 15, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ullah 21-1058 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
Schneiderman v. American Chemical Society 21-2737 Decided April 6, 2026 Authored
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. North American Concert Promoters Association 23-935 Decided Feb. 24, 2026 Authored
CFHC v. CoreLogic Rental Prop. Sols. 23-1118 Decided Feb. 20, 2026 Authored
Reidy Contracting Group, LLC v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company 24-1069 Decided Feb. 12, 2026 Authored
B. B. v. Hochul 23-7401 Decided Feb. 2, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court United States v. Alisigwe Second Circuit Sept. 17, 2026
Dissent Salters v. N.Y.C. Transit Auth. Second Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Concurrence Farrington v. Poole Second Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion Al Saidi v. Blanche Second Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Concurrence Mahdawi v. Trump Second Circuit July 21, 2026
Dissent Fulton v. Mullin Second Circuit July 13, 2026
Dissent Kellogg v. Nichols Second Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion United States v. Liounis Second Circuit June 15, 2026
Dissent United States v. Ullah Second Circuit April 21, 2026
Dissent Schneiderman v. American Chemical Society Second Circuit April 6, 2026
Dissent Havlish v. Taliban; Aliganga v. Taliban Second Circuit March 19, 2026
Opinion Broadcast Music, Inc. v. North American Concert Promoters Association Second Circuit Feb. 24, 2026
Opinion CFHC v. CoreLogic Rental Prop. Sols. Second Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Dissent Reidy Contracting Group, LLC v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company Second Circuit Feb. 12, 2026
Opinion B. B. v. Hochul Second Circuit Feb. 2, 2026
Opinion DirecTV, LLC v. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Second Circuit Dec. 16, 2025
Opinion Baroni v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Second Circuit Dec. 2, 2025
Opinion Santiago v. Fischer Second Circuit Oct. 30, 2025
Opinion City of Hialeah Employees' Retirement System v. Peloton Interactive, Inc. Second Circuit Aug. 27, 2025
Opinion In the Matter of the Complaint of Ed Seganti Second Circuit Aug. 26, 2025