Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA20409
Nominated
Jan. 5, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 17, 2011
Senate vote
71–28Roll Call
Confirmed
May 17, 2011
Commissioned
May 17, 2011
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
Sept. 27, 2022

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. Ceasar 25-949(L) Decided Sept. 25, 2026
Siren Retail Corp. v. NLRB 24-3168 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
DoorDash, Inc. v. City of New York 25-81 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Powell v. Ocwen Fin. Corp. 23-999 Decided April 22, 2026
United States v. Barrett 21-1379 Decided April 9, 2026
Peña Garcia v. Department of Labor 23-8066 Decided March 5, 2026
United States v. Cardenas 24-2734 Decided Feb. 18, 2026
Lanesborough 2000, LLC v. Nextres, LLC 24-2211 Decided Feb. 6, 2026
United States v. Woods 24-2485 Decided Feb. 5, 2026
Nunez v. Commissioner of Social Security 23-831 Decided Dec. 29, 2025
J.M. v. Sessions 24-1997 Decided Dec. 23, 2025
United States v. Ross 24-1421 Decided Dec. 4, 2025
Baroni v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 23-916 Decided Dec. 2, 2025
Shapiro v. U.S. Soc. SEC. Admin. 22-1191 Decided Nov. 26, 2025
New York v. Trump 24-2299 Decided Nov. 6, 2025
Santiago v. Fischer 23-814 Decided Oct. 30, 2025
Yupangui-Yunga v. Bondi 23-6522 Decided Oct. 24, 2025
Baltas v. Chapdelaine 22-2813 Decided Sept. 3, 2025
Sudakow v. CleanChoice Energy, Inc. 24-1988 Decided Aug. 27, 2025
Nat'l Rifle Ass'n of Am. v. Vullo 21-0636-cv Decided July 17, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Reyes v. Paul Second Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion 1199 Seiu Second Circuit July 10, 2026
Opinion Besicorp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Second Circuit June 29, 2026
Opinion Mar-Can Transp. Co. v. Loc. 854 Pension Fund Second Circuit Feb. 18, 2026
Opinion of the Court GEICO v. Patel Second Circuit Feb. 3, 2026
Opinion Krause v. Kelahan Second Circuit Dec. 3, 2025
Opinion United States v. Cole Second Circuit Oct. 27, 2025
Opinion Lelchook v. Société Générale De Banque Au Liban S.A.L. Second Circuit Aug. 11, 2025
Opinion Walker v. Bellnier Second Circuit July 25, 2025
Opinion Blecher v. Holy See Second Circuit July 24, 2025
Opinion In Re: Soussis Second Circuit May 9, 2025
Opinion United States v. Omotayo Second Circuit March 20, 2025
Opinion Farhane v. United States Second Circuit Oct. 31, 2024
Opinion Black v. Decker G.M. v. Decker Second Circuit May 31, 2024
Opinion Tereshchenko v. Karimi Second Circuit May 16, 2024
Opinion Martinez v. Agway Energy Services, LLC Second Circuit Dec. 13, 2023
Opinion Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. McGrath Second Circuit Dec. 11, 2023
Opinion Goldberg v. Pace University Second Circuit Dec. 8, 2023
Opinion J.S. v. Doccs Second Circuit Aug. 3, 2023
Opinion Lelchook v. Société Générale De Banque Au Liban S.A.L. Second Circuit April 26, 2023