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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA30904
Nominated
March 22, 1994
Committee hearing
May 12, 1994
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 25, 1994
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 8, 1994
Commissioned
June 9, 1994
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2010until Jan. 1, 2016
Senior status
Oct. 20, 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. Diego Aleman-Lozano 25-3012 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Gabriel Buele Morocho v. Warden Philadelphia FDC 26-1150 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Karen Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment Inc 24-3006 Decided July 29, 2026
Jeffrey Steidle v. United States Liability Insurance Co Inc 24-2999 Decided June 24, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jabar Evans 24-2156 Decided May 19, 2026
American Society for Testing & Materials v. UPCODES Inc 24-2965 Decided April 7, 2026
Adolph Michelin v. Warden Moshannon Valley Correctional Center 24-2990 Decided March 2, 2026
Sports Enterprises Inc v. Marvin Goldklang 25-1299 Decided Jan. 21, 2026
United States v. Ryan Mendoza 25-1154 Decided Jan. 8, 2026
United States v. Randar Munoz 24-2918 Decided Jan. 6, 2026
Dawn Valli v. Avis Budget Group Inc 24-3025 Decided Dec. 16, 2025
Anthony Viola v. US Department of Justice 18-2573 Decided Nov. 3, 2025
Graham Lundeen v. 10 West Ferry Street Operations LLC 24-3375 Decided Oct. 16, 2025
Alejandro Handal v. Innovative Industrial Properties Inc 24-2829 Decided Oct. 15, 2025
United States v. Carlos Cuevas-Almonte 24-3013 Decided Oct. 14, 2025
NRA Group LLC v. Nicole Durenleau 24-1123 Decided Oct. 7, 2025
Jayeola Amos v. Attorney General United States of America 22-2095 Decided Oct. 1, 2025 Authored
Lee Evans v. City of Newark 23-1723 Decided Sept. 12, 2025
Transource Pennsylvania LLC v. Steven DeFrank 24-1045 Decided Sept. 5, 2025
United States v. James Perrin 22-2196 Decided Aug. 25, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Jeffrey Steidle v. United States Liability Insurance Co Inc Third Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion Jayeola Amos v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit Oct. 1, 2025
Opinion Miller Plastic Products Inc v. NLRB Third Circuit June 23, 2025
Opinion Situ Wilkinson v. Attorney General United States Third Circuit March 11, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jose Soto Third Circuit Dec. 6, 2024
Opinion United States v. Jose Soto Third Circuit Nov. 20, 2024
Opinion Marla Knudsen v. MetLife Group Inc Third Circuit Sept. 25, 2024
Opinion Roy Lee Williams v. Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Third Circuit Sept. 20, 2024
Opinion Andrew Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging LLC Third Circuit Sept. 4, 2024
Opinion United States v. Stamatios Kousisis Third Circuit Sept. 22, 2023
Opinion Dalila Avila v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit Sept. 14, 2023
Opinion United States v. Stamatios Kousisis Third Circuit April 21, 2023
Opinion Selvin Saban-Cach v. Attorney General United States Third Circuit Jan. 25, 2023
Opinion Marnie O'Brien v. The Middle East Forum Third Circuit Jan. 5, 2023
Opinion Canada v. Samuel Grossi & Sons Inc Third Circuit Sept. 15, 2022
Opinion Benjamin Zirpoli v. Midland Funding LLC Third Circuit Sept. 1, 2022
Opinion Care One Management LLC v. United Healthcare Workers East Third Circuit July 28, 2022
Opinion Linda Migliori v. Lehigh County Board of Elections Third Circuit May 27, 2022
Opinion United States v. Louis Zayas Third Circuit April 21, 2022
Opinion United States v. Jamel Hurtt Third Circuit April 13, 2022