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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA31302
Nominated
Sept. 28, 1999
Committee hearing
Nov. 10, 1999
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 17, 1999
Senate vote
96–2Roll Call
Confirmed
Feb. 10, 2000
Commissioned
Feb. 16, 2000
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Feb. 6, 2023

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
Kyle Beatty v. Clinton Gardner 25-2860 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
National Shooting Sports Foundation v. Attorney General New Jersey 25-2546 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
United States v. LaMonica McIver 25-3573 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
United States v. Christopher Birry 25-2380 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Kenneth Strickland 25-1435 Decided Aug. 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. Jose Tavares 25-1489 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
Gersen Gabriel v. DSM Biomedical Inc 25-2630 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
S.A.S.B. CORP v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc 25-2302 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
In re: Avandia Marketing v. 25-2278 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Jeffrey Ahn v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co 25-1723 Decided June 24, 2026
Jeffrey Steidle v. United States Liability Insurance Co Inc 24-2999 Decided June 24, 2026
United States v. Jabar Evans 24-2156 Decided May 19, 2026
Corey Kendig v. Nicholas Stolar 24-2260 Decided April 28, 2026
In Re: Whittaker Clark & Daniels v. 24-2210 Decided April 27, 2026 Authored
Adolph Michelin v. Warden Moshannon Valley Correctional Center 24-2990 Decided March 2, 2026 Authored
Sports Enterprises Inc v. Marvin Goldklang 25-1299 Decided Jan. 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ryan Mendoza 25-1154 Decided Jan. 8, 2026 Authored
Shawn McLoughlin v. Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. 24-3346 Decided Dec. 15, 2025
United States v. Frances Eddings 23-3017 Decided Dec. 9, 2025 Authored
Dr. Paul Bryman v. Phil Murphy 24-2947 Decided Dec. 5, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence in part United States v. LaMonica McIver Third Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Christopher Birry Third Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Kenneth Strickland Third Circuit Aug. 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jose Tavares Third Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion S.A.S.B. CORP v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc Third Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court In re: Avandia Marketing v. Third Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Adolph Michelin v. Warden Moshannon Valley Correctional Center Third Circuit Feb. 2, 2026
Opinion Sports Enterprises Inc v. Marvin Goldklang Third Circuit Jan. 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ryan Mendoza Third Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Frances Eddings Third Circuit Dec. 9, 2025
Opinion Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC v. NLRB Third Circuit Dec. 3, 2025
Opinion Eva Migliore v. Vision Solar LLC Third Circuit Nov. 21, 2025
Opinion Eva Migliore v. Vision Solar LLC Third Circuit Oct. 22, 2025
Opinion NRA Group LLC v. Nicole Durenleau Third Circuit Oct. 7, 2025
Opinion Honda Lease Trust v. Malanga's Automotive Third Circuit Sept. 15, 2025
Concurrence In Re: Whittaker Clark & Daniels v. Third Circuit Sept. 10, 2025
Opinion Eileen Adams v. Third Circuit Sept. 3, 2025
Opinion Estate of John Schroeder, by and through Dawn Tuck v. Port Authority Transit Corp Third Circuit Aug. 26, 2025
Opinion NRA Group LLC v. Nicole Durenleau Third Circuit Aug. 26, 2025
Opinion United States v. Paul Harmon Third Circuit Aug. 14, 2025