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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA30108
Nominated
Jan. 9, 2007
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 8, 2007
Senate vote
95–0Roll Call
Confirmed
March 15, 2007
Commissioned
April 2, 2007
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Judge Oct. 27, 2003 April 5, 2007 Appointment to Another Judicial Position George W. Bush
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge April 2, 2007 In service George W. Bush

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
Celebrity of Springfield LLC v. SBA 25-2026 Decided Sept. 18, 2026 Authored
Kindra O'Bryant v. DCP&P 23-1950 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Anthony Albence 26-2469 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Millentine Coates v. Ford Motor Co 25-1808 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Patrick Santoro v. Tower Health 24-3173 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Jose Mejia-Henriquez v. Attorney General United States of America 25-2184 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Timofey V v. United States 25-2487 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Kenneth Strickland 25-1435 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
United States v. Jose Tavares 25-1489 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
S.A.S.B. CORP v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc 25-2302 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
John Doe v. Princeton University Trustees 25-2014 Decided July 21, 2026
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey 24-2415 Decided July 17, 2026
Jeffrey Ahn v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co 25-1723 Decided June 24, 2026 Authored
City of Philadelphia v. DOI 26-1348 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
Jodi Asay v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc and or New 24-2967 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
Mark Justman v. Accenture LLP 25-2084 Decided June 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Richardson Dangleben, Jr. 25-2807 Decided June 1, 2026 Authored
United States v. Paul Girard 24-2097 Decided May 26, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Celebrity of Springfield LLC v. SBA Third Circuit Sept. 18, 2026
Concurrence in part Kindra O'Bryant v. DCP&P Third Circuit Sept. 16, 2026
Opinion Shannon MacDonald v. President NJ State Board of Medical Examiners Third Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion of the Court Jose Mejia-Henriquez v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion Jeffrey Ahn v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co Third Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion Jodi Asay v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc and or New Third Circuit June 18, 2026
Opinion City of Philadelphia v. DOI Third Circuit June 18, 2026
Opinion Mark Justman v. Accenture LLP Third Circuit June 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Richardson Dangleben, Jr. Third Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion United States v. Paul Girard Third Circuit May 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Steven Newkirk Third Circuit May 1, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rohan Lyttle Third Circuit March 16, 2026
Opinion Sherice Sargent v. School District of Philadelphia Third Circuit Feb. 2, 2026
Opinion Ousmane Savane v. Secretary United States Department of Homeland Sec Third Circuit Jan. 7, 2026
Opinion Nita Patel v. United States Third Circuit Oct. 17, 2025
Opinion Brian Trematore Plumbing & Heating Co Inc v. Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 25 Smart Third Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion Roger Real v. Attorney General United States of America Third Circuit July 30, 2025
Opinion Sun Valley Orchards LLC v. United States Department of Labor Third Circuit July 29, 2025
Opinion United States v. Lynell Guyton Third Circuit July 18, 2025
Opinion Eric Johnson v. David Mazie Third Circuit July 11, 2025