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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CAFC0503
Nominated
Jan. 26, 1999
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 21, 1999
Senate vote
74–25Roll Call
Confirmed
May 24, 2000
Commissioned
May 25, 2000
ABA rating
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
Island Creek Associates, LLC v. United States 25-1140 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Harris-Campbell v. Treasury 24-1470 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
Johnson v. United States 25-1017 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Hepler v. Collins 25-1400 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
Kelly v. United States 24-2042 Decided July 17, 2026
Ridge Corp. v. Kirk Nationalease Co. 25-1254 Decided July 13, 2026
Intellectual Pixels Limited v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC 24-2174 Decided July 10, 2026 Authored
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Hetero Labs Limited 25-2016 Decided July 1, 2026 Authored
Hafeman v. Google LLC 24-1600 Decided June 5, 2026
Insulet Corp. v. Eoflow, Co. Ltd. 25-1807 Decided May 28, 2026 Authored
McOm Ip, LLC v. City National Bank of Florida 24-2089 Decided May 15, 2026
Global K9 Protection Group, LLC v. United States 24-1842 Decided May 14, 2026 Authored
Tavakkol v. MSPB 24-1514 Decided May 14, 2026
International Medical Devices, Inc. v. Cornell 25-1580 Decided April 17, 2026 Authored
Definitive Holdings v. Powerteq 24-1761 Decided April 14, 2026
Kernz v. Collins 24-1171 Decided April 3, 2026
Perciavalle v. Collins 24-1152 Decided April 3, 2026
Kendall v. Collins 24-1230 Decided March 31, 2026 Authored
Trustees of Columbia University v. Gen Digital Inc. 24-1244 Decided March 11, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Nielsen Company (Us), LLC v. Tvision Insights, Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Hepler v. Collins Federal Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Opinion Intellectual Pixels Limited v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Federal Circuit July 10, 2026
Opinion Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Hetero Labs Limited Federal Circuit July 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court Insulet Corp. v. Eoflow, Co. Ltd. Federal Circuit May 28, 2026
Opinion Global K9 Protection Group, LLC v. United States Federal Circuit May 14, 2026
Opinion International Medical Devices, Inc. v. Cornell Federal Circuit April 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court Kendall v. Collins Federal Circuit March 31, 2026
Concurrence Kendall v. Collins Federal Circuit March 31, 2026
Opinion Trustees of Columbia University v. Gen Digital Inc. Federal Circuit March 11, 2026
Opinion Trustees of Columbia University v. Gen Digital Inc. Federal Circuit March 11, 2026
Opinion Neal v. DVA Federal Circuit Feb. 27, 2026
Opinion Gamboa-Avila v. Hhs Federal Circuit Feb. 11, 2026
Opinion In Re US Federal Circuit Feb. 2, 2026
Opinion In Re US Federal Circuit Feb. 2, 2026
Opinion Palmeri v. MSPB Federal Circuit Jan. 13, 2026
Opinion Secretary of Defense v. Pratt & Whitney Federal Circuit Dec. 5, 2025
Opinion Smartrend Manufacturing Group (Smg), Inc. v. Opti-Luxx Inc. Federal Circuit Nov. 13, 2025
Opinion Wright v. Collins Federal Circuit Oct. 28, 2025
Opinion Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States Federal Circuit Oct. 16, 2025