Fourth Circuit
Toby Jay Heytens
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CA40504
- Nominated
- July 13, 2021
- Committee hearing
- July 28, 2021
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 23, 2021
- Senate vote
- 53–43Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Nov. 1, 2021
- Commissioned
- Nov. 2, 2021
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 24
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Earl Griffin, Jr.
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. James Flood, III
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Colby Crosby v. Colleton County Sheriff's Office
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July 15
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July 14panel identified Sat on the panel in J. Robert van Faassen, LLM v. Greg Lindberg
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July 9panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Melvin Gil
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July 9panel identified Sat on the panel in Maximino Ramos v. Todd Blanche
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July 8panel identified Sat on the panel in George Steen v. Leslie Dismukes
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July 2opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Shronda Covington
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Shronda Covington | Fourth Circuit | July 2, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Tonya Farley | Fourth Circuit | July 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Yonathan Melaku | Fourth Circuit | June 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sligo Creek Center v. HHS | Fourth Circuit | June 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jonathan Revels | Fourth Circuit | May 27, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Josselyn Rodriguez-Solis v. Todd Blanche | Fourth Circuit | May 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Catherine LaRosa v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Fourth Circuit | May 18, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Trokon Diahn v. Todd Blanche | Fourth Circuit | May 5, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Trokon Diahn v. Todd Blanche | Fourth Circuit | May 5, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Trokon Diahn v. Todd Blanche | Fourth Circuit | May 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | ColonialWebb Contractors Company v. Hill Phoenix, Inc. | Fourth Circuit | May 4, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | American Federation of State, County and Municipal v. SSA | Fourth Circuit | April 10, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Amanda Tostado | Fourth Circuit | March 31, 2026 |
| Opinion | Bloosurf, LLC v. T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Fourth Circuit | March 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | Natalie Thomas v. EOTech, LLC | Fourth Circuit | March 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mario Lopez v. Pamela Bondi | Fourth Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mario Lopez v. Pamela Bondi | Fourth Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Christine Gibbons v. Betty Gibbs | Fourth Circuit | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Laquita Oliver v. Navy Federal Credit Union | Fourth Circuit | Feb. 9, 2026 |
| Dissent | Solutions in Hometown Connections v. Kristi Noem | Fourth Circuit | Jan. 23, 2026 |