Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CAFC0203
Nominated
Feb. 7, 2013
Committee hearing
June 19, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 18, 2013
Senate vote
98–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 24, 2013
Commissioned
Sept. 24, 2013
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
Ncs Multistage Inc. v. Nine Energy Service, Inc. 25-1000 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Company 24-1140 Decided Sept. 10, 2026 Authored
Christensen v. United States 24-1284 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Estate of Paul Bruyea v. United States 25-1563 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Gordon v. Collins 25-1461 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. 23-2427 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
4dd Holdings, LLC v. United States 24-1996 Decided July 16, 2026 Authored
Kg Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. v. United States 25-1411 Decided July 16, 2026 Authored
Wyeth LLC v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp 24-2325 Decided July 9, 2026
Loveridge v. United States 25-1244 Decided June 30, 2026
Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation 24-2088 Decided June 18, 2026 Authored
Jacobson v. United States 24-1990 Decided June 18, 2026
Greenidge v. Collins 24-2044 Decided June 5, 2026 Authored
Hafeman v. Google LLC 24-1600 Decided June 5, 2026 Authored
Davis v. Collins 24-1412 Decided May 19, 2026 Authored
Global K9 Protection Group, LLC v. United States 24-1842 Decided May 14, 2026
Federal Express Corporation v. Qualcomm Incorporated 24-1236 Decided April 29, 2026 Authored
Fuente Marketing Ltd. v. Vaporous Technologies, LLC 24-1460 Decided April 8, 2026 Authored
Kernz v. Collins 24-1171 Decided April 3, 2026
Perciavalle v. Collins 24-1152 Decided April 3, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Company Federal Circuit Sept. 10, 2026
Opinion Kg Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. v. United States Federal Circuit July 16, 2026
Opinion 4dd Holdings, LLC v. United States Federal Circuit July 16, 2026
Opinion of the Court Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation Federal Circuit June 18, 2026
Opinion Greenidge v. Collins Federal Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion Hafeman v. Google LLC Federal Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion Versata Software, LLC v. Ford Motor Company Federal Circuit May 22, 2026
Opinion Davis v. Collins Federal Circuit May 19, 2026
Opinion Federal Express Corporation v. Qualcomm Incorporated Federal Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion Fuente Marketing Ltd. v. Vaporous Technologies, LLC Federal Circuit April 8, 2026
Opinion Syneren Technologies Corp. v. United States Federal Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Opinion Iqe Plc v. Newport Fab, LLC Federal Circuit Oct. 15, 2025
Opinion Apex Bank v. Cc Serve Corp. Federal Circuit Sept. 25, 2025
Opinion Hmtx Industries LLC v. United States Federal Circuit Sept. 25, 2025
Opinion Mondis Technology Ltd. v. Lg Electronics Inc. Federal Circuit Aug. 8, 2025
Opinion Tau-Ken Temir LLP v. United States Federal Circuit Aug. 4, 2025
Opinion United Services Automobile Association v. Pnc Bank N.A. Federal Circuit June 12, 2025
Opinion Beacon Point Associates LLC v. DVA Federal Circuit June 5, 2025
Opinion Curtin v. United Trademark Holdings, Inc. Federal Circuit May 22, 2025
Opinion Ingenico Inc. v. Ioengine, LLC Federal Circuit May 7, 2025