Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CAFC0202
Nominated
June 22, 1994
Committee hearing
Aug. 17, 1994
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 22, 1994
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Sept. 28, 1994
Commissioned
Sept. 29, 1994
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Jan. 7, 2013

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
Aml Ip, LLC v. Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc. 25-1280 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Miller v. Collins 24-1790 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Ildico Inc. v. United States 25-1337 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Board of Regents of the University of Texas v. Boston Scientific Corp. 24-2062 Decided July 27, 2026
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Hetero Labs Limited 25-2016 Decided July 1, 2026
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc. 25-1427 Decided June 23, 2026
Oliva v. DVA 23-2331 Decided May 7, 2026
Young v. Collins 24-1833 Decided Jan. 13, 2026
Blue Sky the Color of Imagination, LLC v. United States 24-1710 Decided Dec. 4, 2025
In Re GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC 25-1075 Decided Dec. 1, 2025
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. v. United States 24-1268 Decided Oct. 8, 2025 Authored
Future Link Systems, LLC v. Realtek Semiconductor Corporation 23-1056 Decided Sept. 9, 2025
Cerrone v. Hhs 24-1281 Decided July 29, 2025 Authored
Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co. v. United States 23-2245 Decided July 28, 2025 Authored
Realtek Semiconductor Corporation v. Itc 23-1187 Decided June 18, 2025 Authored
Stuart v. Opm 24-1024 Decided June 13, 2025 Authored
Hatfield v. Collins 23-2280 Decided May 2, 2025
Amp Plus, Inc. v. Dmf, Inc. 23-1997 Decided March 19, 2025
Siples v. Collins 22-1528 Decided Feb. 7, 2025
27-35 Jackson Ave LLC v. United States 23-1122 Decided Feb. 4, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Ildico Inc. v. United States Federal Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. v. United States Federal Circuit Oct. 8, 2025
Opinion Cerrone v. Hhs Federal Circuit July 29, 2025
Opinion Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co. v. United States Federal Circuit July 28, 2025
Opinion Realtek Semiconductor Corporation v. Itc Federal Circuit June 18, 2025
Opinion Stuart v. Opm Federal Circuit June 13, 2025
Opinion 27-35 Jackson Ave LLC v. United States Federal Circuit Feb. 4, 2025
Opinion Abutalib v. MSPB Federal Circuit Jan. 28, 2025
Opinion Softview LLC v. Apple Inc. Federal Circuit July 26, 2024
Opinion Asociacion De Exportadores E Industriales v. United States Federal Circuit May 20, 2024
Opinion Zircon Corp. v. Itc Federal Circuit May 8, 2024
Opinion Greene v. United States Federal Circuit April 29, 2024
Opinion Chavez v. McDonough Federal Circuit April 19, 2024
Opinion Finjan LLC v. Sonicwall, Inc. Federal Circuit Oct. 13, 2023
Opinion Ssi Technologies, LLC v. Dongguan Zhengyang Electronic Mechanical Ltd. Federal Circuit Feb. 13, 2023
Opinion Gudinas v. McDonough Federal Circuit Dec. 2, 2022
Opinion Vlsi Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation Federal Circuit Nov. 15, 2022
Opinion Long v. McDonough Federal Circuit June 29, 2022
Opinion T.S. v. Hhs Federal Circuit May 20, 2022
Opinion T.S. v. Hhs Federal Circuit May 20, 2022