Joseph Anthony Greenaway Jr.

How Judge Greenaway rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Greenaway no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Position
Circuit judge
Status
Retired 2023
Served
2010–2023
Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Commissioned
February 12, 2010
Education
Columbia University (B.A., 1978); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1981)
Signed orders read
27

About Judge Greenaway

Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Greenaway received a commission on February 12, 2010. Judge Greenaway previously served on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, commissioned there on July 26, 1996. Judge Greenaway retired on June 15, 2023.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Desmond L. Maynard v. Rivera (V.I. Comm'r of Labor)
10-3476 · 2012-04-02
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we will reverse the Appellate Division's July 19, 2010 Order.”

Bautista v. Attorney General of the United States
11-3942 · 2014-02-28
Petition for review (petitioner) Granted

“For the reasons set forth above, we will grant Bautista's petition and vacate the BIA's decision.”

Government of the Virgin Islands v. Vanterpool
13-4400 · 2014-09-12
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“Because the record is insufficiently developed for us regarding whether trial counsel's performance fell below professional norms, we shall remand and order that an evidentiary hearing be held to determine whether the performance of Vanterpool's trial counsel did indeed fall below the Strickland standard.”

Adorers of the Blood of Christ v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
17-3163 · 2018-07-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we will affirm the order of the District Court.”

Sconiers v. United States
17-3440 · 2018-07-24
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We decline to do so because we hold that the FTCA additionally requires claimants to file their claims within six months of an agency's written denial, which Sconiers failed to do. We will affirm the District Court.”

Sotero Mejia Romero v. Attorney General United States
19-3705 · 2021-05-05
Petition for review (petitioner) Denied

“Finding no jurisdictional defect, we will deny the petition for review.”

Q.T. v. Pottsgrove School District
22-1648 · 2023-06-14
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We agree. For the following reasons, we will reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

United States v. Elroy Brow
22-2203 · 2023-03-10
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We will affirm the District Court’s denial of Brow’s First Step Act motion.”

Juliana Martirez Arreaga Bravo v. Attorney General United States
20-3300 · 2022-03-02
Petition for review (petitioner) Granted

“As a result, we will vacate the BIA's final order of removal and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. v. Permanent Easement for 7.053 Acres
17-3700 · 2019-07-23
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Accordingly, we will reverse the District Court's order reaching the opposite result.”

United States v. Kenneth Douglas
15-1754 · 2018-03-15
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Because Douglas's position as an airline mechanic did not involve the requisite ‘professional or managerial discretion,’ the enhancement does not apply in his case. We will remand to the District Court for resentencing.”

In re Matthews
16-2027, 16-2080, 16-2273, 16-2312, 16-2414, 16-2422 · 2019-08-14
Appeal (petitioners) Granted

“For the following reasons, we will authorize all of the petitions.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated. The 1996-2010 D.N.J. district era is a separate unbuilt layer.

A historical record

Judge Greenaway no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.