Joseph Anthony Greenaway Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit circuit Retired 2023 · served 2010–2023 Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 27 signed orders read

Judge Greenaway no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

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)
675 F.3d 225 · 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
744 F.3d 54 · 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
767 F.3d 157 · 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
897 F.3d 187 · 2018-07-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

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

Sconiers v. United States
896 F.3d 595 · 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
997 F.3d 145 · 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
70 F.4th 663 · 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
62 F.4th 114 · 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
27 F.4th 182 · 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
931 F.3d 237 · 2019-07-23
Appeal (appellant) Granted

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

United States v. Kenneth Douglas
885 F.3d 124 · 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
934 F.3d 296 · 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 hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.