John Michael Luttig
How Judge Luttig rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Luttig no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Luttig
J. Michael Luttig was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Judge Luttig received a commission on August 2, 1991. Judge Luttig resigned on May 10, 2006.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The district court entered summary judgment for the United States. We reverse.”
“Accordingly, we deny the petition for review and affirm the decision of the BIA.”
“For the reasons stated herein, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.”
“We agree with both contentions, and therefore vacate the district court's injunction.”
“Conscious of our limited role to interpret the law as enacted by Congress, we now affirm.”
“We conclude that the ruling constitutes a reasonable interpretation of that Act and therefore reverse.”
“Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the majority opinion, in which Justice POWELL joined.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not have individually assigned trial-court caseloads. Luttig never served as a U.S. district judge.
A historical record
Judge Luttig 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.