Quick facts
Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Position circuit
Status Retired 2006
Served 1991–2006
Appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned 1991-08-02
Education Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1976); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1981)
Signed orders read 28
Last updated 2026-07-10
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 25
counts only
8 17
Petition for reviewN = 3
counts only
3
Counted from classified signed orders. A “1 of 1” is one ruling, not a tendency.
About this data
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Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
United States v. Whedbee
964 F.2d 330 · 1992-05-08
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“The district court entered summary judgment for the United States. We reverse.”
Paolo Casalena v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
984 F.2d 105 · 1993-01-13
Petition for review (petitioner)
Denied
“Accordingly, we deny the petition for review and affirm the decision of the BIA.”
United States v. Eric Leondia Goins
11 F.3d 441 · 1993-11-24
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“For the reasons stated herein, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.”
Dyncorp v. Jorge Carnicero
996 F.2d 55 · 1993-06-16
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“We agree, and therefore reverse.”
District 17, United Mine Workers of America v. A & M Trucking, Inc.
991 F.2d 108 · 1993-04-12
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“We agree with both contentions, and therefore vacate the district court's injunction.”
L & E Corporation v. Days Inns of America, Inc.
992 F.2d 55 · 1993-04-26
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“We agree, and therefore reverse.”
William Ray v. Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University Conservatory of Music
11 F.3d 31 · 1993-12-01
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“For the reasons that follow, we affirm.”
Pereira ex rel. Pereira v. Kozlowski
996 F.2d 723 · 1993-06-24
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Conscious of our limited role to interpret the law as enacted by Congress, we now affirm.”
Kennedy v. Shalala
995 F.2d 28 · 1993-06-01
Appeal (appellant)
Granted
“We conclude that the ruling constitutes a reasonable interpretation of that Act and therefore reverse.”
United States v. Robyn Lynn Maisel
12 F.3d 423 · 1993-12-21
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“Finding no merit in her arguments, we affirm.”
Delta Chemical Corporation v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of the Army
33 F.3d 380 · 1994-08-30
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“For the reasons that follow, we affirm.”
Myelle v. American Cyanamid Co.
57 F.3d 411 · 1995-06-21
Appeal (appellant)
Denied
“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 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.