Brett M. Kavanaugh

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit circuit Retired 2018 · served 2006–2018 Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 37 signed orders read

Judge Kavanaugh 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.

Kay v. Federal Communications Commission
03-1072 (consolidated with 05-1290) · 2008-05-23
Petition for review (James A. Kay, Jr. (appellant)) Denied

“Affirmed.”

Grosdidier v. Chairman, Broadcasting Board of Governors
08-5181 · 2009-04-03
Appeal (Camille Grosdidier et al. (appellants)) Denied

“We affirm.”

Montanans for Multiple Use v. Barbouletos
08-5131 · 2009-06-05
Appeal (Montanans for Multiple Use et al. (appellants)) Denied

“We affirm the judgment of the District Court”

Camden County Council on Economic Opportunity v. United States Department of Health & Human Services
08-5396 · 2009-11-06
Appeal (Camden County Council on Economic Opportunity (appellant)) Denied

“We affirm the judgment of the District Court.”

Winslow v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
08-5228 · 2009-12-01
Appeal (John F. Winslow (appellant)) Denied

“We affirm the judgment of the District Court.”

Nyunt v. Chairman, Broadcasting Board of Governors
08-5127 · 2009-12-18
Appeal (Kyaw Zaw Nyunt (appellant)) Denied

“We affirm the judgment of the District Court.”

Pasternack v. National Transportation Safety Board
09-1139 · 2010-02-26
Petition for review (Fred Leroy Pasternack (petitioner)) Granted

“We grant Pasternack’s petition, vacate the Board’s decision, and remand to the Board for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

American Trucking Associations v. Environmental Protection Agency
08-1144 · 2010-04-02
Petition for review (American Trucking Associations (petitioner)) Denied

“We deny ATA’s petition for review.”

Washington Gas Light Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
09-1100 · 2010-04-27
Petition for review (Washington Gas Light Company (petitioner)) Denied

“FERC has satisfied our remand order, and we deny Washington Gas Light Company’s petition for review.”

Action Alliance of Senior Citizens v. Sebelius
09-5191 · 2010-06-18
Appeal (Action Alliance of Senior Citizens, et al. (appellants)) Denied

“We affirm the judgment of the District Court.”

Schaefer v. McHugh
09-5187 · 2010-06-22
Appeal (Malcolm G. Schaefer (appellant)) Denied

“We affirm the judgment of the District Court.”

Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
09-1134 · 2010-12-28
Petition for review (Hoopa Valley Tribe (petitioner)) Denied

“We deny the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s petition for review.”

A historical record

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