David Bryan Sentelle
How Judge Sentelle rules, drawn from 33 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Sentelle no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Sentelle
David Bryan Sentelle served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after receiving a commission from President Ronald Reagan in September 1987. He previously served as a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He assumed senior status in February 2013 and stopped hearing cases in 2023.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons set forth above, the sentencing judgment of the District Court is Affirmed.”
“The Foundation missed that subsection's 30-day filing deadline, and therefore, the appeal must be dismissed.”
“we affirm the District Court's Order # 670 and dismiss BATAS's appeal of Order # 896 for lack of standing.”
“For the reasons discussed above, the judgment of the district court is Affirmed.”
“We are thus compelled to dismiss their petition without considering the merits of petitioners' claim.”
“In short, for the reasons set forth above, we vacate the district court's grant of summary judgment and remand this case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the order of the district court is Affirmed.”
“For the reasons set forth above, we affirm the FCC's order affirming the Wireless Bureau's orders granting Kurian's assignment application withdrawal request and dismissing Environmentel's notification of consummation.”
“The district court's denial of Scanlon's motion to amend or modify his plea agreement is affirmed.”
“We therefore conclude that the decision of the District Court dismissing the claims should be affirmed, although for a lack of jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) rather than for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.
A historical record
Judge Sentelle 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.