Patricia M. Wald

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit circuit Retired 1999 · served 1979–1999 Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic) 28 signed orders read

Judge Wald 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.

Marian Aldena Daye v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
· 1981-01-15
Appeal (appellant (Marian Aldena Daye)) Granted

“Reversed and remanded.”

United States v. Claude L. Blackwell
· 1982-12-10
Appeal (appellant (defendant Claude L. Blackwell)) Denied

“we affirm the conviction because counsel failed to object to those remarks as inaccurate at trial”

Washington Ass'n for Television & Children v. Federal Communications Commission
· 1983-07-19
Petition for review (petitioner (Washington Association for Television and Children)) Denied

“The Commission’s decision to grant the three challenged license renewals is affirmed.”

Center for Auto Safety v. Thomas
· 1986-12-02
Petition for review (petitioner (Center for Auto Safety)) Granted in part

“We affirm the EPA’s refusal to make any adjustment as a result of introducing the coastdown technique as an alternative measuring device for determining road load power settings. We reverse the agency’s decision to make adjustments for the use of cars with higher mileage accumulation limits only prospectively and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Donald F. Goldberg v. U.S. Department of State
· 1987-05-08
Appeal (appellant (Donald F. Goldberg)) Denied

“Because we find that there is insufficient evidence in the record to controvert the agency’s affidavit, we affirm the District Court’s decision granting summary judgment.”

United States International Trade Commission v. Tenneco West
· 1987-06-16
Appeal (appellant (U.S. International Trade Commission)) Denied

“We affirm the order.”

William J. Carter v. United States Department of Commerce
· 1987-10-09
Appeal (appellant (William J. Carter)) Granted in part

“Affirmed in part and remanded in part.”

Tax Analysts v. United States Department of Justice
· 1988-04-29
Appeal (appellant (Tax Analysts)) Granted

“We reverse the district court’s decision granting the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the complaint, and remand with instructions for the court to enter relief consistent with this opinion.”

Friends of Keeseville, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
· 1988-10-07
Petition for review (petitioner (Friends of Keeseville)) Moot / procedural

“The petition is accordingly dismissed.”

Public Citizen v. Federal Trade Commission
· 1989-03-14
Appeal (appellant (Federal Trade Commission)) Denied

“we therefore affirm the district court’s judgment.”

Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the Army
· 1990-12-04
Appeal (appellant (Carl Oglesby)) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s judgment to the extent that it reached the merits of appellant’s claims against these five agencies, and remand with instructions to dismiss appellant’s claims against those agencies based on appellant’s failure to exhaust his administrative remedies.”

Robert Tyrone Morgan v. United States Department of Justice
· 1991-01-18
Appeal (appellant (Robert Tyrone Morgan)) Granted

“We now reverse and remand for the district court to determine whether the seal in fact prohibits the DOJ from disclosing the notes to the public.”

A historical record

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