Kathleen McDonald O'Malley

How Judge O'Malley rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge O'Malley no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Position
Circuit judge
Status
Retired 2022
Served
2010–2022
Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Commissioned
December 27, 2010
Education
Kenyon College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1979); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1982)
Signed orders read
26

About Judge O'Malley

Kathleen McDonald O'Malley was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge O'Malley received a commission on December 27, 2010. Judge O'Malley previously served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, commissioned there on October 12, 1994. Judge O'Malley retired on March 11, 2022.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Lazaro v. Department of Veterans Affairs
2011-3190 · 2012-02-02
Appeal (petitioner (Manuel Lazaro, veteran applicant)) Granted

“VACATED AND REMANDED.”

VirnetX Inc. v. Apple, Inc.
2017-2490, 2017-2494 · 2018-12-10
Appeal (appellant (VirnetX Inc., patent owner)) Denied

“AFFIRMED”

Target Training International, Ltd. v. Extended DISC International, Ltd.
· 2016-04-22
Appeal (appellant (Target Training International, Ltd., patentee)) Denied

“Because the suit is moot, we need not reach the issue of personal jurisdiction. We, therefore, affirm. AFFIRMED”

International Securities Exchange, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
· 2016-03-25
Appeal (appellant (International Securities Exchange, LLC, review petitioner)) Moot / procedural

“We dismiss the appeal and vacate the Board's decisions. DISMISSED”

Sigvaris, Inc. v. United States
2017-2237 · 2018-08-16
Appeal (appellant (Sigvaris, Inc., importer)) Denied

“Thus, we affirm its conclusion that the subject merchandise is not classifiable under HTSUS heading 9817 and therefore not entitled to duty-free treatment under HTSUS subheading 9817.00.96.”

Laerdal Medical Corp. v. International Trade Commission
2017-2445 · 2018-12-07
Petition for review (petitioner (Laerdal Medical Corp. and Laerdal Medical AS, complainant)) Granted

“REVERSED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED”

Scott v. Wilkie
2018-1535 · 2019-04-15
Appeal (appellant (John B. Scott, veteran)) Granted

“VACATED AND REMANDED”

Cerwonka v. Department of Veterans Affairs
2018-1398 · 2019-02-13
Appeal (petitioner (Eric Cerwonka, removed federal employee)) Denied

“AFFIRMED”

Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd.
2019-2215 · 2020-08-04
Appeal (appellant (TCL Communication Technology, accused infringer)) Denied

“AFFIRMED”

Canadian Solar, Inc. v. United States
2017-2577 · 2019-03-12
Appeal (appellants (Canadian Solar and affiliated solar manufacturers/exporters)) Denied

“AFFIRMED”

JKB Solutions and Services, LLC v. United States
2021-1257 · 2021-11-17
Appeal (appellant (JKB Solutions and Services, LLC, contractor)) Granted

“VACATED AND REMANDED”

Samsung Electronics Co. v. Infobridge Pte. Ltd.
2018-2007, 2018-2012 · 2019-07-12
Appeal (appellant (Samsung Electronics Co., review petitioner)) Granted

“VACATED AND REMANDED”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated. Her earlier N.D. Ohio district caseload is a separate unbuilt era.

A historical record

Judge O'Malley 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.