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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA90806
Nominated
April 17, 2023
Committee hearing
May 17, 2023
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 8, 2023
Senate vote
48–43Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 13, 2023
Commissioned
Nov. 15, 2023
ABA rating
Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Judge July 7, 2022 Nov. 16, 2023 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Joseph R. Biden
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Nov. 15, 2023 In service Joseph R. Biden

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
United States v. Tovar-Duran 24-2328 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
Powers v. McDonough 24-6576 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
Richards v. Newsom 25-693 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
United States v. Doyle 24-3227 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Novedades Y Servicios, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 25-4238 Decided July 13, 2026
Rinnai America Corporation v. South Coast Air Quality Management District 25-5129 Decided July 2, 2026
Lifevoxel Virginia Spv, LLC v. lifevoxel.ai, Inc. 25-613 Decided June 17, 2026
Trammell v. Kln Enterprises, Inc. 24-6097 Decided May 15, 2026
Reach Community Development v. United States Department of Homeland Security 26-1575 Decided April 27, 2026
Dickinson v. Trump 26-1609 Decided April 27, 2026
County of San Bernardino v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania 24-6986 Decided April 23, 2026
United States v. Bolandian 25-355 Decided April 21, 2026
Panelli v. Target Corporation 24-6640 Decided April 17, 2026 Authored
Brown v. the Brita Products Company 24-6678 Decided April 16, 2026
United States v. Gonzalez-Reyes 23-3532 Decided April 15, 2026
King v. Villegas 23-1713 Decided April 3, 2026
United States v. Francis Casildo 23-35483 Decided March 31, 2026
United States v. Depape 24-3458 Decided March 25, 2026
United States v. Ryno 23-3426 Decided March 18, 2026
Adventist Health System of West v. Abbvie Inc. 24-2180 Decided March 17, 2026

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Tovar-Duran Ninth Circuit Sept. 14, 2026
Opinion Panelli v. Target Corporation Ninth Circuit April 17, 2026
Opinion Lerner & Rowe Pc v. Brown Engstrand & Shely LLC Ninth Circuit Oct. 22, 2024
Opinion In Re: USA v. Robert MacKenzie Ninth Circuit Sept. 3, 2024
Opinion United States v. Manney Ninth Circuit Aug. 19, 2024