Ninth Circuit
Andrew David Hurwitz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- CA91502
- Nominated
- Nov. 2, 2011
- Committee hearing
- Jan. 26, 2012
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)March 1, 2012
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- June 12, 2012
- Commissioned
- June 27, 2012
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Oct. 3, 2022
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 2panel identified Sat on the panel in Urias-Gaxiola v. Blanche
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 4
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June 24opinion issued Authored the opinion in Garcia Corrales v. Blanche
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June 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Coffey v. Fast Easy Offer, LLC
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June 4opinion issued Authored the opinion in Welsh v. Loudbear
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April 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Roe v. Petersen
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March 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Chavez-Echeverria
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March 23opinion issued Authored the opinion in Woolard v. Thurmond
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Feb. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Wells v. Bnsf Railway Company
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Jan. 2panel identified Sat on the panel in Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corporation
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Oct. 3, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Caldrone v. Circle K Stores Inc.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Urias-Gaxiola v. Blanche | 22-1474 | Decided | Sept. 2, 2026 | |
| Can-Am Fuel Distribution, LLC v. Sinclair Oil, LLC | 25-7450 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | |
| Vip Products, LLC v. Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. | 25-2027 | Decided | Aug. 4, 2026 | |
| Garcia Corrales v. Blanche | 24-6467 | Decided | June 24, 2026 | Authored |
| Coffey v. Fast Easy Offer, LLC | 25-4066 | Decided | June 4, 2026 | |
| Welsh v. Loudbear | 25-5475 | Decided | June 4, 2026 | Authored |
| Roe v. Petersen | 25-6980 | Decided | April 28, 2026 | |
| United States v. Chavez-Echeverria | 24-4723 | Decided | March 25, 2026 | |
| Woolard v. Thurmond | 24-4291 | Decided | March 23, 2026 | Authored |
| Wells v. Bnsf Railway Company | 24-4802 | Decided | Feb. 24, 2026 | |
| Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corporation | 24-2897 | Decided | Jan. 2, 2026 | |
| Caldrone v. Circle K Stores Inc. | 24-1432 | Decided | Oct. 3, 2025 | |
| United States v. Sylvia Olivas | 20-50182 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2025 | |
| Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson | 24-4049 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2025 | Authored |
| Windy Cove, Inc. v. Circle K Stores Inc. | 23-2679 | Decided | Dec. 3, 2024 | Authored |
| United States v. Shih | 23-3718 | Decided | Oct. 25, 2024 | Authored |
| United States v. Jeffrey Page | 21-17083 | Decided | Sept. 12, 2024 | |
| Brian Houston v. Maricopa, County Of | 23-15524 | Decided | Sept. 5, 2024 | |
| Ryan Cox v. Coinmarketcap Opco, LLC | 23-15363 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2024 | |
| United States v. Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes | 20-10003 | Decided | Aug. 9, 2024 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Garcia Corrales v. Blanche | Ninth Circuit | June 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | Welsh v. Loudbear | Ninth Circuit | June 4, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Woolard v. Thurmond | Ninth Circuit | March 23, 2026 |
| Opinion | Woolard v. Thurmond | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 11, 2025 |
| Opinion | Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 14, 2025 |
| Opinion | Windy Cove, Inc. v. Circle K Stores Inc. | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 3, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Shih | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 25, 2024 |
| Opinion | John Hendrix v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 8, 2023 |
| Opinion | Edmond Carmona v. Domino's Pizza, LLC | Ninth Circuit | July 21, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Yi-Chi Shih | Ninth Circuit | July 18, 2023 |
| Opinion | Bmbp v. Shane Jeffries | Ninth Circuit | July 3, 2023 |
| Opinion | Freddie Crespin v. Charles Ryan | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 19, 2022 |
| Order | Justin Sanchez v. Ladot | Ninth Circuit | July 8, 2022 |
| Opinion | Frances Michener v. Kilolo Kijakazi | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 30, 2021 |
| Opinion | Edmond Carmona v. Domino's Pizza, LLC | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 23, 2021 |
| Opinion | Jesus Ramirez-Medina v. Merrick Garland | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 22, 2021 |
| Concurrence | Virginia Duncan v. Rob Bonta | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 30, 2021 |
| Concurrence | Virginia Duncan v. Rob Bonta | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 30, 2021 |
| Opinion | D. D. v. Lausd | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 19, 2021 |
| Order | Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay Co. | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 5, 2021 |