Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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