Ninth Circuit
Andrew Jay Kleinfeld
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
- George H.W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA91303
- Nominated
- May 23, 1991
- Committee hearing
- July 19, 1991
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 12, 1991
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Sept. 12, 1991
- Commissioned
- Sept. 16, 1991
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Senior status
- June 12, 2010
- Service ended
- Nov. 7, 2025Death
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska | Judge | May 15, 1986 | Oct. 7, 1991 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Ronald Reagan |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Judge | Sept. 16, 1991 | Nov. 7, 2025 Death | George H.W. Bush |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Oct. 31, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in GIOVANNY HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
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Aug. 1, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Lino Chavez v. Mark Brnovich
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Dec. 30, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Sergio Hernandez Flores v. Jeffrey Rosen
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Nov. 23, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in Jacob Benson v. Casa De Capri Enterprises
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Oct. 8, 2020
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Sept. 11, 2020panel identified Sat on the panel in J.R. v. William Barr
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Dec. 27, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Norman Shaw v. Bank of America
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Dec. 26, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Baldemar Zuniga v. William Barr
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Dec. 11, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Guadalupe Salazar v. McDonald's Corp.
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Dec. 3, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Richard Lehman v. Warner Nelson
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Nov. 21, 2019opinion issued Dissented in Gabriel Moran v. the Screening Pros
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Nov. 21, 2019opinion issued Authored the opinion in Gabriel Moran v. the Screening Pros
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissent | Gabriel Moran v. the Screening Pros | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 21, 2019 |
| Order | Gabriel Moran v. the Screening Pros | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 21, 2019 |
| Dissent | State of California v. the Little Sisters of the Poor | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 22, 2019 |
| Dissent | Cohen & Steinbrecher v. Steinbrecher & Associates | Ninth Circuit | April 25, 2003 |