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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA92303
Nominated
Jan. 3, 2023
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 9, 2023
Senate vote
49–45Roll Call
Confirmed
May 1, 2023
Commissioned
May 5, 2023
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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
Barman v. USA 24-464 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
La International Corp. v. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. 24-5227 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
State of California v. United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Et A 24-2701 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes 22-16490 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ridley-Thomas 23-2200 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
United States v. Colar 24-396 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
Combs v. Netflix, Inc. 25-3164 Decided July 8, 2026
People of the State of Cal. v. Fmcsa 20-70706 Decided June 4, 2026
Brothers Market LLC No. 2 v. United States 24-6374 Decided April 8, 2026 Authored
United States v. Depape 24-3458 Decided March 25, 2026
National Tps Alliance v. Noem 25-2120 Decided March 18, 2026
Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta 25-2366 Decided March 12, 2026
National Tps Alliance v. Noem 25-5724 Decided March 11, 2026 Authored
Akhlaghpour v. Orantes 24-2625 Decided Jan. 20, 2026
Youth 71five Ministries v. Williams 24-4101 Decided Nov. 26, 2025 Authored
United States v. Sullivan 23-927 Decided Nov. 12, 2025
State of California v. Del Rosa 24-698 Decided Nov. 7, 2025
American Encore v. Fontes 24-6703 Decided Sept. 16, 2025
Sam Jones Company, LLC v. Biotronik, Inc. 23-55361 Decided Sept. 10, 2025
Costar Group, Inc. v. Commercial Real Estate Exchange, Inc. 23-55662 Decided Sept. 5, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes Ninth Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Colar Ninth Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Brothers Market LLC No. 2 v. United States Ninth Circuit April 8, 2026
Concurrence National Tps Alliance v. Noem Ninth Circuit March 11, 2026
Concurrence Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg Ninth Circuit Jan. 2, 2026
Opinion Youth 71five Ministries v. Williams Ninth Circuit Nov. 26, 2025
Opinion Costar Group, Inc. v. Commercial Real Estate Exchange, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 5, 2025
Opinion Roberto Moncada v. Marco A. Rubio Ninth Circuit Aug. 20, 2025
Opinion Youth 71five Ministries v. Williams Ninth Circuit Aug. 18, 2025
Opinion Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 12, 2025
Opinion Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor Ninth Circuit July 30, 2025
Opinion Ali Bahreman v. Allegiant Air, LLC Ninth Circuit Dec. 10, 2024
Opinion United States v. Dominic Dorsey Ninth Circuit Dec. 4, 2024
Opinion United States v. Sharma Ninth Circuit Oct. 28, 2024
Opinion Victor Meza-Carmona v. Merrick Garland Ninth Circuit Aug. 26, 2024