Federal judiciary
Brian Matthew Morris
Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- MTD0303
- Nominated
- May 23, 2013
- Committee hearing
- July 24, 2013
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 19, 2013
- Senate vote
- 75–20Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Dec. 12, 2013
- Commissioned
- Dec. 17, 2013
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2020
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Cabardo v. Patacsil
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Oct. 16, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Ani v. Bondi
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Sept. 10, 2020
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July 29, 2019opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Larry Ochoa
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabardo v. Patacsil | 25-342 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2026 | |
| Ani v. Bondi | 24-2339 | Decided | Oct. 16, 2025 | |
| Farchione Motors, Inc. v. Volkswagen Group of America | 19-16361 | Decided | Sept. 10, 2020 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | United States v. Larry Ochoa | Ninth Circuit | July 29, 2019 |