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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA91404
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2019
Senate vote
78–21Roll Call
Confirmed
March 26, 2019
Commissioned
April 1, 2019
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
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Lewis-Williams v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 25-740 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
Kalshiex, LLC v. Assad 25-7516 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Zunum Aero, Inc. v. the Boeing Company 24-5751 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board 23-658 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Federal Trade Commission v. Hoskins 24-5747 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Yates 25-2987 Decided July 29, 2026
American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Trump 25-4014 Decided June 17, 2026
James Scott v. Ron Broomfield 22-99000 Decided April 29, 2026
Eng v. United States Environmental Protection Agency 25-138 Decided April 8, 2026
Navarrete v. Bondi 24-2776 Decided March 23, 2026 Authored
Michael Combs v. Ron Broomfield 19-99010 Decided March 12, 2026 Authored
Friends of Animals v. Burgum 24-5786 Decided Jan. 14, 2026
Industrial Park Center LLC v. Great Northern Insurance Company 24-4788 Decided Dec. 23, 2025
Vip Mortgage Incorporated v. Gates 24-7624 Decided Dec. 22, 2025
State of Oregon v. Trump 25-6268 Rehearing en banc granted Dec. 8, 2025
Rhode v. Bonta 24-542 Decided Dec. 1, 2025
Fantasia v. Diodato 23-3742 Decided Sept. 15, 2025 Authored
Rearden, LLC v. Walt Disney Pictures 24-3970 Decided Sept. 11, 2025
Reed Day v. Ben Henry 23-16148 Decided Sept. 5, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Zunum Aero, Inc. v. the Boeing Company Ninth Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Concurrence in part Federal Trade Commission v. Hoskins Ninth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Opinion Navarrete v. Bondi Ninth Circuit March 23, 2026
Opinion Michael Combs v. Ron Broomfield Ninth Circuit March 12, 2026
Opinion Fantasia v. Diodato Ninth Circuit Sept. 15, 2025
Opinion Grijalva v. Adp Screening and Selection Services Incorporated Ninth Circuit Aug. 15, 2025
Opinion United States v. Bradford Ninth Circuit Aug. 4, 2025
Opinion Kimberly Marroquin v. City of Los Angeles Ninth Circuit Aug. 27, 2024
Opinion Youssif Kamal v. Eden Creamery, LLC Ninth Circuit Dec. 21, 2023
Opinion Orlando Garcia v. Gateway Hotel L.P. Ninth Circuit Sept. 15, 2023
Opinion In Re: Law Offices of Ben C. Martin v. Babbitt & Johnson Pa Ninth Circuit Aug. 24, 2023
Opinion Robert Bugielski v. At&t Services, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 4, 2023
Opinion Nude Nicotine Inc. v. Fda Ninth Circuit July 7, 2023
Opinion Benjamin Joffe v. Google, Inc. Ninth Circuit Dec. 27, 2021
Concurrence Benjamin Joffe v. Google, Inc. Ninth Circuit Dec. 27, 2021
Dissent John Fordley v. Joe Lizarraga Ninth Circuit Nov. 10, 2021
Opinion United States v. Abhijit Prasad Ninth Circuit Nov. 8, 2021
Dissent United States v. Alfred Velazquez Ninth Circuit June 23, 2021
Opinion Zane Dickinson v. David Shinn Ninth Circuit June 22, 2021
Order Alexander Balbuena v. William Sullivan Ninth Circuit Nov. 17, 2020