Ninth Circuit
Carlos T. Bea
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 W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA92502
- Nominated
- April 11, 2003
- Committee hearing
- Sept. 3, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Sept. 25, 2003
- Senate vote
- 86–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Sept. 29, 2003
- Commissioned
- Oct. 1, 2003
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Senior status
- Dec. 12, 2019
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Handy v. Jones
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Sept. 14
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Sept. 8
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Aug. 31
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Aug. 31opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Morgovsky
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Aug. 28opinion issued Dissented in Parada Calderon v. Blanche
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Aug. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Kinnucan v. National Security Agency
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Aug. 14
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Aug. 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in Gonzalez-Argueta v. Blanche
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July 30opinion issued Dissented in Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock
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July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Lopez
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Weiss v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Handy v. Jones | 25-5105 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2026 | |
| U Visa v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | 24-6824 | Decided | Sept. 14, 2026 | Authored |
| Adom v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | 24-4756 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | Authored |
| Liu v. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan for the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. | 24-4303 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | |
| United States v. Morgovsky | 23-2847 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | Authored |
| Parada Calderon v. Blanche | 25-2204 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | Authored |
| Kinnucan v. National Security Agency | 24-7642 | Decided | Aug. 24, 2026 | |
| Queerdoc, Pllc v. DOJ - United States Department of Justice | 25-7384 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | Authored |
| Gonzalez-Argueta v. Blanche | 25-557 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | Authored |
| Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock | 25-6842 | Decided | July 30, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Lopez | 24-3268 | Decided | July 28, 2026 | |
| Weiss v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. | 24-6609 | Decided | July 24, 2026 | |
| Lnu v. Blanche | 24-4790 | Decided | June 3, 2026 | |
| United States v. Sanchez | 23-2533 | Decided | May 12, 2026 | Authored |
| Gonzales v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC | 25-1037 | Decided | April 16, 2026 | |
| Chairez v. Mayorkas | 24-4137 | Decided | March 5, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Pheasant | 23-991 | Decided | Oct. 31, 2025 | |
| United States v. Keast | 24-1253 | Decided | Sept. 10, 2025 | |
| Sterling v. Feek | 24-1296 | Decided | Sept. 4, 2025 | |
| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Stolfi | 24-1570 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2025 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Dissent | U Visa v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Dissent | Adom v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Morgovsky | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Dissent | Parada Calderon v. Blanche | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Queerdoc, Pllc v. DOJ - United States Department of Justice | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | Gonzalez-Argueta v. Blanche | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 13, 2026 |
| Dissent | Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock | Ninth Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Writing | Ibarra-Perez v. United States | Ninth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | United States v. Sanchez | Ninth Circuit | May 12, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Chairez v. Mayorkas | Ninth Circuit | March 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | Gibson v. Cendyn Group, LLC | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 15, 2025 |
| Opinion | Singh v. Garland | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 24, 2024 |
| Opinion | Nisbet v. Bridger | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 20, 2024 |
| Opinion | International Petroleum Produc v. Black Gold S.A.R.L. | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | Scott Miller v. Kshama Sawant | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 22, 2024 |
| Opinion | Gonzales & Gonzales Bonds & Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Usdhs | Ninth Circuit | July 18, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Christopher Esqueda | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 12, 2023 |
| Opinion | Andrew Teter v. Anne E. Lopez | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 7, 2023 |
| Opinion | John Boshears v. Peopleconnect, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 3, 2023 |
| Opinion | Jay Hymas v. Usdoi | Ninth Circuit | July 12, 2023 |