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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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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