Ninth Circuit
Consuelo Maria Callahan
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
- CA92103
- Nominated
- Feb. 12, 2003
- Committee hearing
- May 7, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 8, 2003
- Senate vote
- 99–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- May 22, 2003
- Commissioned
- May 28, 2003
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in Medrano v. Acosta
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Sept. 15opinion issued Authored the opinion in Handy v. Jones
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Sept. 14
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Sept. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Powers v. McDonough
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Aug. 27panel identified Sat on the panel in Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc. v. Bonta
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 7
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in Shenzhen Zehuijin Investment Center v. Yingkui
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July 30panel identified Sat on the panel in Multiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden
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July 27opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Anten
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July 23panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Pereda
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July 23panel identified Sat on the panel in Roberto Diaz-Boyzo v. Todd Blanche
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion of the Court | Medrano v. Acosta | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Handy v. Jones | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 15, 2026 |
| Dissent | Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Patty Kuderer | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | State of California v. United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Et A | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Anten | Ninth Circuit | July 27, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Sotero Rivera-Mendoza v. Todd Blanche | Ninth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Powley v. Bisignano | Ninth Circuit | March 18, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Wells v. Bnsf Railway Company | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States of America v. State of Alaska | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 20, 2025 |
| Dissent | Kate Adams v. County of Sacramento | Ninth Circuit | July 9, 2025 |
| Opinion | Sterling Atkins v. Jeremy Bean | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 2, 2024 |
| Dissent | In Re: Jorden Saldana v. Martha Bronitsky | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 22, 2024 |
| Dissent | Kate Adams v. County of Sacramento | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 9, 2024 |
| Opinion | Mendocino Railway v. Jack Ainsworth | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 29, 2024 |
| Opinion | Zia v. Garland | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 26, 2024 |
| Opinion | Nawg v. Rob Bonta | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 7, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. John Barlow | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 4, 2023 |
| Opinion | Fellowship of Christian Athlet v. San Jose Unified School Distri | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 13, 2023 |
| Opinion | Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 29, 2023 |
| Dissent | Nery Salguero Sosa v. Merrick Garland | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 15, 2023 |