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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA92702
Nominated
Feb. 6, 2019
Committee hearing
May 22, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 20, 2019
Senate vote
53–45Roll Call
Confirmed
July 9, 2019
Commissioned
July 26, 2019
ABA rating
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
San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service 25-5189 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
Ling v. City of Los Angeles 25-249 Decided Sept. 24, 2026
Bandary v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. 24-7204 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
Codoni v. Port of Seattle 25-2830 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Kinnucan v. National Security Agency 24-7642 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board 23-658 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Verthelyi v. Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust 25-4458 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
Rusoff v. the Happy Group, Inc. 24-7706 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Reclamation 25-5137 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
Queerdoc, Pllc v. DOJ - United States Department of Justice 25-7384 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes 22-16490 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Pacificorp v. Sixkiller 24-4803 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Committee for a Better Arvin v. United States Environmental Protection Agency 24-7270 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock 25-6842 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Price v. Diab 25-713 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
Combs v. Netflix, Inc. 25-3164 Decided July 8, 2026 Authored
Brown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. 24-3789 Decided June 24, 2026 Authored
Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown 24-7246 Decided June 18, 2026
American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Trump 25-4014 Decided June 17, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Kinnucan v. National Security Agency Ninth Circuit Aug. 24, 2026
Opinion Verthelyi v. Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust Ninth Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion Rusoff v. the Happy Group, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Dissent Pacificorp v. Sixkiller Ninth Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Dissent Committee for a Better Arvin v. United States Environmental Protection Agency Ninth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock Ninth Circuit July 30, 2026
Opinion Price v. Diab Ninth Circuit July 13, 2026
Opinion Combs v. Netflix, Inc. Ninth Circuit July 8, 2026
Opinion of the Court Brown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. Ninth Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. $1,106,775 in US Currency Ninth Circuit June 2, 2026
Opinion of the Court Reges v. Cauce Ninth Circuit May 14, 2026
Dissent Michael Ray Hogan v. Jeremy Bean Ninth Circuit April 30, 2026
Opinion J. R. v. Ventura Unified School District Ninth Circuit April 22, 2026
Opinion Peridot Tree, Inc. v. City of Sacramento Ninth Circuit Jan. 2, 2026
Opinion Milliken v. Bank of America, N.A. Ninth Circuit Dec. 29, 2025
Opinion of the Court Reges v. Cauce Ninth Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion Ani v. Bondi Ninth Circuit Oct. 16, 2025
Opinion Ruiz v. the Bradford Exchange, Ltd. Ninth Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion Flaxman v. Ferguson Ninth Circuit Aug. 22, 2025
Opinion United States v. Robert Manning Ninth Circuit Aug. 20, 2025