Ninth Circuit
Daniel Paul Collins
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
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- Seat
- CA92002
- Nominated
- Feb. 6, 2019
- Committee hearing
- March 13, 2019
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)April 4, 2019
- Senate vote
- 53–46Roll Call
- Confirmed
- May 21, 2019
- Commissioned
- May 22, 2019
- 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 Dissented in Perez-Garcia v. Blanche
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Sept. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Ridings v. Peacehealth
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Sept. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in S.D. v. Reese
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Sept. 11opinion issued Dissented in Powers v. McDonough
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Sept. 11opinion issued Authored the opinion in Powers v. McDonough
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May 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang
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May 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche
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April 22opinion issued Dissented in Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez
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April 22panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. State of California
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April 21
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April 8
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March 12opinion issued Dissented in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perez-Garcia v. Blanche | 24-1092 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Ridings v. Peacehealth | 24-7282 | Decided | Sept. 24, 2026 | |
| S.D. v. Reese | 26-4872 | Decided | Sept. 17, 2026 | |
| Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang | 23-99005 | Decided | May 14, 2026 | Authored |
| Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche | 25-1136 | Decided | May 8, 2026 | |
| United States v. State of California | 26-926 | Decided | April 22, 2026 | |
| Eng v. United States Environmental Protection Agency | 25-138 | Decided | April 8, 2026 | Authored |
| Howard v. Republican National Committee | 23-3826 | Decided | Jan. 13, 2026 | Authored |
| Li v. Arcsoft, Inc. | 24-2964 | Decided | Dec. 3, 2025 | |
| Kazarian v. Bondi | 25-4427 | Decided | Nov. 18, 2025 | |
| Natural Grocers v. Brooke Rollins | 22-16770 | Decided | Oct. 31, 2025 | Authored |
| Gopher Media LLC v. Melone | 24-2626 | Decided | Oct. 9, 2025 | |
| Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson | 24-2287 | Decided | Aug. 4, 2025 | Authored |
| Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Alberto Carvalho | 22-55908 | Decided | July 30, 2025 | |
| United States v. Rami Ghanem | 22-50266 | Decided | July 17, 2025 | Authored |
| Legalforce Rapc Worldwide, Pc v. Legalforce, Inc. | 23-2855 | Decided | Dec. 27, 2024 | Authored |
| China Unicom (Americas) Opera v. FCC | 22-70029 | Decided | Dec. 24, 2024 | Authored |
| Puente v. City of Phoenix | 22-15344 | Decided | Dec. 19, 2024 | Authored |
| Karl Hansen v. Elon Musk | 23-15296 | Decided | Dec. 10, 2024 | Authored |
| United States v. Knight | 23-962 | Decided | Dec. 4, 2024 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Dissent | Perez-Garcia v. Blanche | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Powers v. McDonough | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 11, 2026 |
| Dissent | Powers v. McDonough | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang | Ninth Circuit | May 14, 2026 |
| Dissent | Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez | Ninth Circuit | April 22, 2026 |
| Dissent | Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi | Ninth Circuit | April 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Eng v. United States Environmental Protection Agency | Ninth Circuit | April 8, 2026 |
| Dissent | Olympus Spa v. Armstrong | Ninth Circuit | March 12, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Gomez | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Howard v. Republican National Committee | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Natural Grocers v. Brooke Rollins | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 31, 2025 |
| Opinion | Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Rami Ghanem | Ninth Circuit | July 17, 2025 |
| Concurrence | Legalforce Rapc Worldwide, Pc v. Legalforce, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 27, 2024 |
| Opinion | China Unicom (Americas) Opera v. FCC | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 24, 2024 |
| Opinion of the Court | Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 20, 2024 |
| Opinion | Puente v. City of Phoenix | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 19, 2024 |
| Dissent | Karl Hansen v. Elon Musk | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 10, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Knight | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 4, 2024 |
| Opinion | Grand Canyon University v. Miguel Cardona | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 8, 2024 |