Ninth Circuit
Danielle Jo Forrest
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
- CA91104
- Nominated
- Sept. 19, 2019
- Committee hearing
- Sept. 25, 2019
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 24, 2019
- Senate vote
- 73–17Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Nov. 6, 2019
- Commissioned
- Nov. 12, 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. 29opinion issued Dissented in Kane v. Pacap Aviation Finance, LLC
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Sept. 23panel identified Sat on the panel in Cannon v. United States
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Sept. 22opinion issued Dissented in Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez
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Sept. 22opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Primrose
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Sept. 17
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Sept. 14
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Sept. 10
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Sept. 8
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Trigueros Quizar v. Blanche
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Sept. 3
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Aug. 31
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Aug. 31opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Morgovsky
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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| Dissent | Kane v. Pacap Aviation Finance, LLC | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Primrose | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 22, 2026 |
| Dissent | Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 22, 2026 |
| Opinion | The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic v. Baldwin | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 17, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | U Visa v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Order | Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay Company | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 3, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Morgovsky | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Order | La International Corp. v. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Dissent | La International Corp. v. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Dissent | Patacsil v. Google LLC | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 26, 2026 |
| Opinion | Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay Company | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 5, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Pover v. the Capital Group Companies, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | July 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Weiss v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | July 24, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Higgins | Ninth Circuit | July 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | Charles Rienhardt v. Ryan Thornell | Ninth Circuit | June 15, 2026 |
| Dissent | Eugene Doerr v. David Shinn | Ninth Circuit | May 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center | Ninth Circuit | April 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | Cox v. Gritman Medical Center | Ninth Circuit | March 16, 2026 |
| Opinion | Cox v. Gritman Medical Center | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Gibson v. City of Portland | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 29, 2026 |