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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
Kane v. Pacap Aviation Finance, LLC 24-5683 Decided Sept. 29, 2026 Authored
Cannon v. United States 24-1317 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
United States v. Primrose 24-1462 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic v. Baldwin 25-2562 Decided Sept. 17, 2026 Authored
U Visa v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 24-6824 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
Coleman v. United Services Automobile Association 25-793 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
Adom v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 24-4756 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Trigueros Quizar v. Blanche 24-4847 Decided Sept. 4, 2026
Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay Company 24-6199 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Morgovsky 23-2847 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Liu v. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan for the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. 24-4303 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Patacsil v. Google LLC 24-3387 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
Pover v. the Capital Group Companies, Inc. 24-5298 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Weiss v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. 24-6609 Decided July 24, 2026 Authored
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Higgins 24-1500 Decided July 16, 2026 Authored
Charles Rienhardt v. Ryan Thornell 10-99000 Decided June 15, 2026 Authored
Lnu v. Blanche 24-4790 Decided June 3, 2026
Eugene Doerr v. David Shinn 20-99002 Decided May 4, 2026 Authored
United States v. Torres-Gonzalez 25-2897 Decided March 16, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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