Ninth Circuit
Dorothy Wright Nelson
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
- Jimmy CarterDemocratic
- Seat
- CA92301
- Nominated
- Sept. 28, 1979
- Committee hearing
- Dec. 12, 1979
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Dec. 18, 1979
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Dec. 19, 1979
- Commissioned
- Dec. 20, 1979
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Senior status
- Jan. 1, 1995
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 8, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Joseph Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
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July 7, 2021
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Nov. 1, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in John Sturgeon v. Bert Frost
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Aug. 20, 2019
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Aug. 19, 2019opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Randly Begay
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Kennedy v. Bremerton School District | 20-35222 | Decided | Aug. 8, 2022 | |
| Balkrishna Setty v. Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP | 18-35573 | Decided | July 7, 2021 | Authored |
| John Sturgeon v. Bert Frost | 13-36165 | Decided | Nov. 1, 2019 | |
| Kristanalea Dyroff v. the Ultimate Software Group | 18-15175 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2019 | Authored |
| United States v. Randly Begay | 14-10080 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2019 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Balkrishna Setty v. Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP | Ninth Circuit | July 7, 2021 |
| Opinion | Kristanalea Dyroff v. the Ultimate Software Group | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 20, 2019 |
| Opinion | United States v. Randly Begay | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 19, 2019 |