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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA90109
Nominated
July 15, 2025
Committee hearing
July 30, 2025
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 11, 2025
Senate vote
52–45Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 5, 2025
Commissioned
Nov. 7, 2025
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Nominations

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

NomineeCourtReceivedOutcomeVote
This judge PN400-3 Ninth Circuit July 15, 2025 Confirmed 52–45

Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.

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
United States of America v. Burton 25-87 Decided Sept. 28, 2026 Authored
Linhart v. New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation 25-490 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
S.D. v. Reese 26-4872 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Coleman v. United Services Automobile Association 25-793 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
Cherry v. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 25-4763 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity Ai, Inc. 26-1444 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Multiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden 24-4691 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
United States v. Anten 24-7261 Decided July 27, 2026
United States v. Shi 24-1969 Decided July 2, 2026 Authored
Cocom v. Abm Aviation, Inc. 25-3246 Decided June 23, 2026
Trammell v. Kln Enterprises, Inc. 24-6097 Decided May 15, 2026 Authored
Reach Community Development v. United States Department of Homeland Security 26-1575 Decided April 27, 2026
Dickinson v. Trump 26-1609 Decided April 27, 2026
Panelli v. Target Corporation 24-6640 Decided April 17, 2026
Brown v. the Brita Products Company 24-6678 Decided April 16, 2026
Armando Santana-Gonzalez v. Pamela Bondi 16-70793 Decided April 8, 2026
O'dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. 25-1528 Decided April 1, 2026 Authored
Sandler v. Modernizing Medicine, Inc. 24-6623 Decided March 19, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States of America v. Burton Ninth Circuit Sept. 28, 2026
Opinion Linhart v. New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation Ninth Circuit Sept. 22, 2026
Opinion Cherry v. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Ninth Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion Multiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden Ninth Circuit July 30, 2026
Dissent Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta Ninth Circuit July 16, 2026
Concurrence in part United States v. Shi Ninth Circuit July 2, 2026
Opinion of the Court Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal Ninth Circuit June 29, 2026
Dissent Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal Ninth Circuit June 29, 2026
Dissent Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi Ninth Circuit June 9, 2026
Opinion Trammell v. Kln Enterprises, Inc. Ninth Circuit May 15, 2026
Dissent Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi Ninth Circuit April 21, 2026
Writing Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi Ninth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion O'dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. Ninth Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion Sandler v. Modernizing Medicine, Inc. Ninth Circuit March 19, 2026
Writing State of Oregon v. Trump Ninth Circuit Dec. 8, 2025