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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA91703
Nominated
Jan. 23, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2019
Senate vote
53–46Roll Call
Confirmed
Feb. 26, 2019
Commissioned
March 4, 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
Bultemeyer v. Centurylink, Inc. 24-6413 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Doe v. Github, Inc. 24-7700 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Mendonsa 25-1517 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Barman v. USA 24-464 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
In Re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation: Insu 24-5219 Decided Sept. 14, 2026 Authored
Rios v. City of Azusa 24-5734 Decided Aug. 20, 2026 Authored
Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc. 25-1532 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Thermolife International, LLC v. Bpi Sports, LLC 23-15903 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
United States v. Salazar Del Real 25-6475 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. 22-35103 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
United States v. James Patterson 22-30088 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
Torres-Casas v. Blanche 25-172 Decided July 22, 2026
Relator, LLC v. Erskine 25-2073 Decided July 15, 2026
Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal 20-99013 Decided June 29, 2026 Authored
Charles Rienhardt v. Ryan Thornell 10-99000 Decided June 15, 2026
Orr v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Riverside 25-2330 Decided June 9, 2026 Authored
Ciria v. Gerrans 24-3308 Decided June 5, 2026 Authored
Conocophillips Alaska, Inc. v. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 23-35512 Decided May 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Johnsen 24-6689 Decided May 26, 2026
Brothers Market LLC No. 2 v. United States 24-6374 Decided April 8, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Doe v. Github, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 16, 2026
Opinion In Re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation: Insu Ninth Circuit Sept. 14, 2026
Opinion Barman v. USA Ninth Circuit Sept. 14, 2026
Opinion Rios v. City of Azusa Ninth Circuit Aug. 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Salazar Del Real Ninth Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. James Patterson Ninth Circuit July 27, 2026
Concurrence Orr v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Riverside Ninth Circuit June 9, 2026
Dissent Ciria v. Gerrans Ninth Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion Conocophillips Alaska, Inc. v. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Ninth Circuit May 27, 2026
Dissent Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Environmental Protection Agency Ninth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion Yonay v. Paramount Pictures Corporation Ninth Circuit Jan. 2, 2026
Opinion Employees at the Clark County Government Center and or on Its Property v. Monsanto Company Ninth Circuit Dec. 29, 2025
Opinion Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal Ninth Circuit Dec. 2, 2025
Opinion Caldrone v. Circle K Stores Inc. Ninth Circuit Oct. 3, 2025
Opinion Teradata Corporation v. Sap Se Ninth Circuit Dec. 19, 2024
Opinion In Re: Mariusz Klin v. Cloudera, Inc. Ninth Circuit Nov. 19, 2024
Opinion Children's Health Defense v. Meta Platforms, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 9, 2024
Opinion Darrel Lee v. Ryan Thornell Ninth Circuit July 24, 2024
Opinion U.S. Wholesale Outlet & Distr. v. Innovation Ventures, LLC Ninth Circuit Dec. 22, 2023
Opinion Ferc v. Vitol Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 18, 2023