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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA92903
Nominated
Sept. 20, 2021
Committee hearing
Nov. 3, 2021
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Dec. 2, 2021
Senate vote
52–47Roll Call
Confirmed
Jan. 12, 2022
Commissioned
Jan. 24, 2022
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
Americans for Prosperity v. Meyer 24-2933 Decided Sept. 30, 2026 Authored
United States of America v. Burton 25-87 Decided Sept. 28, 2026
Childs v. San Diego Family Housing, LLC 24-1256 Decided Sept. 24, 2026 Authored
Linhart v. New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation 25-490 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Erwine v. Westbrook 25-3136 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
Martinson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association 25-5962 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
Blythe v. National Collegiate Athletic Association 26-1106 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
Jacques v. Blanche 23-3015 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Parada Calderon v. Blanche 25-2204 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
United States v. Aguilera 25-3366 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc. 25-1532 Decided Aug. 19, 2026 Authored
Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Reclamation 25-5137 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
Andrew Brown v. Ron Broomfield 21-99001 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Serenity Investments, LLC v. Sun Hung Kai Strategic Capital, Ltd. 24-6686 Decided July 29, 2026 Authored
United States v. Lopez 24-3268 Decided July 28, 2026
Brown v. Oliver 24-4725 Decided July 16, 2026 Authored
Orlonzo Hedrington v. United States 23-15191 Decided May 22, 2026
Crain Walnut Shelling, Lp v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, S 25-5435 Decided May 7, 2026
Hanan v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 24-6193 Decided April 27, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Americans for Prosperity v. Meyer Ninth Circuit Sept. 30, 2026
Opinion Childs v. San Diego Family Housing, LLC Ninth Circuit Sept. 24, 2026
Opinion Martinson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association Ninth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion of the Court Blythe v. National Collegiate Athletic Association Ninth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion of the Court Jacques v. Blanche Ninth Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 19, 2026
Opinion Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Reclamation Ninth Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion Andrew Brown v. Ron Broomfield Ninth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Serenity Investments, LLC v. Sun Hung Kai Strategic Capital, Ltd. Ninth Circuit July 29, 2026
Opinion Brown v. Oliver Ninth Circuit July 16, 2026
Concurrence in part United States v. $1,106,775 in US Currency Ninth Circuit June 2, 2026
Opinion Gonzalez v. City of Phoenix Ninth Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Leopoldo Rivera-Valdes Ninth Circuit Sept. 18, 2025
Opinion Trader Joe's Company v. Trader Joes United Ninth Circuit Sept. 8, 2025
Opinion Pacific Coast Fed'n of Fishermen's Ass'ns, Inc. v. Adam Nickels Ninth Circuit Sept. 5, 2025
Opinion Childs v. San Diego Family Housing, LLC Ninth Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion Hara v. Netflix, Inc. Ninth Circuit July 28, 2025
Concurrence Yaakov Markel v. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Ninth Circuit Dec. 30, 2024
Dissent Chmukh v. Garland Ninth Circuit Dec. 23, 2024
Opinion Corpeno-Romero v. Garland Ninth Circuit Oct. 22, 2024