Ninth Circuit
Holly Aiyisha Thomas
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
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CA90207
- Nominated
- Sept. 20, 2021
- Committee hearing
- Oct. 20, 2021
- Committee action
- Not ReportedDec. 2, 2021
- Senate vote
- 48–40Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Jan. 20, 2022
- Commissioned
- Jan. 24, 2022
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Childs v. San Diego Family Housing, LLC
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Sept. 22panel identified Sat on the panel in Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. State of Idaho
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Jose Perez-Castillo v. Todd Blanche
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Jacques v. Blanche
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 13
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Aug. 7
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Paxson v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Colar
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June 4opinion issued Authored the opinion in People of the State of Cal. v. Fmcsa
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | People of the State of Cal. v. Fmcsa | Ninth Circuit | June 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | Daisey Trust v. Federal Housing Finance Agency | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | Hawatmeh v. City of Henderson | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 7, 2025 |
| Opinion | Garcia v. County of Alameda | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sripetch | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 3, 2025 |
| Opinion | Handley v. Moore | Ninth Circuit | July 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | Karl Hansen v. Elon Musk | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 10, 2024 |
| Opinion | JOHEL VALIENTE V. SWIFT TRANSP. CO. OF ARIZ. | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 23, 2022 |
| Opinion | SAN ANTONIO WINERY, INC. V. JIAXING MICAROSE TRADE CO. | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 14, 2022 |
| Opinion | CHRISTOPHER BARCLAY V. DEJAN BOSKOSKI | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 14, 2022 |