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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA93001
Nominated
Sept. 22, 2011
Committee hearing
Nov. 2, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Dec. 1, 2011
Senate vote
91–3Roll Call
Confirmed
May 7, 2012
Commissioned
May 14, 2012
ABA rating
Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge Dec. 4, 2009 May 15, 2012 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge May 14, 2012 In service Barack Obama

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
Ling v. City of Los Angeles 25-249 Decided Sept. 24, 2026 Authored
Bandary v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. 24-7204 Decided Sept. 23, 2026 Authored
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay Company 24-6199 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Verthelyi v. Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust 25-4458 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Andrew Brown v. Ron Broomfield 21-99001 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
United States v. Chapman 24-4939 Decided Aug. 5, 2026
Pover v. the Capital Group Companies, Inc. 24-5298 Decided July 30, 2026
Serenity Investments, LLC v. Sun Hung Kai Strategic Capital, Ltd. 24-6686 Decided July 29, 2026
United States v. James Patterson 22-30088 Decided July 27, 2026
Brown v. Oliver 24-4725 Decided July 16, 2026
Price v. Diab 25-713 Decided July 13, 2026
Sarr v. Blanche 24-5264 Decided July 7, 2026
Crain Walnut Shelling, Lp v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, S 25-5435 Decided May 7, 2026
James Scott v. Ron Broomfield 22-99000 Decided April 29, 2026 Authored
Hanan v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 24-6193 Decided April 27, 2026 Authored
J. R. v. Ventura Unified School District 25-5247 Decided April 22, 2026
United States v. State of California 26-926 Decided April 22, 2026
United States v. Verhonich 25-1407 Decided April 7, 2026
Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem 25-5975 Decided April 1, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Ling v. City of Los Angeles Ninth Circuit Sept. 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court Bandary v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 23, 2026
Concurrence Detrich v. Thornell Ninth Circuit June 17, 2026
Opinion Phillips v. Goldman Ninth Circuit May 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court James Scott v. Ron Broomfield Ninth Circuit April 29, 2026
Opinion Hanan v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ninth Circuit April 27, 2026
Opinion Rodney Beeler v. Ron Broomfield Ninth Circuit Jan. 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. Holmes Ninth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion Ruiz v. Bondi Ninth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion United States v. Justus Ninth Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Opinion San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper v. County of San Luis Obispo Ninth Circuit Dec. 3, 2025
Opinion Biani v. Showtime Networks, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 8, 2025
Opinion Khatibi v. Hawkins Ninth Circuit July 25, 2025
Opinion Derrick Sanderlin v. Jason Dwyer Ninth Circuit Sept. 4, 2024
Opinion Hasmik Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles Ninth Circuit Aug. 14, 2024
Opinion Alaska Railroad Corporation v. Flying Crown Subdivision Addition No. 1 & No. 2 Ninth Circuit Dec. 29, 2023
Opinion United States v. Daniel Draper Ninth Circuit Oct. 17, 2023
Opinion Saloojas, Inc. v. Aetna Health of California, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 7, 2023
Opinion Mario Fonseca-Fonseca v. Merrick Garland Ninth Circuit Aug. 8, 2023
Opinion Efrain Ramirez Munoz v. Merrick Garland Ninth Circuit June 26, 2023