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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA90704
Nominated
Jan. 7, 2003
Committee hearing
Feb. 5, 2003
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 27, 2003
Senate vote
74–19Roll Call
Confirmed
March 13, 2003
Commissioned
March 21, 2003
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 31, 2019

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
Kane v. Pacap Aviation Finance, LLC 24-5683 Decided Sept. 29, 2026 Authored
Cannon v. United States 24-1317 Decided Sept. 23, 2026 Authored
United States v. Primrose 24-1462 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
Bultemeyer v. Centurylink, Inc. 24-6413 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
Natalia Golban v. Todd Blanche 15-73093 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic v. Baldwin 25-2562 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
United States v. Younes Nasri 22-55685 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
Patacsil v. Google LLC 24-3387 Decided Aug. 26, 2026
Conocophillips Alaska, Inc. v. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 23-35512 Decided May 27, 2026
United States v. Johnsen 24-6689 Decided May 26, 2026
Michael Ray Hogan v. Jeremy Bean 18-99004 Decided May 8, 2026 Authored
Sanchez Gonzalez v. United States Department of State 23-4205 Decided April 30, 2026 Authored
County of San Bernardino v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania 24-6986 Decided April 23, 2026 Authored
Brown v. Salcido 24-5692 Decided April 20, 2026
United States v. Gonzalez-Reyes 23-3532 Decided April 15, 2026
Cox v. Gritman Medical Center 24-1947 Decided March 16, 2026
Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District 24-1809 Decided March 11, 2026
Pacito v. Trump 25-1939 Decided March 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Motley 23-3971 Decided Feb. 24, 2026 Authored
State of Washington v. United States Department of Education 26-510 Decided Feb. 24, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Kane v. Pacap Aviation Finance, LLC Ninth Circuit Sept. 29, 2026
Order Cannon v. United States Ninth Circuit Sept. 23, 2026
Concurrence Bultemeyer v. Centurylink, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 22, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Younes Nasri Ninth Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Opinion of the Court Cannon v. United States Ninth Circuit June 29, 2026
Opinion of the Court Sanchez Gonzalez v. United States Department of State Ninth Circuit April 30, 2026
Writing Michael Ray Hogan v. Jeremy Bean Ninth Circuit April 30, 2026
Opinion County of San Bernardino v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania Ninth Circuit April 23, 2026
Opinion of the Court Pacito v. Trump Ninth Circuit March 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Motley Ninth Circuit Feb. 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court Gibson v. City of Portland Ninth Circuit Jan. 29, 2026
Writing State of Oregon v. Trump Ninth Circuit Dec. 8, 2025
Opinion William Kivett v. Flagstar Bank, Fsb Ninth Circuit Oct. 2, 2025
Opinion Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue Ninth Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion Dudley v. Boise State University Ninth Circuit Aug. 27, 2025
Opinion Bieganski v. Shinn Ninth Circuit Aug. 12, 2025
Opinion Gila River Indian Community v. Schoubroek Ninth Circuit July 24, 2025
Opinion Creech v. United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Boise Ninth Circuit Oct. 16, 2024
Opinion Raizel Blumberger v. Ian Tilley Ninth Circuit Sept. 9, 2024
Opinion Domonic Malone v. Brian Williams Ninth Circuit Aug. 15, 2024