Ninth Circuit
Jay S. Bybee
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
- 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.
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Sept. 29opinion issued Authored the opinion in Kane v. Pacap Aviation Finance, LLC
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Sept. 23opinion issued Authored the opinion in Cannon v. United States
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Sept. 22panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Primrose
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Sept. 22opinion issued Concurred in Bultemeyer v. Centurylink, Inc.
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Sept. 17
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Sept. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Natalia Golban v. Todd Blanche
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Sept. 2opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Younes Nasri
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Aug. 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Patacsil v. Google LLC
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June 29opinion issued Authored the opinion in Cannon v. United States
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May 27
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May 26panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Johnsen
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April 30opinion issued Authored the opinion in Michael Ray Hogan v. Jeremy Bean
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 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 |