Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
AZD0803
Nominated
June 23, 2011
Committee hearing
July 27, 2011
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 8, 2011
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Oct. 3, 2011
Commissioned
Oct. 5, 2011
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2024

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
United States v. Aguilera 25-3366 Decided Aug. 24, 2026 Authored
DREAMSTIME.COM, LLC V. GOOGLE LLC 20-16472 Decided Dec. 6, 2022
Dallin Fort v. State of Washington 21-35265 Decided July 26, 2022
United States v. Alan Shelby 18-35515 Decided Sept. 19, 2019

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court United States v. Aguilera Ninth Circuit Aug. 24, 2026