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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA90606
Nominated
Jan. 6, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 16, 2014
Senate vote
56–43Roll Call
Confirmed
March 31, 2014
Commissioned
April 2, 2014
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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
Baker Ranches, Inc. v. Burgum 24-5713 Decided Sept. 30, 2026 Authored
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
United States v. State of Idaho 25-947 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
Trigueros Quizar v. Blanche 24-4847 Decided Sept. 4, 2026 Authored
American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Trump 25-4014 Decided June 17, 2026 Authored
Lifevoxel Virginia Spv, LLC v. lifevoxel.ai, Inc. 25-613 Decided June 17, 2026
Forward, Inc. v. MacOmber 24-4983 Decided June 9, 2026 Authored
United States v. Tekola 24-5467 Decided May 20, 2026 Authored
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians v. Blanche 25-2340 Decided May 6, 2026
Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center 23-3710 Decided April 15, 2026
Abdollah Nia v. Bank of America, N.A. 24-6187 Decided April 13, 2026
Alfonso Verduzco Ruiz v. Pamela Bondi 18-71787 Decided April 1, 2026
Sweet v. McMahon 26-1136 Decided March 25, 2026
United States v. Boylan 24-3077 Decided March 3, 2026 Authored
Guam Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. Douglas Moylan 23-15602 Decided Feb. 3, 2026
Fiedler v. United States 24-5064 Decided Jan. 30, 2026 Authored
United States v. Kittson 23-4132 Decided Dec. 10, 2025 Authored
United States v. Hutton 24-2202 Decided Nov. 17, 2025
Faulk v. Jeld-Wen, Inc. 24-4078 Decided Nov. 14, 2025
Rene Lemus-Escobar v. Pamela Bondi 18-73423 Decided Nov. 10, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Baker Ranches, Inc. v. Burgum Ninth Circuit Sept. 30, 2026
Opinion of the Court Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez Ninth Circuit Sept. 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court Trigueros Quizar v. Blanche Ninth Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Opinion of the Court Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District - Board of Directors Ninth Circuit July 21, 2026
Opinion Forward, Inc. v. MacOmber Ninth Circuit June 9, 2026
Opinion United States v. Tekola Ninth Circuit May 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court Forward, Inc. v. MacOmber Ninth Circuit April 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Tekola Ninth Circuit March 9, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Boylan Ninth Circuit March 3, 2026
Concurrence American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Trump Ninth Circuit Feb. 26, 2026
Opinion of the Court Fiedler v. United States Ninth Circuit Jan. 30, 2026
Opinion United States v. Kittson Ninth Circuit Dec. 10, 2025
Opinion King v. Navy Federal Credit Union Ninth Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion United States v. Trumbull Ninth Circuit Aug. 22, 2024
Opinion Benjamin Kohn v. State Bar of California Ninth Circuit Dec. 6, 2023
Opinion USA Sales, Inc. v. Office of the U.S. Trustee Ninth Circuit Aug. 10, 2023
Opinion United States v. Maurice Hollins Ninth Circuit June 20, 2023
Dissent United States v. Alexis Jaimez Ninth Circuit Aug. 23, 2022
Opinion United States v. Juan Bastide-Hernandez Ninth Circuit July 11, 2022
Opinion Lawrence Kalbers v. Volkswagen Ag Ninth Circuit Dec. 28, 2021