Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
AZD0109
Nominated
Dec. 2, 2019
Committee hearing
Dec. 4, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 5, 2020
Senate vote
70–27Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 23, 2020
Commissioned
Sept. 29, 2020
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
Cherry v. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 25-4763 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity Ai, Inc. 26-1444 Decided Aug. 4, 2026
Thomson v. Hodgson 24-2858 Decided Sept. 23, 2025
King v. Navy Federal Credit Union 24-1838 Decided Aug. 1, 2025
United States v. Korotkiy 23-2443 Decided Oct. 10, 2024
Milos Product Tanker Corporation v. Valero Marketing and Supply Company 23-55655 Decided Sept. 18, 2024 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Milos Product Tanker Corporation v. Valero Marketing and Supply Company Ninth Circuit Sept. 18, 2024