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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA92402
Nominated
Feb. 6, 2019
Committee hearing
March 13, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 4, 2019
Senate vote
52–45Roll Call
Confirmed
May 15, 2019
Commissioned
June 12, 2019
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
Ridings v. Peacehealth 24-7282 Decided Sept. 24, 2026 Authored
Cannon v. United States 24-1317 Decided Sept. 23, 2026 Authored
Vella v. Macd Helicopters, Inc. 25-2722 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
Kalshiex, LLC v. Assad 25-7516 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Richards v. Newsom 25-693 Decided Aug. 27, 2026 Authored
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board 23-658 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Federal Trade Commission v. Hoskins 24-5747 Decided Aug. 4, 2026 Authored
Novedades Y Servicios, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 25-4238 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
Rinnai America Corporation v. South Coast Air Quality Management District 25-5129 Decided July 2, 2026 Authored
Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal 20-99013 Decided June 29, 2026
Brown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. 24-3789 Decided June 24, 2026
Sanchez Gonzalez v. United States Department of State 23-4205 Decided April 30, 2026 Authored
Dickinson v. Trump 26-1609 Decided April 27, 2026
Reach Community Development v. United States Department of Homeland Security 26-1575 Decided April 27, 2026
Brown v. Salcido 24-5692 Decided April 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Gonzalez-Reyes 23-3532 Decided April 15, 2026 Authored
Olympus Spa v. Armstrong 23-4031 Decided March 12, 2026 Authored
Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District 24-1809 Decided March 11, 2026 Authored
Pacito v. Trump 25-1939 Decided March 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Motley 23-3971 Decided Feb. 24, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Ridings v. Peacehealth Ninth Circuit Sept. 24, 2026
Dissent Cannon v. United States Ninth Circuit Sept. 23, 2026
Opinion Vella v. Macd Helicopters, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Concurrence Kalshiex, LLC v. Assad Ninth Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Dissent Richards v. Newsom Ninth Circuit Aug. 27, 2026
Opinion of the Court Federal Trade Commission v. Hoskins Ninth Circuit Aug. 4, 2026
Dissent Novedades Y Servicios, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Ninth Circuit July 13, 2026
Dissent Rinnai America Corporation v. South Coast Air Quality Management District Ninth Circuit July 2, 2026
Dissent Cannon v. United States Ninth Circuit June 29, 2026
Dissent Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi Ninth Circuit June 9, 2026
Concurrence Sanchez Gonzalez v. United States Department of State Ninth Circuit April 30, 2026
Opinion Brown v. Salcido Ninth Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Gonzalez-Reyes Ninth Circuit April 15, 2026
Dissent Olympus Spa v. Armstrong Ninth Circuit March 12, 2026
Dissent Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District Ninth Circuit March 11, 2026
Concurrence in part Pacito v. Trump Ninth Circuit March 5, 2026
Opinion Seagate Technology LLC v. Nhk Spring Co., Ltd. Ninth Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion Vip Mortgage Incorporated v. Gates Ninth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion United States v. Kroytor Ninth Circuit Oct. 21, 2025
Opinion United States v. Davis Ninth Circuit Oct. 20, 2025