Ninth Circuit
Kim McLane Wardlaw
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
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- CA90905
- Nominated
- Jan. 27, 1998
- Committee hearing
- June 18, 1998
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 16, 1998
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- July 31, 1998
- Commissioned
- Aug. 3, 1998
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Central District of California | Judge | Dec. 26, 1995 | Aug. 3, 1998 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | William J. Clinton |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Judge | Aug. 3, 1998 | In service | William J. Clinton |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 22panel identified Sat on the panel in Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez
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Sept. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Tovar-Duran
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Sept. 14
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Aug. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Parada Calderon v. Blanche
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Doyle
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Aug. 17
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in In Re: Koi Design LLC v. Marron Lawyers, Apc
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July 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Lopez
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July 16opinion issued Concurred in Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta
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June 25opinion issued Dissented in Sotero Rivera-Mendoza v. Todd Blanche
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June 17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Parada Calderon v. Blanche | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Lopez | Ninth Circuit | July 28, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta | Ninth Circuit | July 16, 2026 |
| Dissent | Sotero Rivera-Mendoza v. Todd Blanche | Ninth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi | Ninth Circuit | June 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Bolandian | Ninth Circuit | April 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Brown v. the Brita Products Company | Ninth Circuit | April 16, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Myers | Ninth Circuit | March 27, 2026 |
| Dissent | National Tps Alliance v. Noem | Ninth Circuit | March 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | L.B. v. San Diego Unified School District | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | National Tps Alliance v. Noem | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 28, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | American Encore v. Fontes | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 16, 2025 |
| Opinion | National Tps Alliance v. Noem | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 29, 2025 |
| Opinion | Thomson v. Hodgson | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 20, 2025 |
| Opinion | Maverick Gaming LLC v. USA | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 13, 2024 |
| Opinion | Chaya Loffman v. California Department of Education | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 28, 2024 |
| Opinion | Benjamin Kohn v. State Bar of California | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 21, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Artak Ovsepian | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 3, 2024 |