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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.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed 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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026
United States v. Tovar-Duran 24-2328 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
In Re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation: Insu 24-5219 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Parada Calderon v. Blanche 25-2204 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
La International Corp. v. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. 24-5227 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
United States v. Doyle 24-3227 Decided Aug. 18, 2026
Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Reclamation 25-5137 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
In Re: Koi Design LLC v. Marron Lawyers, Apc 23-55704 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
United States v. Lopez 24-3268 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta 24-5536 Decided July 16, 2026 Authored
Lifevoxel Virginia Spv, LLC v. lifevoxel.ai, Inc. 25-613 Decided June 17, 2026
Trammell v. Kln Enterprises, Inc. 24-6097 Decided May 15, 2026
United States v. Bolandian 25-355 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
Panelli v. Target Corporation 24-6640 Decided April 17, 2026
Brown v. the Brita Products Company 24-6678 Decided April 16, 2026 Authored
Sweet v. McMahon 26-1136 Decided March 25, 2026
National Tps Alliance v. Noem 25-2120 Decided March 18, 2026 Authored
National Tps Alliance v. Noem 25-5724 Decided March 11, 2026 Authored
L.B. v. San Diego Unified School District 24-5543 Decided Feb. 27, 2026 Authored
Akhlaghpour v. Orantes 24-2625 Decided Jan. 20, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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