Federal judiciary
Kiyo A. Matsumoto
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- NYED1102
- Nominated
- March 11, 2008
- Committee hearing
- June 11, 2008
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 26, 2008
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- July 17, 2008
- Commissioned
- July 22, 2008
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- July 23, 2022
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Oct. 2
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July 7panel identified Sat on the panel in Sarr v. Blanche
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April 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Goklu
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Nov. 21, 2023
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macdonald v. Oregon Health and Science University | 24-4852 | Decided | Oct. 2, 2026 | Authored |
| Sarr v. Blanche | 24-5264 | Decided | July 7, 2026 | |
| United States v. Goklu | 24-767 | Decided | April 7, 2026 | |
| Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. Ron Edwards | 22-36015 | Decided | Nov. 21, 2023 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Macdonald v. Oregon Health and Science University | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 2, 2026 |