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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA90705
Nominated
Oct. 15, 2019
Committee hearing
Oct. 30, 2019
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 21, 2019
Senate vote
51–44Roll Call
Confirmed
Dec. 11, 2019
Commissioned
Jan. 2, 2020
ABA rating
Not 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
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
S.D. v. Reese 26-4872 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Trigueros Quizar v. Blanche 24-4847 Decided Sept. 4, 2026 Authored
Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay Company 24-6199 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board 23-658 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes 22-16490 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
Pover v. the Capital Group Companies, Inc. 24-5298 Decided July 30, 2026 Authored
Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District - Board of Directors 25-8039 Decided July 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Shi 24-1969 Decided July 2, 2026
Cocom v. Abm Aviation, Inc. 25-3246 Decided June 23, 2026 Authored
United States v. Tekola 24-5467 Decided May 20, 2026
Singh v. Blanche 24-815 Decided May 15, 2026 Authored
Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche 25-1136 Decided May 8, 2026 Authored
Shaun Burney v. Ron Broomfield 22-99002 Decided May 7, 2026
Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center 23-3710 Decided April 15, 2026 Authored
Abdollah Nia v. Bank of America, N.A. 24-6187 Decided April 13, 2026 Authored
Armando Santana-Gonzalez v. Pamela Bondi 16-70793 Decided April 8, 2026 Authored
Fresenius Medical Care Orange County, LLC v. Bonta 24-3654 Decided April 7, 2026
O'dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. 25-1528 Decided April 1, 2026
Sandler v. Modernizing Medicine, Inc. 24-6623 Decided March 19, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez Ninth Circuit Sept. 22, 2026
Dissent Trigueros Quizar v. Blanche Ninth Circuit Sept. 4, 2026
Concurrence Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes Ninth Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Dissent Pover v. the Capital Group Companies, Inc. Ninth Circuit July 30, 2026
Dissent Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District - Board of Directors Ninth Circuit July 21, 2026
Dissent Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta Ninth Circuit July 16, 2026
Opinion Cocom v. Abm Aviation, Inc. Ninth Circuit June 23, 2026
Opinion Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche Ninth Circuit May 8, 2026
Opinion Abdollah Nia v. Bank of America, N.A. Ninth Circuit April 13, 2026
Opinion of the Court Armando Santana-Gonzalez v. Pamela Bondi Ninth Circuit April 8, 2026
Concurrence Armando Santana-Gonzalez v. Pamela Bondi Ninth Circuit April 8, 2026
Dissent Woolard v. Thurmond Ninth Circuit March 23, 2026
Dissent Olympus Spa v. Armstrong Ninth Circuit March 12, 2026
Dissent Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi Ninth Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion Guam Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. Douglas Moylan Ninth Circuit Feb. 3, 2026
Opinion Khatibi v. Hawkins Ninth Circuit Dec. 29, 2025
Opinion International Partners for Ethical Care Inc v. Inslee Ninth Circuit Dec. 5, 2025
Concurrence Singh v. Blanche Ninth Circuit Dec. 1, 2025
Opinion Oregon Right to Life v. Stolfi Ninth Circuit Oct. 31, 2025
Opinion United States v. Metcalf Ninth Circuit Sept. 23, 2025