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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA91802
Nominated
Jan. 7, 1997
Committee hearing
Feb. 4, 1998
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Feb. 26, 1998
Senate vote
80–11Roll Call
Confirmed
March 27, 1998
Commissioned
April 8, 1998
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Sept. 15, 2022

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
State of Washington v. Crown Resources Corporation 25-2397 Decided Sept. 28, 2026
Collard v. Bisignano 25-6334 Decided Sept. 23, 2026 Authored
Codoni v. Port of Seattle 25-2830 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc. 25-7504 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Troiano 24-6621 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Jose Perez-Castillo v. Todd Blanche 21-70087 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
Courthouse News Service v. Omundson 24-6697 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. State of Washington 25-1391 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Grenning v. Key 23-3018 Decided Aug. 26, 2026 Authored
County of King v. Turner 25-3664 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock 25-6842 Decided July 30, 2026
Garcia Demetrio v. Blanche 25-991 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
United States v. Henrikson 23-2132 Decided July 15, 2026
United States v. Deborba 24-3304 Decided June 3, 2026 Authored
Fuhr v. City of Seattle 24-5618 Decided May 7, 2026 Authored
Williams v. Legacy Health 24-5977 Decided May 6, 2026 Authored
3pak LLC v. City of Seattle 24-7139 Decided May 5, 2026 Authored
Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Nago 24-6629 Decided April 28, 2026
McAuliffe v. Robinson Helicopter Company 24-6086 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Williams 24-5792 Decided April 13, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Collard v. Bisignano Ninth Circuit Sept. 23, 2026
Opinion Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 16, 2026
Opinion Jose Perez-Castillo v. Todd Blanche Ninth Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion of the Court Courthouse News Service v. Omundson Ninth Circuit Sept. 3, 2026
Concurrence Courthouse News Service v. Omundson Ninth Circuit Sept. 3, 2026
Opinion of the Court Grenning v. Key Ninth Circuit Aug. 26, 2026
Opinion of the Court County of King v. Turner Ninth Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion Garcia Demetrio v. Blanche Ninth Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Deborba Ninth Circuit June 3, 2026
Opinion Fuhr v. City of Seattle Ninth Circuit May 7, 2026
Opinion Williams v. Legacy Health Ninth Circuit May 6, 2026
Opinion 3pak LLC v. City of Seattle Ninth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court McAuliffe v. Robinson Helicopter Company Ninth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Williams Ninth Circuit April 13, 2026
Dissent United States v. Myers Ninth Circuit March 27, 2026
Opinion State of Alaska v. National Marine Fisheries Service Ninth Circuit March 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court Olympus Spa v. Armstrong Ninth Circuit March 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Brandenburg Ninth Circuit Feb. 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Sullivan Ninth Circuit Nov. 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. Vandyke Ninth Circuit Oct. 27, 2025