Ninth Circuit
Mark Jeremy Bennett
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
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- Seat
- CA92603
- Nominated
- Feb. 15, 2018
- Committee hearing
- April 11, 2018
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 10, 2018
- Senate vote
- 72–27Roll Call
- Confirmed
- July 10, 2018
- Commissioned
- July 13, 2018
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Edwards v. Brown
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Sept. 11opinion issued Authored the opinion in Erwine v. Westbrook
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Sept. 9
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Sept. 9
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Sept. 8opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Gessen
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Sept. 2opinion issued Dissented in United States v. Younes Nasri
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Aug. 28opinion issued Dissented in Jacques v. Blanche
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in Turrey v. Vervent, Inc.
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Aug. 7
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Chapman
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July 7opinion issued Authored the opinion in Sarr v. Blanche
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June 5opinion issued Authored the opinion in Pizzuto v. Valley
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards v. Brown | 25-6849 | Decided | Sept. 28, 2026 | Authored |
| Erwine v. Westbrook | 25-3136 | Decided | Sept. 11, 2026 | Authored |
| Blythe v. National Collegiate Athletic Association | 26-1106 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2026 | Authored |
| Martinson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association | 25-5962 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2026 | |
| United States v. Gessen | 24-2979 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Younes Nasri | 22-55685 | Decided | Sept. 2, 2026 | Authored |
| Jacques v. Blanche | 23-3015 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | Authored |
| Turrey v. Vervent, Inc. | 24-3849 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | |
| Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes | 22-16490 | Decided | Aug. 7, 2026 | |
| United States v. Chapman | 24-4939 | Decided | Aug. 5, 2026 | |
| Sarr v. Blanche | 24-5264 | Decided | July 7, 2026 | Authored |
| Pizzuto v. Valley | 24-6233 | Decided | June 5, 2026 | Authored |
| Orlonzo Hedrington v. United States | 23-15191 | Decided | May 22, 2026 | Authored |
| Shaun Burney v. Ron Broomfield | 22-99002 | Decided | May 7, 2026 | |
| Petrey v. Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. | 24-4386 | Decided | April 23, 2026 | |
| J. R. v. Ventura Unified School District | 25-5247 | Decided | April 22, 2026 | |
| United States v. State of California | 26-926 | Decided | April 22, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Verhonich | 25-1407 | Decided | April 7, 2026 | |
| Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem | 25-5975 | Decided | April 1, 2026 | |
| Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta | 25-2366 | Decided | March 12, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Edwards v. Brown | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Erwine v. Westbrook | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 11, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Blythe v. National Collegiate Athletic Association | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Gessen | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Younes Nasri | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 2, 2026 |
| Dissent | Jacques v. Blanche | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sarr v. Blanche | Ninth Circuit | July 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | Pizzuto v. Valley | Ninth Circuit | June 5, 2026 |
| Opinion | Orlonzo Hedrington v. United States | Ninth Circuit | May 22, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. State of California | Ninth Circuit | April 22, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Uber Technologies, Inc. v. City of Seattle | Ninth Circuit | March 4, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Ho-Romero | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Cardenas-Ornelas v. Johnson | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | State of California v. Del Rosa | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 7, 2025 |
| Opinion | Pena v. City of Los Angeles | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion | Walker v. State of Arizona | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 22, 2025 |
| Opinion | Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Alberto Carvalho | Ninth Circuit | July 30, 2025 |
| Dissent | Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 20, 2024 |
| Opinion | Thomas Mooney v. Douglas Fife | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 30, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Avendano-Soto | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 12, 2024 |