Ninth Circuit
Mary Helen Murguia
Chief 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
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- CA91004
- Nominated
- March 25, 2010
- Committee hearing
- July 15, 2010
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Aug. 5, 2010
- Senate vote
- 89–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Dec. 22, 2010
- Commissioned
- Jan. 4, 2011
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2021
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
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| U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona | Judge | Oct. 13, 2000 | Jan. 4, 2011 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | William J. Clinton |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Judge | Jan. 4, 2011 | In service | Barack Obama |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 29
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Sept. 29
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Sept. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Diemert v. City of Seattle
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Sept. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Childs v. San Diego Family Housing, LLC
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Sept. 16panel identified Sat on the panel in Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc.
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 13
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Aug. 7
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June 18
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June 17opinion issued Authored the opinion in Detrich v. Thornell
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June 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg
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April 22panel identified Sat on the panel in Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| Dissent | San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Diemert v. City of Seattle | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown | Ninth Circuit | June 18, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Detrich v. Thornell | Ninth Circuit | June 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg | Ninth Circuit | June 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | Baird v. Bonta | Ninth Circuit | April 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | King v. Villegas | Ninth Circuit | April 3, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi | Ninth Circuit | March 10, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi | Ninth Circuit | March 10, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | State of Oregon v. Trump | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | State of Oregon v. Trump | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | International Longshore and Warehouse Union v. National Labor Relations Board | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 16, 2025 |
| Order | State of Oregon v. Trump | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 8, 2025 |
| Opinion | Rhode v. Bonta | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Opinion | State of Oregon v. Trump | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 19, 2025 |
| Opinion | Phillips v. Goldman | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 7, 2025 |
| Order | State of Oregon v. Trump | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 30, 2025 |
| Order | State of Oregon v. Trump | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 28, 2025 |