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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.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
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.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Diemert v. City of Seattle 25-1188 Decided Sept. 28, 2026 Authored
Detrich v. Thornell 08-99001 Decided Sept. 25, 2026 Authored
Childs v. San Diego Family Housing, LLC 24-1256 Decided Sept. 24, 2026
Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez 21-16756 Decided Sept. 22, 2026 Authored
Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc. 25-7504 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board 23-658 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Surgical Instrument Service Company, Inc. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 25-1372 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes 22-16490 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. $1,106,775 in US Currency 22-16499 Decided June 2, 2026 Authored
Phillips v. Goldman 24-2249 Decided May 7, 2026 Authored
Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez 21-56295 Decided April 22, 2026
Keo Ratha v. Rubicon Resources, LLC 23-55299 Decided Feb. 20, 2026
Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi 21-304 Decided Feb. 5, 2026
United States v. Gomez 23-435 Decided Jan. 13, 2026
Li v. Arcsoft, Inc. 24-2964 Decided Dec. 3, 2025
Rosa A. Camacho v. Nmi Settlement Fund 23-16074 Decided Nov. 20, 2025
Gopher Media LLC v. Melone 24-2626 Decided Oct. 9, 2025 Authored
United States v. Leopoldo Rivera-Valdes 21-30177 Decided Sept. 18, 2025
People of the State of California v. Express Scripts, Inc. 24-1972 Decided Sept. 8, 2025 Authored
Ugochukwu Nwauzor v. the Geo Group, Inc. 21-36024 Decided Aug. 13, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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