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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Jimmy CarterDemocratic
Seat
CA91501
Nominated
May 3, 1979
Committee hearing
July 18, 1979
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Sept. 11, 1979
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Sept. 25, 1979
Commissioned
Sept. 26, 1979
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2000until Jan. 1, 2007
Senior status
Dec. 31, 2011

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
Yurok Tribe v. Klamath Water Users Association 23-15499 Decided June 17, 2026
Ciria v. Gerrans 24-3308 Decided June 5, 2026
Olson v. Fca US, LLC 24-6527 Decided May 21, 2026
Guevara-Serrano v. Bondi 23-4420 Decided Jan. 20, 2026 Authored
Diamond Sands Apartments, LLC v. Clark County Nevada 25-2884 Decided Jan. 16, 2026
United States v. Holmes 23-1167 Decided Dec. 22, 2025
United States v. Kittson 23-4132 Decided Dec. 10, 2025
Oregon Right to Life v. Stolfi 24-6650 Decided Oct. 31, 2025
Sandra Munoz v. Dos 21-55365 Decided Oct. 14, 2025
United States v. Metcalf 24-4818 Decided Sept. 23, 2025
United States v. Pham 23-1175 Decided Nov. 5, 2024 Authored
Zia v. Garland 21-1325 Decided Aug. 26, 2024
Gregor Lesnik v. Ism Vuzem D.O.O. 23-16114 Decided Aug. 12, 2024 Authored
Nawg v. Rob Bonta 20-16758 Decided Nov. 7, 2023
United States v. John Barlow 22-30030 Decided Oct. 4, 2023
Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco 22-15677 Decided Aug. 29, 2023
Zachary Silbersher v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l 20-16176 Decided Aug. 3, 2023
Steven Crowe v. Christine Wormuth 21-15802 Decided July 25, 2023
Nora Phillips v. U.S. Customs and Border Prot. 21-55768 Decided July 21, 2023
USA V. NOEL MACAPAGAL 21-10262 Decided Dec. 28, 2022

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Guevara-Serrano v. Bondi Ninth Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Pham Ninth Circuit Nov. 5, 2024
Opinion Gregor Lesnik v. Ism Vuzem D.O.O. Ninth Circuit Aug. 12, 2024
Concurrence Jeffrey Plaskett v. Christine Wormuth Ninth Circuit Nov. 19, 2021
Opinion City & County of S.F. v. Uscis Ninth Circuit Dec. 2, 2020
Opinion Capeem v. Tom Torlakson Ninth Circuit Sept. 3, 2020
Order Enigma Software Group USA v. Malwarebytes Inc. Ninth Circuit Dec. 31, 2019
Opinion John Bedrosian v. Cir Ninth Circuit Oct. 8, 2019
Opinion United States v. Nahach Garay Ninth Circuit Sept. 17, 2019
Opinion Jose Valtierra v. Medtronic Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 20, 2019
Opinion Paul G. v. Monterey Peninsula U.S.D. Ninth Circuit Aug. 12, 2019
Opinion California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Ninth Circuit Dec. 12, 2006
Opinion Alaska Center For The Environment v. Browner Ninth Circuit March 30, 1994