Ninth Circuit
Mary Murphy Schroeder
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
- 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.
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June 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Yurok Tribe v. Klamath Water Users Association
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June 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Ciria v. Gerrans
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May 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Olson v. Fca US, LLC
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Jan. 20opinion issued Authored the opinion in Guevara-Serrano v. Bondi
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Jan. 16
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Dec. 22, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Holmes
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Dec. 10, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kittson
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Oct. 31, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Oregon Right to Life v. Stolfi
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Oct. 14, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Sandra Munoz v. Dos
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Sept. 23, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Metcalf
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Nov. 5, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Pham
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Aug. 26, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Zia v. Garland
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |