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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA92803
Nominated
Jan. 6, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 16, 2014
Senate vote
51–40Roll Call
Confirmed
April 28, 2014
Commissioned
April 29, 2014
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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
Nolen v. Peopleconnect, Inc. 24-3894 Decided Sept. 24, 2026
Padilla v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 24-2801 Decided Sept. 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Troiano 24-6621 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Coleman v. United Services Automobile Association 25-793 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
Construction Laborers Pension Trust of Greater St. Louis v. Funko Inc 24-4909 Decided Sept. 2, 2026
Przybocki v. United States Department of Agriculture 24-7174 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Torres-Casas v. Blanche 25-172 Decided July 22, 2026 Authored
Relator, LLC v. Erskine 25-2073 Decided July 15, 2026
Fresh Mix, LLC v. Pisanelli Bice, Pllc 25-2462 Decided May 28, 2026
Conocophillips Alaska, Inc. v. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 23-35512 Decided May 27, 2026
Orlonzo Hedrington v. United States 23-15191 Decided May 22, 2026
Olson v. Fca US, LLC 24-6527 Decided May 21, 2026 Authored
Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Nago 24-6629 Decided April 28, 2026 Authored
McAuliffe v. Robinson Helicopter Company 24-6086 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi 23-35543 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
State of Alaska v. National Marine Fisheries Service 24-7276 Decided March 25, 2026
Jones v. City of North Las Vegas 24-3374 Decided March 6, 2026
United States v. Brandenburg 24-5966 Decided Feb. 17, 2026
Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi 21-304 Decided Feb. 5, 2026 Authored
Guevara-Serrano v. Bondi 23-4420 Decided Jan. 20, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Padilla v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ninth Circuit Sept. 21, 2026
Opinion Torres-Casas v. Blanche Ninth Circuit July 22, 2026
Opinion Olson v. Fca US, LLC Ninth Circuit May 21, 2026
Opinion Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Nago Ninth Circuit April 28, 2026
Concurrence in part McAuliffe v. Robinson Helicopter Company Ninth Circuit April 21, 2026
Writing Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi Ninth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion Olson v. Fca US, LLC Ninth Circuit April 7, 2026
Concurrence in part Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi Ninth Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Concurrence in part Guevara-Serrano v. Bondi Ninth Circuit Jan. 20, 2026
Opinion Alivecor, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Ninth Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion of the Court Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservati v. Usdoi Ninth Circuit Aug. 22, 2025
Opinion Island Industries, Inc. v. Sigma Corporation Ninth Circuit Aug. 21, 2025
Opinion Al Otro Lado v. Alejandro Mayorkas Ninth Circuit Oct. 23, 2024
Opinion Daniel Crowe v. Oregon State Bar Ninth Circuit Aug. 28, 2024
Opinion United States v. Roberto Yepez Ninth Circuit July 23, 2024
Opinion Michael Hampton v. State of California Ninth Circuit Oct. 3, 2023
Concurrence MacKenzie Brown v. State of Arizona Ninth Circuit Sept. 25, 2023
Opinion Earth Island Institute v. Cicely Muldoon Ninth Circuit Sept. 12, 2023
Opinion Patricia Polanco v. Ralph Diaz Ninth Circuit Aug. 7, 2023
Opinion Caremark, LLC v. Chickasaw Nation Ninth Circuit Aug. 9, 2022