Ninth Circuit
N[orman] Randy Smith
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
- George W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- CA90310
- Nominated
- Jan. 16, 2007
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Feb. 8, 2007
- Senate vote
- 94–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Feb. 15, 2007
- Commissioned
- March 19, 2007
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Aug. 11, 2018
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Barman v. USA
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Aug. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Rios v. City of Azusa
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July 29
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July 16panel identified Sat on the panel in Brown v. Oliver
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June 9
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May 7
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April 27
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Nov. 17, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Allen
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Nov. 10, 2025
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Sept. 24, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Rosenwald v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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July 31, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Lapadat v. Bondi
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July 30, 2025
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 | Hunt v. Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP (Pwc) | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 10, 2025 |
| Opinion | Public Watchdogs v. Southern California Edison Co. | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 29, 2020 |
| Opinion | Aldf v. Usda | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 29, 2019 |