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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
Barman v. USA 24-464 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Rios v. City of Azusa 24-5734 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Serenity Investments, LLC v. Sun Hung Kai Strategic Capital, Ltd. 24-6686 Decided July 29, 2026
Brown v. Oliver 24-4725 Decided July 16, 2026
Orr v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Riverside 25-2330 Decided June 9, 2026
Crain Walnut Shelling, Lp v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, S 25-5435 Decided May 7, 2026
Hanan v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 24-6193 Decided April 27, 2026
United States v. Allen 24-804 Decided Nov. 17, 2025
Hunt v. Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP (Pwc) 24-3568 Decided Nov. 10, 2025 Authored
Rosenwald v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation 24-299 Decided Sept. 24, 2025
Lapadat v. Bondi 23-1745 Decided July 31, 2025
Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor 24-880 Decided July 30, 2025
Burch v. City of Chubbuck 24-3646 Decided July 25, 2025
Bodenburg v. Apple Inc. 24-3335 Decided July 23, 2025
United States v. Korotkiy 23-2443 Decided Oct. 10, 2024
Singh v. Garland 23-95 Decided Oct. 4, 2024
Milos Product Tanker Corporation v. Valero Marketing and Supply Company 23-55655 Decided Sept. 18, 2024
Cesar Alcaraz-Enriquez v. Merrick Garland 15-71553 Decided Dec. 14, 2021
D. D. v. Lausd 19-55810 Decided Dec. 31, 2020
Public Watchdogs v. Southern California Edison Co. 19-56531 Decided Dec. 29, 2020 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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