Ninth Circuit
Patrick Joseph Bumatay
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
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- Seat
- CA92503
- Nominated
- Oct. 15, 2019
- Committee hearing
- Oct. 30, 2019
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Nov. 21, 2019
- Senate vote
- 53–40Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Dec. 10, 2019
- Commissioned
- Dec. 12, 2019
- ABA rating
- Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 30opinion issued Dissented in Americans for Prosperity v. Meyer
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Sept. 29
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Sept. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in Medrano v. Acosta
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Sept. 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Handy v. Jones
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Sept. 11opinion issued Dissented in Powers v. McDonough
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Sept. 9panel identified Sat on the panel in Vella v. Macd Helicopters, Inc.
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Sept. 9opinion issued Concurred in Rivera v. Anderson
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Aug. 31
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Aug. 31opinion issued Dissented in Garcia Morales v. Blanche
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Aug. 27
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Aug. 26opinion issued Dissented in Grenning v. Key
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Aug. 25opinion issued Dissented in County of King v. Turner
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity v. Meyer | 24-2933 | Decided | Sept. 30, 2026 | Authored |
| Medrano v. Acosta | 24-6346 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | |
| Handy v. Jones | 25-5105 | Decided | Sept. 15, 2026 | |
| Rivera v. Anderson | 25-2134 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2026 | Authored |
| Vella v. Macd Helicopters, Inc. | 25-2722 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2026 | |
| Garcia Morales v. Blanche | 25-1760 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | Authored |
| Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. State of Washington | 25-1391 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | |
| Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc. v. Bonta | 25-8060 | Decided | Aug. 27, 2026 | Authored |
| Grenning v. Key | 23-3018 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | Authored |
| County of King v. Turner | 25-3664 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Pacificorp v. Sixkiller | 24-4803 | Decided | Aug. 7, 2026 | |
| Multiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden | 24-4691 | Decided | July 30, 2026 | |
| United States v. Anten | 24-7261 | Decided | July 27, 2026 | |
| United States v. Pereda | 25-4461 | Decided | July 23, 2026 | Authored |
| Roberto Diaz-Boyzo v. Todd Blanche | 17-72894 | Decided | July 23, 2026 | Authored |
| Comet Technologies USA, Inc. v. Xp Power, LLC | 23-15709 | Decided | July 14, 2026 | Authored |
| Sotero Rivera-Mendoza v. Todd Blanche | 21-70107 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown | 24-7246 | Decided | June 18, 2026 | Authored |
| Forward, Inc. v. MacOmber | 24-4983 | Decided | June 9, 2026 | |
| Vericool World, LLC v. Igloo Products Corp. | 24-192 | Decided | May 6, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Dissent | Americans for Prosperity v. Meyer | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Dissent | San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| Dissent | Powers v. McDonough | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 11, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Rivera v. Anderson | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 9, 2026 |
| Dissent | Garcia Morales v. Blanche | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Opinion | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc. v. Bonta | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| Dissent | Grenning v. Key | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 26, 2026 |
| Dissent | County of King v. Turner | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Roberto Diaz-Boyzo v. Todd Blanche | Ninth Circuit | July 23, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Pereda | Ninth Circuit | July 23, 2026 |
| Dissent | Comet Technologies USA, Inc. v. Xp Power, LLC | Ninth Circuit | July 14, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Sotero Rivera-Mendoza v. Todd Blanche | Ninth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Dissent | Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown | Ninth Circuit | June 18, 2026 |
| Dissent | Vericool World, LLC v. Igloo Products Corp. | Ninth Circuit | May 6, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corporation | Ninth Circuit | April 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corporation | Ninth Circuit | April 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Depape | Ninth Circuit | March 25, 2026 |
| Dissent | The Geo Group, Inc. v. Inslee | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Dissent | Fiedler v. United States | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown | Ninth Circuit | Jan. 6, 2026 |