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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA92202
Nominated
Jan. 26, 1999
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 29, 1999
Senate vote
59–39Roll Call
Confirmed
March 9, 2000
Commissioned
March 14, 2000
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 13, 2021

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge June 16, 1994 March 17, 2000 Appointment to Another Judicial Position William J. Clinton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge March 14, 2000 In service William J. Clinton

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
Edwards v. Brown 25-6849 Decided Sept. 28, 2026
Medrano v. Acosta 24-6346 Decided Sept. 25, 2026 Authored
Codoni v. Port of Seattle 25-2830 Decided Sept. 23, 2026 Authored
Raymundo Meza Medina v. Todd Blanche 20-70017 Decided Sept. 18, 2026
Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc. 25-7504 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
U Visa v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 24-6824 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Rivera v. Anderson 25-2134 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
United States v. Gessen 24-2979 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Adom v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 24-4756 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
United States v. Morgovsky 23-2847 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Garcia Morales v. Blanche 25-1760 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Liu v. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan for the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. 24-4303 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Mbueno-Vita v. Blanche 24-5472 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc. v. Bonta 25-8060 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
County of King v. Turner 25-3664 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Kinnucan v. National Security Agency 24-7642 Decided Aug. 24, 2026
Queerdoc, Pllc v. DOJ - United States Department of Justice 25-7384 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Weiss v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. 24-6609 Decided July 24, 2026
United States v. Pereda 25-4461 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
Menjivar-Ayala v. Blanche 24-4562 Decided July 9, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Medrano v. Acosta Ninth Circuit Sept. 25, 2026
Opinion Codoni v. Port of Seattle Ninth Circuit Sept. 23, 2026
Opinion of the Court Rivera v. Anderson Ninth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion of the Court Adom v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Ninth Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion Liu v. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan for the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion of the Court Garcia Morales v. Blanche Ninth Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion Mbueno-Vita v. Blanche Ninth Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Dissent Queerdoc, Pllc v. DOJ - United States Department of Justice Ninth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Dissent United States v. Pereda Ninth Circuit July 23, 2026
Opinion Menjivar-Ayala v. Blanche Ninth Circuit July 9, 2026
Opinion Ortiz v. Bisignano Ninth Circuit June 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court Ciria v. Gerrans Ninth Circuit June 5, 2026
Opinion of the Court Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Environmental Protection Agency Ninth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion Hollis v. R&R Restaurants, Inc Ninth Circuit Nov. 18, 2025
Opinion Schwartz v. Miller Ninth Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion Searle v. Allen Ninth Circuit Aug. 28, 2025
Opinion Doctor's Best, Inc. v. Nature's Way Products, LLC Ninth Circuit July 15, 2025
Opinion Corrine Thomas v. County of Humboldt Ninth Circuit Dec. 30, 2024
Opinion United States v. Reginald Elmore Ninth Circuit Oct. 8, 2024
Opinion Meza Diaz v. Garland Ninth Circuit Oct. 8, 2024