Ninth Circuit
Richard A. Paez
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
- 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.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed 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.
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Sept. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Edwards v. Brown
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Sept. 25opinion issued Dissented in Medrano v. Acosta
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Sept. 23opinion issued Authored the opinion in Codoni v. Port of Seattle
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Sept. 18panel identified Sat on the panel in Raymundo Meza Medina v. Todd Blanche
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Sept. 16panel identified Sat on the panel in Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc.
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Sept. 14
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Sept. 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in Rivera v. Anderson
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Gessen
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Sept. 8
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Aug. 31panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Morgovsky
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Aug. 31opinion issued Authored the opinion in Garcia Morales v. Blanche
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Aug. 31
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |