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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA91203
Nominated
Jan. 26, 1999
Committee hearing
Sept. 14, 1999
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 7, 1999
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Nov. 17, 1999
Commissioned
Nov. 22, 1999
ABA rating
Well Qualified

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
United States v. Rivera 24-673 Decided Sept. 23, 2026
Natalia Golban v. Todd Blanche 15-73093 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board 23-658 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
United States v. Chapman 24-4939 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta 24-5536 Decided July 16, 2026
Yurok Tribe v. Usepa 21-70670 Decided July 7, 2026 Authored
Garcia Corrales v. Blanche 24-6467 Decided June 24, 2026
Yurok Tribe v. Klamath Water Users Association 23-15499 Decided June 17, 2026 Authored
Forward, Inc. v. MacOmber 24-4983 Decided June 9, 2026 Authored
Pizzuto v. Valley 24-6233 Decided June 5, 2026
Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang 23-99005 Decided May 14, 2026
G.B. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency 25-2473 Decided April 9, 2026
United States v. Verhonich 25-1407 Decided April 7, 2026 Authored
Susie Eskilian v. Pamela Bondi 20-72157 Decided April 2, 2026 Authored
Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem 25-5975 Decided April 1, 2026 Authored
Olympus Spa v. Armstrong 23-4031 Decided March 12, 2026
L.B. v. San Diego Unified School District 24-5543 Decided Feb. 27, 2026
The Geo Group, Inc. v. Inslee 24-2815 Decided Feb. 11, 2026
Thompson v. Central Valley School District No 365 24-5263 Decided Dec. 29, 2025 Authored
United States v. Patrick 24-2638 Decided Dec. 19, 2025

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Chapman Ninth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion Yurok Tribe v. Usepa Ninth Circuit July 7, 2026
Opinion of the Court Yurok Tribe v. Klamath Water Users Association Ninth Circuit June 17, 2026
Opinion Yurok Tribe v. Usepa Ninth Circuit May 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Chapman Ninth Circuit May 8, 2026
Dissent Forward, Inc. v. MacOmber Ninth Circuit April 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Verhonich Ninth Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion Susie Eskilian v. Pamela Bondi Ninth Circuit April 2, 2026
Opinion Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem Ninth Circuit April 1, 2026
Opinion Thompson v. Central Valley School District No 365 Ninth Circuit Dec. 29, 2025
Opinion Weldeyohannes v. State of Washington Ninth Circuit Dec. 19, 2025
Dissent Newsom v. Trump Ninth Circuit Oct. 22, 2025
Opinion Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation v. Teck Cominco Metals Ltd Ninth Circuit Sept. 3, 2025
Opinion State of Washington v. Trump Ninth Circuit July 23, 2025
Opinion United States v. In Ninth Circuit Dec. 30, 2024
Opinion Varinder Singh v. Merrick Garland Ninth Circuit Sept. 17, 2024
Opinion Paul Parker v. Bnsf Railway Company Ninth Circuit Aug. 9, 2024
Opinion Max Royal LLC v. Atieva, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 8, 2024
Opinion Kristen Schertzer v. Bank of America, Na Ninth Circuit July 29, 2024
Opinion Meyer Kama v. Alejandro Mayorkas Ninth Circuit July 18, 2024