Ninth Circuit
Ronald Murray Gould
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
- 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.
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Sept. 23panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Rivera
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Sept. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Natalia Golban v. Todd Blanche
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 5opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Chapman
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July 16panel identified Sat on the panel in Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta
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July 7opinion issued Authored the opinion in Yurok Tribe v. Usepa
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June 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Garcia Corrales v. Blanche
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June 17
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June 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Pizzuto v. Valley
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May 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang
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May 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in Yurok Tribe v. Usepa
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May 8opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Chapman
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |