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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA91503
Nominated
June 15, 2022
Committee hearing
July 13, 2022
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 28, 2022
Senate vote
67–29Roll Call
Confirmed
Aug. 4, 2022
Commissioned
Oct. 3, 2022
ABA rating
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
Perez-Garcia v. Blanche 24-1092 Decided Sept. 25, 2026 Authored
Raymundo Meza Medina v. Todd Blanche 20-70017 Decided Sept. 18, 2026 Authored
Heimbigner v. Edgewater Services, LLC 25-2325 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
United States v. Tovar-Duran 24-2328 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Powers v. McDonough 24-6576 Decided Sept. 11, 2026
United States v. Valencia 24-3820 Decided Sept. 3, 2026
United States v. Younes Nasri 22-55685 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
Mbueno-Vita v. Blanche 24-5472 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
Gonzalez-Argueta v. Blanche 25-557 Decided Aug. 13, 2026
Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes 22-16490 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Menjivar-Ayala v. Blanche 24-4562 Decided July 9, 2026
Ortiz v. Bisignano 24-5407 Decided June 24, 2026
Welsh v. Loudbear 25-5475 Decided June 4, 2026
Thakur v. Trump 25-4249 Decided May 26, 2026
Fuhr v. City of Seattle 24-5618 Decided May 7, 2026
Williams v. Legacy Health 24-5977 Decided May 6, 2026
3pak LLC v. City of Seattle 24-7139 Decided May 5, 2026
Roe v. Petersen 25-6980 Decided April 28, 2026
Gonzales v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC 25-1037 Decided April 16, 2026
United States v. Williams 24-5792 Decided April 13, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Perez-Garcia v. Blanche Ninth Circuit Sept. 25, 2026
Dissent Raymundo Meza Medina v. Todd Blanche Ninth Circuit Sept. 18, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Younes Nasri Ninth Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Younes Nasri Ninth Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Opinion Adventist Health System of West v. Abbvie Inc. Ninth Circuit March 17, 2026
Dissent Hector Cervantes-Torres v. United States Ninth Circuit March 13, 2026
Opinion United States v. Castro Alavez Ninth Circuit Feb. 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi Ninth Circuit Feb. 5, 2026
Opinion Nevada Resort Association-International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Ma Ninth Circuit Jan. 6, 2026
Opinion Walker Specialty Constr., Inc. v. Bd. of Tr. of the Constr. Indus. and Laborers Joint Pension Trust Ninth Circuit Jan. 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Rodriguez Ninth Circuit Dec. 22, 2025
Opinion Alvarado v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. Ninth Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion McNeil v. Gittere Ninth Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion Robert Platt v. Sodexo, S.A. Ninth Circuit Aug. 4, 2025
Opinion of the Court Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi Ninth Circuit Oct. 17, 2024
Opinion Michael Terpin v. at and T Mobility LLC Ninth Circuit Sept. 30, 2024
Order United States v. Jeffrey Page Ninth Circuit Sept. 12, 2024
Opinion United States v. Jeffrey Page Ninth Circuit Sept. 12, 2024
Opinion United States v. Gomez Ninth Circuit Sept. 4, 2024
Opinion Catherine Berry v. Air Force Central Welfare Fund Ninth Circuit Aug. 29, 2024