Ryan Douglas Nelson

Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Title

Judge

Appointed by

Donald J. TrumpRepublican

Seat

CA90311

Nominated

May 15, 2018

Committee hearing

July 11, 2018

Committee action

Reported (favorably)Sept. 17, 2018

Senate vote

51–44Roll Call

Confirmed

Oct. 11, 2018

Commissioned

Oct. 18, 2018

ABA rating

Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

• Sept. 29
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Kane v. Pacap Aviation Finance, LLC
• Sept. 23
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Rivera
• Sept. 22
  panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Primrose
• Sept. 22
  opinion issued Dissented in Todd Yukutake v. Anne E. Lopez
• Sept. 17
  panel identified Sat on the panel in The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic v. Baldwin
• Sept. 11
  opinion issued Concurred in Lewis-Williams v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Sept. 11
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Lewis-Williams v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Aug. 28
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Kalshiex, LLC v. Assad
• Aug. 27
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in Cabardo v. Patacsil
• Aug. 13
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Nilsen v. University of Washington
• Aug. 7
  panel identified Sat on the panel in Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes
• July 29
  opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Yates

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

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