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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
Seat
CA91803
Nominated
April 25, 2022
Committee hearing
May 11, 2022
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 9, 2022
Senate vote
46–40Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 12, 2022
Commissioned
Sept. 15, 2022
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Judge June 19, 2014 Sept. 16, 2022 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Sept. 15, 2022 In service Joseph R. Biden

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
Brown v. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 26-5488 Decided Sept. 25, 2026
Perez-Garcia v. Blanche 24-1092 Decided Sept. 25, 2026 Authored
Nolen v. Peopleconnect, Inc. 24-3894 Decided Sept. 24, 2026
Padilla v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 24-2801 Decided Sept. 21, 2026
Heimbigner v. Edgewater Services, LLC 25-2325 Decided Sept. 17, 2026
Jose Perez-Castillo v. Todd Blanche 21-70087 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
United States v. Valencia 24-3820 Decided Sept. 3, 2026 Authored
Construction Laborers Pension Trust of Greater St. Louis v. Funko Inc 24-4909 Decided Sept. 2, 2026 Authored
La International Corp. v. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. 24-5227 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board 23-658 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Rusoff v. the Happy Group, Inc. 24-7706 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
Turrey v. Vervent, Inc. 24-3849 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes 22-16490 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Committee for a Better Arvin v. United States Environmental Protection Agency 24-7270 Decided Aug. 5, 2026 Authored
Gessele v. Jack in the Box Inc. 23-2527 Decided April 20, 2026
National Tps Alliance v. Noem 25-2120 Decided March 18, 2026
Powley v. Bisignano 24-4063 Decided March 18, 2026
National Tps Alliance v. Noem 25-5724 Decided March 11, 2026 Authored
Jones v. City of North Las Vegas 24-3374 Decided March 6, 2026 Authored
Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi 21-304 Decided Feb. 5, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Perez-Garcia v. Blanche Ninth Circuit Sept. 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Valencia Ninth Circuit Sept. 3, 2026
Order Construction Laborers Pension Trust of Greater St. Louis v. Funko Inc Ninth Circuit Sept. 2, 2026
Opinion Turrey v. Vervent, Inc. Ninth Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Opinion of the Court Committee for a Better Arvin v. United States Environmental Protection Agency Ninth Circuit Aug. 5, 2026
Opinion Jones v. City of North Las Vegas Ninth Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion La International Corp. v. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. Ninth Circuit Feb. 24, 2026
Opinion Construction Laborers Pension Trust of Greater St. Louis v. Funko Inc Ninth Circuit Feb. 4, 2026
Concurrence National Tps Alliance v. Noem Ninth Circuit Jan. 28, 2026
Opinion Jones v. City of North Las Vegas Ninth Circuit Sept. 8, 2025
Opinion Gonzalez v. Herrera Ninth Circuit Aug. 19, 2025
Opinion Lapadat v. Bondi Ninth Circuit July 31, 2025
Opinion No Labels Party of Arizona v. Fontes Ninth Circuit July 11, 2025
Opinion Aleman-Belloso v. Garland Ninth Circuit Nov. 13, 2024
Opinion United States v. Korotkiy Ninth Circuit Oct. 10, 2024
Opinion Beth Bowen v. Energizer Holdings, Inc. Ninth Circuit Oct. 1, 2024
Opinion Bent v. Garland Ninth Circuit Sept. 6, 2024
Opinion Bent v. Garland Ninth Circuit Aug. 15, 2024
Opinion Abraham Bielski v. Coinbase, Inc. Ninth Circuit Dec. 5, 2023
Opinion Ravinder Kaur v. Merrick Garland Ninth Circuit June 21, 2021