Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CACD1005
Nominated
Jan. 9, 2020
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 5, 2020
Senate vote
92–4Roll Call
Confirmed
Sept. 15, 2020
Commissioned
Sept. 18, 2020
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
Doe v. Github, Inc. 24-7700 Decided Sept. 16, 2026
United States v. Mendonsa 25-1517 Decided Sept. 16, 2026 Authored
United States v. Salazar Del Real 25-6475 Decided Aug. 17, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Mendonsa Ninth Circuit Sept. 16, 2026