Ninth Circuit
Susan Graber
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
- CA91603
- Nominated
- July 30, 1997
- Committee hearing
- Feb. 25, 1998
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)March 5, 1998
- Senate vote
- 98–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- March 17, 1998
- Commissioned
- March 19, 1998
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Dec. 15, 2021
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 29
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Sept. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in Fain v. Bisignano
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Sept. 14
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Federal Trade Commission v. Hoskins
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Holcomb
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July 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Combs v. Netflix, Inc.
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April 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Roe v. Petersen
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March 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Chairez v. Mayorkas
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March 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Uber Technologies, Inc. v. City of Seattle
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Feb. 20opinion issued Authored the opinion in Keo Ratha v. Rubicon Resources, LLC
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Dec. 23, 2025
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Nov. 24, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Federal Trade Commission v. Noland
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Fain v. Bisignano | 25-3219 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | Authored |
| Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Patty Kuderer | 23-35585 | Decided | Sept. 14, 2026 | Authored |
| Federal Trade Commission v. Hoskins | 24-5747 | Decided | Aug. 4, 2026 | |
| United States v. Holcomb | 23-469 | Decided | July 17, 2026 | |
| Combs v. Netflix, Inc. | 25-3164 | Decided | July 8, 2026 | |
| Chairez v. Mayorkas | 24-4137 | Decided | March 5, 2026 | |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. v. City of Seattle | 25-228 | Decided | March 4, 2026 | |
| Industrial Park Center LLC v. Great Northern Insurance Company | 24-4788 | Decided | Dec. 23, 2025 | |
| State of Oregon v. Trump | 25-6268 | Rehearing en banc granted | Dec. 8, 2025 | Authored |
| Federal Trade Commission v. Noland | 23-3757 | Decided | Nov. 24, 2025 | |
| Rosa A. Camacho v. Nmi Settlement Fund | 23-16074 | Decided | Nov. 20, 2025 | Authored |
| United States v. Hutton | 24-2202 | Decided | Nov. 17, 2025 | |
| Faulk v. Jeld-Wen, Inc. | 24-4078 | Decided | Nov. 14, 2025 | |
| Rene Lemus-Escobar v. Pamela Bondi | 18-73423 | Decided | Nov. 10, 2025 | Authored |
| Uc Encarnacion v. Bondi | 22-1601 | Decided | Sept. 30, 2025 | |
| Rajabian v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC | 24-3000 | Decided | Sept. 17, 2025 | Authored |
| Frankie Greer v. County of San Diego | 23-55607 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2025 | |
| Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Patty Kuderer | 23-35560 | Decided | July 29, 2025 | |
| Topaz Johnson v. Hdsp | 23-15299 | Decided | July 24, 2025 | |
| Krish Singh v. City of Phoenix | 23-15356 | Decided | Dec. 26, 2024 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Writing | San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | Fain v. Bisignano | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Patty Kuderer | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | Roe v. Petersen | Ninth Circuit | April 28, 2026 |
| Opinion | Keo Ratha v. Rubicon Resources, LLC | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | Rosa A. Camacho v. Nmi Settlement Fund | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 20, 2025 |
| Opinion | Rene Lemus-Escobar v. Pamela Bondi | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 10, 2025 |
| Dissent | State of Oregon v. Trump | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 20, 2025 |
| Opinion | Rajabian v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 17, 2025 |
| Opinion | Krish Singh v. City of Phoenix | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 26, 2024 |
| Dissent | Keo Ratha v. Rubicon Resources, LLC | Ninth Circuit | July 31, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Robert Sproat | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 28, 2023 |
| Opinion | Tellez-Ramirez v. Garland | Ninth Circuit | Nov. 29, 2023 |
| Opinion | No on E, San Franciscans Opposing the Affordable v. David Chiu | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 26, 2023 |
| Opinion | Devaughn Dorsey v. United States | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 11, 2023 |
| Writing | Gloria Johnson v. City of Grants Pass | Ninth Circuit | July 5, 2023 |
| Opinion | Herbal Brands, Inc. v. Photoplaza, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | July 5, 2023 |
| Opinion | Caroline Leach v. Kilolo Kijakazi | Ninth Circuit | June 15, 2023 |
| Opinion | Michael Grabowski v. Arizona Board of Regents | Ninth Circuit | June 13, 2023 |
| Opinion | LARISSA WALN V. DYSART SCHOOL DISTRICT | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 9, 2022 |