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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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