Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Ninth Circuit

Warren John Ferguson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Former Born Oct. 31, 1920, Eureka, NV Died June 25, 2008 2 panel seats recorded

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Jimmy CarterDemocratic
Seat
CA92101
Nominated
Sept. 28, 1979
Committee hearing
Nov. 15, 1979
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 20, 1979
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Nov. 26, 1979
Commissioned
Nov. 27, 1979
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
July 31, 1986
Service ended
June 25, 2008Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge Nov. 3, 1966 Dec. 20, 1979 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Nov. 27, 1979 June 25, 2008 Death Jimmy Carter

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
97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7390, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,916 American Rivers Idaho Rivers United, Inc. Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Inc. Institute for Fisheries Resources Natural Resources Council of Oregon Sierra Club Federation of Fly Fishers Trout Unlimited v. National Marine Fisheries Service United States Army Corps of Engineers Bureau of Reclamation, and Aluminum Company of America Elf Autochem North America, Inc. Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation Intalco Aluminum Corporation Northwest Aluminum Company Oregon Metallurgical Corporation Reynolds Metals Company Vanalco Inc. Public Power Council, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees, and Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, Intervenor-Appellee Decided Sept. 16, 1997 Authored
96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4324, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7041 Donald C. Erickson v. Newmar Corporation, Does I Through X and Doe Corporations I Through X, Inclusive Decided June 18, 1996 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7390, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,916 American Rivers Idaho Rivers United, Inc. Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Inc. Institute for Fisheries Resources Natural Resources Council of Oregon Sierra Club Federation of Fly Fishers Trout Unlimited v. National Marine Fisheries Service United States Army Corps of Engineers Bureau of Reclamation, and Aluminum Company of America Elf Autochem North America, Inc. Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation Intalco Aluminum Corporation Northwest Aluminum Company Oregon Metallurgical Corporation Reynolds Metals Company Vanalco Inc. Public Power Council, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees, and Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, Intervenor-Appellee Ninth Circuit Sept. 16, 1997
Opinion 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4324, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7041 Donald C. Erickson v. Newmar Corporation, Does I Through X and Doe Corporations I Through X, Inclusive Ninth Circuit June 18, 1996