Ninth Circuit
William A. Fletcher
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
- CA90206
- Nominated
- Jan. 7, 1997
- Committee hearing
- April 29, 1998
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 21, 1998
- Senate vote
- 57–41Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Oct. 8, 1998
- Commissioned
- Oct. 9, 1998
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Jan. 24, 2022
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Diemert v. City of Seattle
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Sept. 28
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Sept. 25
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Sept. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in Raymundo Meza Medina v. Todd Blanche
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Aug. 31
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Mbueno-Vita v. Blanche
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Aug. 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Grenning v. Key
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Aug. 20
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July 15opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Henrikson
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July 9panel identified Sat on the panel in Menjivar-Ayala v. Blanche
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June 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal
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June 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in Ibarra-Perez v. United States
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| State of Washington v. Crown Resources Corporation | 25-2397 | Decided | Sept. 28, 2026 | Authored |
| Diemert v. City of Seattle | 25-1188 | Decided | Sept. 28, 2026 | |
| Brown v. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association | 26-5488 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 | |
| Raymundo Meza Medina v. Todd Blanche | 20-70017 | Decided | Sept. 18, 2026 | Authored |
| Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. State of Washington | 25-1391 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | |
| Mbueno-Vita v. Blanche | 24-5472 | Decided | Aug. 28, 2026 | |
| Grenning v. Key | 23-3018 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | |
| Can-Am Fuel Distribution, LLC v. Sinclair Oil, LLC | 25-7450 | Decided | Aug. 20, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Henrikson | 23-2132 | Decided | July 15, 2026 | Authored |
| Menjivar-Ayala v. Blanche | 24-4562 | Decided | July 9, 2026 | |
| Antonio Doyle v. Terry Royal | 20-99013 | Decided | June 29, 2026 | |
| Ibarra-Perez v. United States | 24-631 | Decided | June 25, 2026 | Authored |
| Ortiz v. Bisignano | 24-5407 | Decided | June 24, 2026 | |
| Fuhr v. City of Seattle | 24-5618 | Decided | May 7, 2026 | |
| Eugene Doerr v. David Shinn | 20-99002 | Decided | May 4, 2026 | Authored |
| Doe 1 v. Meta Platforms, Inc. | 24-1672 | Decided | April 28, 2026 | |
| King v. Villegas | 23-1713 | Decided | April 3, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Francis Casildo | 23-35483 | Decided | March 31, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Chavez-Echeverria | 24-4723 | Decided | March 25, 2026 | |
| United States v. Ryno | 23-3426 | Decided | March 18, 2026 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | State of Washington v. Crown Resources Corporation | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 28, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Raymundo Meza Medina v. Todd Blanche | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | Can-Am Fuel Distribution, LLC v. Sinclair Oil, LLC | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Henrikson | Ninth Circuit | July 15, 2026 |
| Writing | Ibarra-Perez v. United States | Ninth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Order | Eugene Doerr v. David Shinn | Ninth Circuit | May 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Francis Casildo | Ninth Circuit | March 31, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Ryno | Ninth Circuit | March 18, 2026 |
| Writing | The Geo Group, Inc. v. Inslee | Ninth Circuit | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Opinion | Supertech, Inc. v. My Choice Software, LLC | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | King v. Villegas | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 20, 2025 |
| Writing | Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human S | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| Opinion | Asuncion v. Hegseth | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 4, 2025 |
| Opinion of the Court | Ibarra-Perez v. United States | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 27, 2025 |
| Opinion | The Geo Group, Inc. v. Inslee | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 19, 2025 |
| Opinion | Columbia Legal Services v. Stemilt Ag Services, LLC | Ninth Circuit | July 10, 2025 |
| Opinion | Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska v. Raul Labrador | Ninth Circuit | Dec. 4, 2024 |
| Opinion | Skot Heckman v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 28, 2024 |
| Opinion | Ronald Martell v. Brian Cole | Ninth Circuit | Sept. 23, 2024 |
| Opinion | Western Towboat Company v. Vigor Marine, LLC | Ninth Circuit | Oct. 31, 2023 |