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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.

Cases

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

CaseNo.StatusDate
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.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
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