 
Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Southern - San Diego
   
Law clerk, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1996-97; law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-98; trial attorney, Office of Consumer Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-99; private practice, Washington, D.C., 2000-01; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-04; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2004-12 (deputy chief, Major Frauds Section, 2008-10; chief, Criminal Division, 2010-11); private practice, Los Angeles, 2012-14; nominated January 2014, confirmed March 2014
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1996
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| John B. Owens | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Diego) | May 27, 2015 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Carvalho dissenting | Constitutional Law | Aug. 1, 2025 | 
| King v. Navy Federal Credit Union author | Banking | Aug. 1, 2025 | 
| Nguyen v. Bonta concurring | Constitutional Law | Jun. 20, 2025 | 
| Martinez Santoyo v. Boyden author | International Law | Mar. 11, 2025 | 
| Roshan v. McCauley author | Administrative Agencies | Mar. 11, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Trumbull author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 22, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Howald author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 13, 2024 | 
| Walter Betschart v. State of Oregon author | Prisoners' Rights | May 31, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Chanel Wiley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 29, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Layfield author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 7, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Parkins author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 14, 2024 | 
| Kohn v. State Bar of California author | Attorneys | Dec. 6, 2023 | 
| USA Sales, Inc. v. Office of the United States Trustee author | Bankruptcy | Aug. 10, 2023 | 
| Love v. Villacana concurring | Civil Procedure | Jul. 11, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Hollins author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 20, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Ramos author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Eller author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 25, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Jaimez dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez author | Immigration | Jul. 11, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Jackson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 4, 2022 | 
| Kalbers v. Volkswagen AG author | Government | Dec. 29, 2021 | 
| Ervin v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2021 | 
| Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim author | Civil Rights | Aug. 4, 2021 | 
| Killgore v. City of South El Monte author | Civil Rights | Jul. 9, 2021 | 
| Innova Solutions v. Baran author | Immigration | Dec. 17, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Berckmann author | Evidence | Aug. 21, 2020 | 
| Henry v. Adventist Health Castle Medical Center author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| Orellana v. Barr concurring | Immigration | Jul. 29, 2020 | 
| United States v. Obagi author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 20, 2020 | 
| Weber v. Allergan, Inc. author | Constitutional Law | Oct. 14, 2019 | 
| Panah v. Chappell author | Civil Rights | Aug. 22, 2019 | 
| Bottinelli v. Salazar author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 16, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Phillips author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 12, 2019 | 
| Lindie Banks v. Northern Trust Corp. author | Securities | Jul. 8, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Korte author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2019 | 
| Robles v. Domino's Pizza author | Disability Discrimination | Jan. 16, 2019 | 
| Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel concurring | Arbitration | Dec. 14, 2018 | 
| Soltysik v. Padilla author | Constitutional Law | Dec. 4, 2018 | 
| Tricarichi v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue author | Tax | Nov. 14, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Schram author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 22, 2018 | 
| Gallinger v. Becerra author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 6, 2018 | 
| UFCW Local 1500 Pension Fund v. Mayer author | Business Law | Jul. 13, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Vera author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 26, 2018 | 
| Short v. Brown author | Government | Jun. 25, 2018 | 
| Rentmeester v. Nike dissenting | Copyright | Feb. 28, 2018 | 
| Rowland v. Chappell author | Prisoners' Rights | Dec. 7, 2017 | 
| Conejo-Bravo v. Sessions author | Immigration | Nov. 20, 2017 | 
| Clemens v. Centurylink Inc. author | Employment Discrimination | Nov. 6, 2017 | 
| Teixeira v. County of Alameda concurring | Constitutional Law | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| Chavez-Garcia v. Sessions dissenting | Immigration | Sep. 22, 2017 | 
| In re J.T. Thorpe Inc. author | Bankruptcy | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| Lamear v. Berryhill author | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 2, 2017 | 
| USA V. Leon Seminole author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 1, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay R. Cooper, et al. v. Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc. aka TEPCO, and Does 1 through 200, inclusive | Torts | Defendant | Sep. 13, 2014 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| John B. Owens | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Diego) | May 27, 2015 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Carvalho dissenting | Constitutional Law | Aug. 1, 2025 | 
| King v. Navy Federal Credit Union author | Banking | Aug. 1, 2025 | 
| Nguyen v. Bonta concurring | Constitutional Law | Jun. 20, 2025 | 
| Martinez Santoyo v. Boyden author | International Law | Mar. 11, 2025 | 
| Roshan v. McCauley author | Administrative Agencies | Mar. 11, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Trumbull author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 22, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Howald author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 13, 2024 | 
| Walter Betschart v. State of Oregon author | Prisoners' Rights | May 31, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Chanel Wiley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 29, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Layfield author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 7, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Parkins author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 14, 2024 | 
| Kohn v. State Bar of California author | Attorneys | Dec. 6, 2023 | 
| USA Sales, Inc. v. Office of the United States Trustee author | Bankruptcy | Aug. 10, 2023 | 
| Love v. Villacana concurring | Civil Procedure | Jul. 11, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Hollins author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 20, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Ramos author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Eller author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 25, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Jaimez dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez author | Immigration | Jul. 11, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Jackson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 4, 2022 | 
| Kalbers v. Volkswagen AG author | Government | Dec. 29, 2021 | 
| Ervin v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2021 | 
| Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim author | Civil Rights | Aug. 4, 2021 | 
| Killgore v. City of South El Monte author | Civil Rights | Jul. 9, 2021 | 
| Innova Solutions v. Baran author | Immigration | Dec. 17, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Berckmann author | Evidence | Aug. 21, 2020 | 
| Henry v. Adventist Health Castle Medical Center author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| Orellana v. Barr concurring | Immigration | Jul. 29, 2020 | 
| United States v. Obagi author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 20, 2020 | 
| Weber v. Allergan, Inc. author | Constitutional Law | Oct. 14, 2019 | 
| Panah v. Chappell author | Civil Rights | Aug. 22, 2019 | 
| Bottinelli v. Salazar author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 16, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Phillips author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 12, 2019 | 
| Lindie Banks v. Northern Trust Corp. author | Securities | Jul. 8, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Korte author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2019 | 
| Robles v. Domino's Pizza author | Disability Discrimination | Jan. 16, 2019 | 
| Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel concurring | Arbitration | Dec. 14, 2018 | 
| Soltysik v. Padilla author | Constitutional Law | Dec. 4, 2018 | 
| Tricarichi v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue author | Tax | Nov. 14, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Schram author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 22, 2018 | 
| Gallinger v. Becerra author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 6, 2018 | 
| UFCW Local 1500 Pension Fund v. Mayer author | Business Law | Jul. 13, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Vera author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 26, 2018 | 
| Short v. Brown author | Government | Jun. 25, 2018 | 
| Rentmeester v. Nike dissenting | Copyright | Feb. 28, 2018 | 
| Rowland v. Chappell author | Prisoners' Rights | Dec. 7, 2017 | 
| Conejo-Bravo v. Sessions author | Immigration | Nov. 20, 2017 | 
| Clemens v. Centurylink Inc. author | Employment Discrimination | Nov. 6, 2017 | 
| Teixeira v. County of Alameda concurring | Constitutional Law | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| Chavez-Garcia v. Sessions dissenting | Immigration | Sep. 22, 2017 | 
| In re J.T. Thorpe Inc. author | Bankruptcy | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| Lamear v. Berryhill author | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 2, 2017 | 
| USA V. Leon Seminole author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 1, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay R. Cooper, et al. v. Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc. aka TEPCO, and Does 1 through 200, inclusive | Torts | Defendant | Sep. 13, 2014 | 
 

 
