 
Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Idaho - Coeur d' Alene
   
Law clerk, Hon. Morell E. Sharp, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 1978-79; trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1979-80; assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Washington, 1980-83; private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1983-2000; confirmed May 2000; Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court of Review, 2014-present
Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1978
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Richard C. Tallman | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Seattle) | Mar. 8, 2012 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| U.S. v. Patrick author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 15, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Gordon author | Habeas Corpus | Aug. 19, 2025 | 
| McMahon v. World Vision, Inc. author | Employment Discrimination | Aug. 5, 2025 | 
| Burch v. City of Chubbuck author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 25, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Westfall author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Watson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 23, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Enriquez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2025 | 
| Kumar v. Koester author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 12, 2025 | 
| Small v. Allianz Life Insurance author | Insurance | Dec. 10, 2024 | 
| Garraway v. Ciufo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 3, 2024 | 
| Zeyen v. Bonneville Joint District affirmed | Constitutional Law | Aug. 23, 2024 | 
| Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot v. State of Montana dissenting | Environmental Law | Apr. 23, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Payne author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 17, 2024 | 
| Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency v. Whittaker Corporation author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 15, 2024 | 
| Castleman v. Burman dissenting | Bankruptcy | Jul. 28, 2023 | 
| Ybarra v. Gittere author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 9, 2023 | 
| Murphy Co. v. Biden dissenting | Environmental Law | Apr. 24, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Salazar author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2023 | 
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Aria author | Consumer Law | Dec. 13, 2022 | 
| Kleiser v. Chavez author | Civil Rights | Dec. 9, 2022 | 
| Farlow v. Kijakazi author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 16, 2022 | 
| Wakefield v. Visalus Inc. author | Remedies | Oct. 20, 2022 | 
| Richards v. County of San Bernardino author | Civil Rights | Jun. 24, 2022 | 
| Inter-Cooperative Exchange v. U.S. Dept. of Commerce dissenting | Government | Jun. 7, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Mendez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 25, 2022 | 
| Newtok Village v. Patrick author | Native American Affairs | Dec. 23, 2021 | 
| Esquivel v. U.S. author | Immunity | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. De La Mora-Cobian author | Immigration | Nov. 30, 2021 | 
| Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District author | Disability Discrimination | Aug. 25, 2021 | 
| Decker Coal v. Pehringer author | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 17, 2021 | 
| Hernandez v. Town of Gilbert author | Civil Rights | Mar. 5, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Repp author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 19, 2021 | 
| Rico v. Ducart author | Civil Rights | Nov. 23, 2020 | 
| Harrison v. Kernan author | Civil Rights | Aug. 24, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Oriho author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 11, 2020 | 
| Dent v. National Football League author | Torts | Aug. 10, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Perez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 12, 2020 | 
| Walker v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 24, 2020 | 
| Roberts v. City of Fairbanks author | Civil Rights | Jan. 23, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Thornhill author | Evidence | Oct. 16, 2019 | 
| Kaffaga v. Estate of Thomas Steinbeck author | Remedies | Sep. 10, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Hanson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 29, 2019 | 
| Bird v. State of Hawaii author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Iwai author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 24, 2019 | 
| Troiano v. U.S. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 25, 2019 | 
| Spreitz v. Ryan dissenting | Constitutional Law | Mar. 5, 2019 | 
| Payton v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 11, 2018 | 
| Dent v. NFL author | Labor Law | Sep. 7, 2018 | 
| Tourgeman v. Nelson & Kennard author | Consumer Law | Aug. 21, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Charette author | Government | Jun. 27, 2018 | 
| Vega v. U.S. author | Prisoners' Rights | Feb. 8, 2018 | 
| Earp v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 7, 2018 | 
| Eat Right Foods v. Whole Foods author | Patent Law | Jan. 30, 2018 | 
| Roberts v. AT&T Mobility LLC author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2017 | 
| U.S. ex rel. Max Bennett v. Biotronik Inc. concurring | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 4, 2017 | 
| Crime Justice & America Inc. v. Honea author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 30, 2017 | 
| U.S. v. Johnson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 28, 2017 | 
| United States v. Glassdoor Inc. (In re Grand Jury Subpoena No. 16-03-217) author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 9, 2017 | 
| Mendia v. Garcia author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 6, 2017 | 
| U.S. v. Kelly author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports dissenting | Labor Law | Oct. 17, 2017 | 
| Teixeira v. County of Alameda dissenting | Constitutional Law | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| Ybarra v. Filson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 5, 2017 | 
| U.S. v. Mercado-Moreno author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 29, 2017 | 
| Los Angeles Lakers Inc. v. Federal Insurance Co. dissenting | Consumer Law | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports dissenting | Labor Law | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| U.S. v. Martinez-Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 31, 2017 | 
| Hardie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association author | Civil Rights | Jun. 29, 2017 | 
| Sato v. Orange County Dept. of Education author | Civil Rights | Jun. 29, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Richard C. Tallman | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Seattle) | Mar. 8, 2012 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| U.S. v. Patrick author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 15, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Gordon author | Habeas Corpus | Aug. 19, 2025 | 
| McMahon v. World Vision, Inc. author | Employment Discrimination | Aug. 5, 2025 | 
| Burch v. City of Chubbuck author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 25, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Westfall author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Watson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 23, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Enriquez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2025 | 
| Kumar v. Koester author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 12, 2025 | 
| Small v. Allianz Life Insurance author | Insurance | Dec. 10, 2024 | 
| Garraway v. Ciufo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 3, 2024 | 
| Zeyen v. Bonneville Joint District affirmed | Constitutional Law | Aug. 23, 2024 | 
| Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot v. State of Montana dissenting | Environmental Law | Apr. 23, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Payne author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 17, 2024 | 
| Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency v. Whittaker Corporation author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 15, 2024 | 
| Castleman v. Burman dissenting | Bankruptcy | Jul. 28, 2023 | 
| Ybarra v. Gittere author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 9, 2023 | 
| Murphy Co. v. Biden dissenting | Environmental Law | Apr. 24, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Salazar author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2023 | 
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Aria author | Consumer Law | Dec. 13, 2022 | 
| Kleiser v. Chavez author | Civil Rights | Dec. 9, 2022 | 
| Farlow v. Kijakazi author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 16, 2022 | 
| Wakefield v. Visalus Inc. author | Remedies | Oct. 20, 2022 | 
| Richards v. County of San Bernardino author | Civil Rights | Jun. 24, 2022 | 
| Inter-Cooperative Exchange v. U.S. Dept. of Commerce dissenting | Government | Jun. 7, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Mendez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 25, 2022 | 
| Newtok Village v. Patrick author | Native American Affairs | Dec. 23, 2021 | 
| Esquivel v. U.S. author | Immunity | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. De La Mora-Cobian author | Immigration | Nov. 30, 2021 | 
| Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District author | Disability Discrimination | Aug. 25, 2021 | 
| Decker Coal v. Pehringer author | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 17, 2021 | 
| Hernandez v. Town of Gilbert author | Civil Rights | Mar. 5, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Repp author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 19, 2021 | 
| Rico v. Ducart author | Civil Rights | Nov. 23, 2020 | 
| Harrison v. Kernan author | Civil Rights | Aug. 24, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Oriho author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 11, 2020 | 
| Dent v. National Football League author | Torts | Aug. 10, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Perez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 12, 2020 | 
| Walker v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 24, 2020 | 
| Roberts v. City of Fairbanks author | Civil Rights | Jan. 23, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Thornhill author | Evidence | Oct. 16, 2019 | 
| Kaffaga v. Estate of Thomas Steinbeck author | Remedies | Sep. 10, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Hanson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 29, 2019 | 
| Bird v. State of Hawaii author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Iwai author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 24, 2019 | 
| Troiano v. U.S. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 25, 2019 | 
| Spreitz v. Ryan dissenting | Constitutional Law | Mar. 5, 2019 | 
| Payton v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 11, 2018 | 
| Dent v. NFL author | Labor Law | Sep. 7, 2018 | 
| Tourgeman v. Nelson & Kennard author | Consumer Law | Aug. 21, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Charette author | Government | Jun. 27, 2018 | 
| Vega v. U.S. author | Prisoners' Rights | Feb. 8, 2018 | 
| Earp v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 7, 2018 | 
| Eat Right Foods v. Whole Foods author | Patent Law | Jan. 30, 2018 | 
| Roberts v. AT&T Mobility LLC author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2017 | 
| U.S. ex rel. Max Bennett v. Biotronik Inc. concurring | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 4, 2017 | 
| Crime Justice & America Inc. v. Honea author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 30, 2017 | 
| U.S. v. Johnson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 28, 2017 | 
| United States v. Glassdoor Inc. (In re Grand Jury Subpoena No. 16-03-217) author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 9, 2017 | 
| Mendia v. Garcia author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 6, 2017 | 
| U.S. v. Kelly author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports dissenting | Labor Law | Oct. 17, 2017 | 
| Teixeira v. County of Alameda dissenting | Constitutional Law | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| Ybarra v. Filson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 5, 2017 | 
| U.S. v. Mercado-Moreno author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 29, 2017 | 
| Los Angeles Lakers Inc. v. Federal Insurance Co. dissenting | Consumer Law | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports dissenting | Labor Law | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| U.S. v. Martinez-Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 31, 2017 | 
| Hardie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association author | Civil Rights | Jun. 29, 2017 | 
| Sato v. Orange County Dept. of Education author | Civil Rights | Jun. 29, 2017 | 
 

 
