 
Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Northern - San Jose
   
Law clerk, Hon. David Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2000-01; law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-02; lecturer in law, Stanford Law School, 2002-04; private practice, San Francisco 2004-14; confirmed April 2014
Stanford Law School, J.D., 2000
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Taryn Friedland | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco) | Jul. 30, 2015 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Shoshone Bannock Tribes v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior author | Native American Affairs | Aug. 22, 2025 | 
| Amended Opinion: Island Industries v. Sigma Corp. author | Commercial Law | Aug. 21, 2025 | 
| Hampton v. Shinn dissenting | Habeas Corpus | Jul. 8, 2025 | 
| Island Industries v. Sigma Corp. author | Commercial Law | Jun. 23, 2025 | 
| Amended Opinion: Al Otro Lado v. Noem author | Immigration | May 14, 2025 | 
| Huntsman v. Corporation of the President author | Torts | Jan. 31, 2025 | 
| In re Grand Jury Subpoena author | Attorneys | Jan. 29, 2025 | 
| Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas author | Immigration | Oct. 23, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. California Stem Cell Treatment Center author | Administrative Agencies | Sep. 27, 2024 | 
| Crowe v. Oregon State Bar author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 28, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Yepez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 23, 2024 | 
| Calonge v. City of San Jose author | Qualified Immunity | Jun. 7, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. James Milheiser author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 9, 2024 | 
| Hampton v. State of California author | Prisoners' Rights | Oct. 3, 2023 | 
| Brown v. State of Arizona concurring | Education | Sep. 25, 2023 | 
| Earth Island Institute v. Muldoon author | Environmental Law | Sep. 12, 2023 | 
| Polanco v. Diaz author | Civil Rights | Aug. 7, 2023 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Land Management concurring | Administrative Agencies | May 26, 2023 | 
| Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency reversed and remanded | Environmental Law | May 25, 2023 | 
| Amended Opinion: Porter v. Martinez author | Constitutional Law | May 22, 2023 | 
| Porter v. Martinez author | Constitutional Law | Apr. 7, 2023 | 
| Bolden-Hardge v. California State Controller author | Employment Discrimination | Apr. 3, 2023 | 
| American Rivers v. American Petroleum Institute author | Environmental Law | Feb. 21, 2023 | 
| Armstrong v. Newsom author | Prisoners' Rights | Feb. 2, 2023 | 
| Amended Opinion: Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland author | Immigration | Sep. 23, 2022 | 
| Caremark v. Chickasaw Nation author | Arbitration | Aug. 9, 2022 | 
| Montiel v. Chappell author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2022 | 
| California State Water Resources Control Board v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission author | Environmental Law | Aug. 4, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez concurring | Immigration | Jul. 11, 2022 | 
| Fierro v. Smith author | Prisoners' Rights | Jul. 5, 2022 | 
| Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 24, 2022 | 
| Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author | Environmental Law | Jun. 17, 2022 | 
| Evans v. Synopsys dismissed | Civil Procedure | May 13, 2022 | 
| Miskey v. Kijakazi author | Administrative Agencies | May 4, 2022 | 
| Garcia v. City of Los Angeles author | Civil Rights | Sep. 3, 2021 | 
| Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author | Environmental Law | Aug. 17, 2021 | 
| Quintero Perez v. U.S. concurring | Civil Rights | Aug. 17, 2021 | 
| Jones v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 13, 2021 | 
| Hubbard v. U.S. concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 11, 2021 | 
| Agendia v. Becerra author | Health Care | Jul. 19, 2021 | 
| Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco vacated and remanded | Constitutional Law | Jun. 29, 2021 | 
| Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County author | Native American Affairs | Jun. 14, 2021 | 
| Kaiser v. Cascade Capital author | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 10, 2021 | 
| Estate of Anderson v. Marsh author | Civil Rights | Jan. 19, 2021 | 
| MetroPCS California v. Picker author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care author | Civil Rights | Jul. 22, 2020 | 
| Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc. dissenting | Intellectual Property | Jun. 26, 2020 | 
| Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care author | Civil Rights | May 14, 2020 | 
| May v. Ryan author | Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 30, 2020 | 
| Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 18, 2020 | 
| Campbell v. St. John author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 4, 2020 | 
| Ross v. Williams author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 25, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Gagarin concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 14, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Floyd v. Filson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 4, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Mayea-Pulido author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 6, 2020 | 
| Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author | Environmental Law | Nov. 15, 2019 | 
| Floyd v. Filson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 14, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Valle author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 10, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Cuevas-Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2019 | 
| Dine Citizens Against Ruining v. Bureau of Indian Affairs author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 30, 2019 | 
| Rodriguez v. City of San Jose author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2019 | 
| Anderson v. Ghaly concurring | Administrative Agencies | Jul. 19, 2019 | 
| CTIA  v. City of Berkeley dissenting | Constitutional Law | Jul. 3, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Brown concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2019 | 
| Biel v. St. James School author | Employment Discrimination | Dec. 18, 2018 | 
| Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel dissenting | Arbitration | Dec. 14, 2018 | 
| In re City of Stockton dissenting | Civil Procedure | Dec. 11, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Moreno Ornelas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 26, 2018 | 
| In re Easysaver Rewards Litigation author | Consumer Law | Oct. 4, 2018 | 
| Lopez v. Sessions dissenting | Immigration | Aug. 23, 2018 | 
| Chippewa Cree Tribe v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior author | Native American Affairs | Aug. 22, 2018 | 
| Amended Opinion: Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek author | probate_and_trusts | Jul. 20, 2018 | 
| Amended Opinion: In re Zappos.com author | Constitutional Law | Apr. 23, 2018 | 
| Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek author | probate_and_trusts | Mar. 22, 2018 | 
| American Bankers Management Co. v. Heryford author | Civil Rights | Mar. 16, 2018 | 
| In re Zappos.com author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 9, 2018 | 
| Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Molinar author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 6, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2017 | 
| United States v. Molinar author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 30, 2017 | 
| Hewlett-Packard Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue concurring | Tax | Nov. 10, 2017 | 
| Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports author | Labor Law | Oct. 17, 2017 | 
| Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports author | Labor Law | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| Window Rock Unified School District v. Nez author | Native American Affairs | Jun. 29, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Taryn Friedland | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco) | Jul. 30, 2015 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Shoshone Bannock Tribes v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior author | Native American Affairs | Aug. 22, 2025 | 
| Amended Opinion: Island Industries v. Sigma Corp. author | Commercial Law | Aug. 21, 2025 | 
| Hampton v. Shinn dissenting | Habeas Corpus | Jul. 8, 2025 | 
| Island Industries v. Sigma Corp. author | Commercial Law | Jun. 23, 2025 | 
| Amended Opinion: Al Otro Lado v. Noem author | Immigration | May 14, 2025 | 
| Huntsman v. Corporation of the President author | Torts | Jan. 31, 2025 | 
| In re Grand Jury Subpoena author | Attorneys | Jan. 29, 2025 | 
| Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas author | Immigration | Oct. 23, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. California Stem Cell Treatment Center author | Administrative Agencies | Sep. 27, 2024 | 
| Crowe v. Oregon State Bar author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 28, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Yepez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 23, 2024 | 
| Calonge v. City of San Jose author | Qualified Immunity | Jun. 7, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. James Milheiser author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 9, 2024 | 
| Hampton v. State of California author | Prisoners' Rights | Oct. 3, 2023 | 
| Brown v. State of Arizona concurring | Education | Sep. 25, 2023 | 
| Earth Island Institute v. Muldoon author | Environmental Law | Sep. 12, 2023 | 
| Polanco v. Diaz author | Civil Rights | Aug. 7, 2023 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Land Management concurring | Administrative Agencies | May 26, 2023 | 
| Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency reversed and remanded | Environmental Law | May 25, 2023 | 
| Amended Opinion: Porter v. Martinez author | Constitutional Law | May 22, 2023 | 
| Porter v. Martinez author | Constitutional Law | Apr. 7, 2023 | 
| Bolden-Hardge v. California State Controller author | Employment Discrimination | Apr. 3, 2023 | 
| American Rivers v. American Petroleum Institute author | Environmental Law | Feb. 21, 2023 | 
| Armstrong v. Newsom author | Prisoners' Rights | Feb. 2, 2023 | 
| Amended Opinion: Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland author | Immigration | Sep. 23, 2022 | 
| Caremark v. Chickasaw Nation author | Arbitration | Aug. 9, 2022 | 
| Montiel v. Chappell author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2022 | 
| California State Water Resources Control Board v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission author | Environmental Law | Aug. 4, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez concurring | Immigration | Jul. 11, 2022 | 
| Fierro v. Smith author | Prisoners' Rights | Jul. 5, 2022 | 
| Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 24, 2022 | 
| Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author | Environmental Law | Jun. 17, 2022 | 
| Evans v. Synopsys dismissed | Civil Procedure | May 13, 2022 | 
| Miskey v. Kijakazi author | Administrative Agencies | May 4, 2022 | 
| Garcia v. City of Los Angeles author | Civil Rights | Sep. 3, 2021 | 
| Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author | Environmental Law | Aug. 17, 2021 | 
| Quintero Perez v. U.S. concurring | Civil Rights | Aug. 17, 2021 | 
| Jones v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 13, 2021 | 
| Hubbard v. U.S. concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 11, 2021 | 
| Agendia v. Becerra author | Health Care | Jul. 19, 2021 | 
| Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco vacated and remanded | Constitutional Law | Jun. 29, 2021 | 
| Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County author | Native American Affairs | Jun. 14, 2021 | 
| Kaiser v. Cascade Capital author | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 10, 2021 | 
| Estate of Anderson v. Marsh author | Civil Rights | Jan. 19, 2021 | 
| MetroPCS California v. Picker author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care author | Civil Rights | Jul. 22, 2020 | 
| Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc. dissenting | Intellectual Property | Jun. 26, 2020 | 
| Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care author | Civil Rights | May 14, 2020 | 
| May v. Ryan author | Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 30, 2020 | 
| Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 18, 2020 | 
| Campbell v. St. John author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 4, 2020 | 
| Ross v. Williams author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 25, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Gagarin concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 14, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Floyd v. Filson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 4, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Mayea-Pulido author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 6, 2020 | 
| Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author | Environmental Law | Nov. 15, 2019 | 
| Floyd v. Filson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 14, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Valle author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 10, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Cuevas-Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2019 | 
| Dine Citizens Against Ruining v. Bureau of Indian Affairs author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 30, 2019 | 
| Rodriguez v. City of San Jose author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2019 | 
| Anderson v. Ghaly concurring | Administrative Agencies | Jul. 19, 2019 | 
| CTIA  v. City of Berkeley dissenting | Constitutional Law | Jul. 3, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Brown concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2019 | 
| Biel v. St. James School author | Employment Discrimination | Dec. 18, 2018 | 
| Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel dissenting | Arbitration | Dec. 14, 2018 | 
| In re City of Stockton dissenting | Civil Procedure | Dec. 11, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Moreno Ornelas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 26, 2018 | 
| In re Easysaver Rewards Litigation author | Consumer Law | Oct. 4, 2018 | 
| Lopez v. Sessions dissenting | Immigration | Aug. 23, 2018 | 
| Chippewa Cree Tribe v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior author | Native American Affairs | Aug. 22, 2018 | 
| Amended Opinion: Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek author | probate_and_trusts | Jul. 20, 2018 | 
| Amended Opinion: In re Zappos.com author | Constitutional Law | Apr. 23, 2018 | 
| Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek author | probate_and_trusts | Mar. 22, 2018 | 
| American Bankers Management Co. v. Heryford author | Civil Rights | Mar. 16, 2018 | 
| In re Zappos.com author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 9, 2018 | 
| Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Molinar author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 6, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2017 | 
| United States v. Molinar author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 30, 2017 | 
| Hewlett-Packard Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue concurring | Tax | Nov. 10, 2017 | 
| Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports author | Labor Law | Oct. 17, 2017 | 
| Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports author | Labor Law | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| Window Rock Unified School District v. Nez author | Native American Affairs | Jun. 29, 2017 | 
 

 
