 
Senior District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Days:
M-F
450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2077
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| William H. Orrick | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Sep. 3, 2014 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| U.S. v. Hamilton affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Sullivan affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 14, 2025 | 
| Teradata Corp. v. SAP SE reversed and remanded | Antitrust | Dec. 19, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Elmore reversed and remanded | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 8, 2024 | 
| Alfaro Manzano v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 25, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Estrella affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2023 | 
| Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc. | Civil Procedure | Feb. 14, 2023 | 
| Brickman v. Meta Platforms Inc. affirmed | Consumer Law | Dec. 21, 2022 | 
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Center for Medical Progress affirmed in part | Constitutional Law | Oct. 21, 2022 | 
| Negrete v. City of Oakland vacated and remanded | Civil Procedure | Aug. 19, 2022 | 
| Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc. reversed and remanded | Civil Procedure | Jul. 5, 2022 | 
| Perry v. Hollingsworth dismissed | Constitutional Law | Nov. 19, 2021 | 
| Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston affirmed in part | Immunity | Nov. 8, 2021 | 
| Brice v. Haynes Investments reversed and remanded | Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2021 | 
| Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District affirmed | Disability Discrimination | Aug. 19, 2021 | 
| Golub v. Gigamon affirmed | Securities | Apr. 21, 2021 | 
| Poulsen v. Dept. of Defense reversed and remanded | Remedies | Apr. 19, 2021 | 
| Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Nov. 17, 2020 | 
| Laver v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) affirmed | Arbitration | Sep. 21, 2020 | 
| City & County of San Francisco v. Barr vacated in whole or part | Civil Procedure | Jul. 14, 2020 | 
| Lewis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Mar. 31, 2020 | 
| Karasek v. Regents of the University of California affirmed in part | Civil Rights | Jan. 31, 2020 | 
| In Re: Williams-Sonoma Inc. petition granted | Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2020 | 
| Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up affirmed | Civil Procedure | Dec. 31, 2019 | 
| Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA affirmed in part | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 30, 2019 | 
| O'Rourke v. No. California Electrical Workers Pension Plan affirmed | Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2019 | 
| National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress dismissed | Civil Procedure | Jun. 6, 2019 | 
| Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI affirmed | Native American Affairs | Apr. 25, 2019 | 
| Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI affirmed | Native American Affairs | Mar. 14, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Gilton reversed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 5, 2019 | 
| Westport Insurance v. California Casualty Management affirmed | Insurance | Feb. 21, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Henderson affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2018 | 
| San Francisco v. Trump affirmed | Constitutional Law | Aug. 2, 2018 | 
| Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress affirmed | Anti-SLAPP | May 17, 2018 | 
| Naruto v. Slater affirmed | Copyright | Apr. 24, 2018 | 
| Fields v. Twitter Inc. | Civil Procedure | Feb. 1, 2018 | 
| Teixeira v. County of Alameda affirmed | Constitutional Law | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| William H. Orrick | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Sep. 3, 2014 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| U.S. v. Hamilton affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Sullivan affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 14, 2025 | 
| Teradata Corp. v. SAP SE reversed and remanded | Antitrust | Dec. 19, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Elmore reversed and remanded | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 8, 2024 | 
| Alfaro Manzano v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 25, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Estrella affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2023 | 
| Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc. | Civil Procedure | Feb. 14, 2023 | 
| Brickman v. Meta Platforms Inc. affirmed | Consumer Law | Dec. 21, 2022 | 
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Center for Medical Progress affirmed in part | Constitutional Law | Oct. 21, 2022 | 
| Negrete v. City of Oakland vacated and remanded | Civil Procedure | Aug. 19, 2022 | 
| Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc. reversed and remanded | Civil Procedure | Jul. 5, 2022 | 
| Perry v. Hollingsworth dismissed | Constitutional Law | Nov. 19, 2021 | 
| Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston affirmed in part | Immunity | Nov. 8, 2021 | 
| Brice v. Haynes Investments reversed and remanded | Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2021 | 
| Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District affirmed | Disability Discrimination | Aug. 19, 2021 | 
| Golub v. Gigamon affirmed | Securities | Apr. 21, 2021 | 
| Poulsen v. Dept. of Defense reversed and remanded | Remedies | Apr. 19, 2021 | 
| Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Nov. 17, 2020 | 
| Laver v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) affirmed | Arbitration | Sep. 21, 2020 | 
| City & County of San Francisco v. Barr vacated in whole or part | Civil Procedure | Jul. 14, 2020 | 
| Lewis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Mar. 31, 2020 | 
| Karasek v. Regents of the University of California affirmed in part | Civil Rights | Jan. 31, 2020 | 
| In Re: Williams-Sonoma Inc. petition granted | Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2020 | 
| Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up affirmed | Civil Procedure | Dec. 31, 2019 | 
| Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA affirmed in part | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 30, 2019 | 
| O'Rourke v. No. California Electrical Workers Pension Plan affirmed | Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2019 | 
| National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress dismissed | Civil Procedure | Jun. 6, 2019 | 
| Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI affirmed | Native American Affairs | Apr. 25, 2019 | 
| Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI affirmed | Native American Affairs | Mar. 14, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Gilton reversed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 5, 2019 | 
| Westport Insurance v. California Casualty Management affirmed | Insurance | Feb. 21, 2019 | 
| U.S. v. Henderson affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2018 | 
| San Francisco v. Trump affirmed | Constitutional Law | Aug. 2, 2018 | 
| Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress affirmed | Anti-SLAPP | May 17, 2018 | 
| Naruto v. Slater affirmed | Copyright | Apr. 24, 2018 | 
| Fields v. Twitter Inc. | Civil Procedure | Feb. 1, 2018 | 
| Teixeira v. County of Alameda affirmed | Constitutional Law | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
 

 
