US Air Force, 1954-6, law clerk, US District Court, DC, 1956-7; private practice, Los Angeles, 1957-80, nominated by President Jimmy Carter to 9th Circuit November 1979, confirmed September 1980. Served 38 years on the 9th Circuit. Died March 2018.
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1954
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Love Him or Hate Him, Reinhardt Is an Undeniable Force | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 28, 2007 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Garland v. Ming Dai
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Immigration | Jun. 2, 2021 | 
| 
Yovino v. Rizo
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Judges | Feb. 26, 2019 | 
| 
Sessions v. Dimaya
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Apr. 18, 2018 | 
| 
Rizo v. Yovino
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Apr. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Dai v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Mar. 9, 2018 | 
| 
Rodriguez Tovar v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Feb. 15, 2018 | 
| 
Perez v. City of Roseville
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 12, 2018 | 
| 
Cook v. Harding
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Hernandez v. Chappell
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2018 | 
| 
Saldivar v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Nov. 8, 2017 | 
| 
Gonzalez v. Sherman
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 12, 2017 | 
| 
Longoria v. Pinal County 
 author 
 | 
Immunity | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| 
 Nationwide Biweekly Administration Inc. v. Owen
 author 
 | 
Civil Rights | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| 
Kirkpatrick v. Chappell
 author 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| 
Hernandez v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Oct. 3, 2017 | 
| 
Tuffly v. United States Dept. of Homeland Security
 author 
 | 
Government | Sep. 14, 2017 | 
| 
Smith v. Williams
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 11, 2017 | 
| 
Grant v. Swarthout
 author 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Jul. 10, 2017 | 
| 
Flores v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Jul. 6, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Love Him or Hate Him, Reinhardt Is an Undeniable Force | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 28, 2007 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Garland v. Ming Dai
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Immigration | Jun. 2, 2021 | 
| 
Yovino v. Rizo
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Judges | Feb. 26, 2019 | 
| 
Sessions v. Dimaya
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Apr. 18, 2018 | 
| 
Rizo v. Yovino
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Apr. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Dai v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Mar. 9, 2018 | 
| 
Rodriguez Tovar v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Feb. 15, 2018 | 
| 
Perez v. City of Roseville
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 12, 2018 | 
| 
Cook v. Harding
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Hernandez v. Chappell
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2018 | 
| 
Saldivar v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Nov. 8, 2017 | 
| 
Gonzalez v. Sherman
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 12, 2017 | 
| 
Longoria v. Pinal County 
 author 
 | 
Immunity | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| 
 Nationwide Biweekly Administration Inc. v. Owen
 author 
 | 
Civil Rights | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| 
Kirkpatrick v. Chappell
 author 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Oct. 11, 2017 | 
| 
Hernandez v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Oct. 3, 2017 | 
| 
Tuffly v. United States Dept. of Homeland Security
 author 
 | 
Government | Sep. 14, 2017 | 
| 
Smith v. Williams
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 11, 2017 | 
| 
Grant v. Swarthout
 author 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Jul. 10, 2017 | 
| 
Flores v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Jul. 6, 2017 | 
