 
Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oregon - Portland
   
Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Donald Trump, Nov. 12, 2019; presiding judge, judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 2017-19; partner, associate, Larkins Vacura Kayser, 2009-17; associate, Stoel Rives, 2007-08, 2008-09; clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, 2008; clerk, Oregon District Judge Michael W. Mosman, 2005-07; clerk, 10th U.S. Circuit Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr., 2004-05.
University of Idaho College of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Judge Danielle J. Forrest looks for the right path in the law | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 19, 2022 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| U.S. v. Rivera-Valdes dissenting | Immigration | Sep. 19, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Boudreau author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Stennerson author | Constitutional Law | Sep. 9, 2025 | 
| Garza v. Woods author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 25, 2025 | 
| Halverson v. Burgum author | Immunity | Aug. 21, 2025 | 
| John Doe 1 v. Twitter Inc. author | Cyber Law | Aug. 1, 2025 | 
| Yuga Labs Inc. v. Ripps author | Intellectual Property | Jul. 23, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Vlha author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 9, 2025 | 
| Nguyen v. Bonta author | Constitutional Law | Jun. 20, 2025 | 
| Amended Opinion: The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa author | Disability Discrimination | Apr. 24, 2025 | 
| Fallon v. Dudek author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 24, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Hamilton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Rodriguez-Arvizu dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Thompson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 | 
| Day v. Henry dissenting | Constitutional Law | Mar. 4, 2025 | 
| Doerr v. Shinn dissenting | Habeas Corpus | Jan. 29, 2025 | 
| Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District author | Education | Jan. 15, 2025 | 
| Sheltra v. Christensen author | Prisoners' Rights | Dec. 31, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Wilson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 19, 2024 | 
| The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa concurring | Disability Discrimination | Dec. 4, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Holmes author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 13, 2024 | 
| Rose Court, LLC v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 17, 2024 | 
| Stein v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. concurring | Government | Sep. 24, 2024 | 
| Bent v. Garland dissenting | Immigration | Aug. 15, 2024 | 
| Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles dissenting | Qualified Immunity | Aug. 14, 2024 | 
| Pomares v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs author | Government | Aug. 13, 2024 | 
| Nakka v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services concurring | Immigration | Aug. 6, 2024 | 
| Stavrianoudakis v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2024 | 
| Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico v. Earley author | Civil Procedure | May 3, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Anderson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 | 
| Mattioda v. Nelson author | Disability Discrimination | Apr. 22, 2024 | 
| Perez v. City of Fresno author | Qualified Immunity | Apr. 15, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Jose Jimenez-Chaidez author | Evidence | Mar. 25, 2024 | 
| DZ Reserve v. Meta Platforms, Inc. dissenting | Civil Procedure | Mar. 21, 2024 | 
| Smith v. Helzer dissenting | Constitutional Law | Mar. 15, 2024 | 
| Herrera v. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. dissenting | Arbitration | Mar. 11, 2024 | 
| McDonald v. Lawson author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 29, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Klensch author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 8, 2023 | 
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District concurring | Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2023 | 
| Kirkland v. USBC, Los Angeles author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 27, 2023 | 
| Moe v. GEICO Indemnity Co. author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 12, 2023 | 
| Park v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 29, 2023 | 
| Arizmendi-Medina v. Garland dissenting | Immigration | Jun. 7, 2023 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service author | Environmental Law | May 17, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Anderson dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2022 | 
| Dodge v. Evergreen School District #114 author | Civil Rights | Dec. 29, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Nishida author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 17, 2022 | 
| Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Rosenow affirmed | Civil Rights | Oct. 3, 2022 | 
| In Re Hawkeye Entertainment author | Bankruptcy | Sep. 23, 2022 | 
| Amended Opinion: Hernandez v. Garland author | Immigration | Sep. 14, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Montoya affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2022 | 
| Patsalis v. Shinn author | Constitutional Law | Sep. 6, 2022 | 
| Sarkar v. Garland author | Immigration | Jul. 1, 2022 | 
| Seidner v. De Vries author | Qualified Immunity | Jun. 30, 2022 | 
| Hernandez v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 28, 2022 | 
| David v. Kaulukukui author | Civil Rights | Jun. 27, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Mathews author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 13, 2022 | 
| Baroni v. Seror author | Bankruptcy | Jun. 8, 2022 | 
| Vasquez-Borjas v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 6, 2022 | 
| Andrews v. City of Henderson author | Immunity | May 24, 2022 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dissenting | Environmental Law | May 13, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Rosenow affirmed | Civil Rights | Apr. 28, 2022 | 
| Munoz Gonzalez v. U.S. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2022 | 
| California Public Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission author | Utilities | Mar. 18, 2022 | 
| Brown v. State of  Arizona author | Constitutional Law | Jan. 26, 2022 | 
| Williamson v. City of National City author | Civil Rights | Jan. 25, 2022 | 
| Cannara v. Nemeth author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 3, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Pollard concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2021 | 
| WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies author | Immunity | Nov. 9, 2021 | 
| Harris v. County of Orange dissenting | Contracts | Oct. 29, 2021 | 
| Brice v. Haynes Investments author | Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2021 | 
| Cooper v. Newsom concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 17, 2021 | 
| Landis v. Wash. State MLB Stadium Pub. Facilities Dist. author | Disability Discrimination | Sep. 2, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Pollard concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2021 | 
| Bank of New York Mellon v. 732 Hardy Way Trust dissenting | Real Property | Jun. 28, 2021 | 
| Gilbert v. U.S. author | Tax | May 21, 2021 | 
| Walsh v. Browne author | Arbitration | May 19, 2021 | 
| Thomas v. CalPortland Company author | statutory_interpretation | Apr. 15, 2021 | 
| Merchant v. Corizon Health author | Civil Rights | Apr. 5, 2021 | 
| Nunes v. Arata Swingle Van Egmond & Goodwin concurring | Civil Rights | Dec. 30, 2020 | 
| Manikan v. Peters & Freedman LLP author | Consumer Law | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| Bliss v. Corecivic Inc. author | statutory_interpretation | Oct. 28, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Kroytor author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2020 | 
| Boyer v. City of Simi Valley author | Constitutional Law | Oct. 15, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Qazi author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Herrera author | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 10, 2020 | 
| International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 15 v. National Labor Relations Board author | Labor Law | Apr. 30, 2020 | 
| Colbert v. Haynes author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 31, 2020 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Judge Danielle J. Forrest looks for the right path in the law | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 19, 2022 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| U.S. v. Rivera-Valdes dissenting | Immigration | Sep. 19, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Boudreau author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Stennerson author | Constitutional Law | Sep. 9, 2025 | 
| Garza v. Woods author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 25, 2025 | 
| Halverson v. Burgum author | Immunity | Aug. 21, 2025 | 
| John Doe 1 v. Twitter Inc. author | Cyber Law | Aug. 1, 2025 | 
| Yuga Labs Inc. v. Ripps author | Intellectual Property | Jul. 23, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Vlha author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 9, 2025 | 
| Nguyen v. Bonta author | Constitutional Law | Jun. 20, 2025 | 
| Amended Opinion: The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa author | Disability Discrimination | Apr. 24, 2025 | 
| Fallon v. Dudek author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 24, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Hamilton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Rodriguez-Arvizu dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Thompson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 | 
| Day v. Henry dissenting | Constitutional Law | Mar. 4, 2025 | 
| Doerr v. Shinn dissenting | Habeas Corpus | Jan. 29, 2025 | 
| Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District author | Education | Jan. 15, 2025 | 
| Sheltra v. Christensen author | Prisoners' Rights | Dec. 31, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Wilson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 19, 2024 | 
| The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa concurring | Disability Discrimination | Dec. 4, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Holmes author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 13, 2024 | 
| Rose Court, LLC v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 17, 2024 | 
| Stein v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. concurring | Government | Sep. 24, 2024 | 
| Bent v. Garland dissenting | Immigration | Aug. 15, 2024 | 
| Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles dissenting | Qualified Immunity | Aug. 14, 2024 | 
| Pomares v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs author | Government | Aug. 13, 2024 | 
| Nakka v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services concurring | Immigration | Aug. 6, 2024 | 
| Stavrianoudakis v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2024 | 
| Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico v. Earley author | Civil Procedure | May 3, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Anderson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 | 
| Mattioda v. Nelson author | Disability Discrimination | Apr. 22, 2024 | 
| Perez v. City of Fresno author | Qualified Immunity | Apr. 15, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Jose Jimenez-Chaidez author | Evidence | Mar. 25, 2024 | 
| DZ Reserve v. Meta Platforms, Inc. dissenting | Civil Procedure | Mar. 21, 2024 | 
| Smith v. Helzer dissenting | Constitutional Law | Mar. 15, 2024 | 
| Herrera v. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. dissenting | Arbitration | Mar. 11, 2024 | 
| McDonald v. Lawson author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 29, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Klensch author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 8, 2023 | 
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District concurring | Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2023 | 
| Kirkland v. USBC, Los Angeles author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 27, 2023 | 
| Moe v. GEICO Indemnity Co. author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 12, 2023 | 
| Park v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 29, 2023 | 
| Arizmendi-Medina v. Garland dissenting | Immigration | Jun. 7, 2023 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service author | Environmental Law | May 17, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Anderson dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2022 | 
| Dodge v. Evergreen School District #114 author | Civil Rights | Dec. 29, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Nishida author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 17, 2022 | 
| Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Rosenow affirmed | Civil Rights | Oct. 3, 2022 | 
| In Re Hawkeye Entertainment author | Bankruptcy | Sep. 23, 2022 | 
| Amended Opinion: Hernandez v. Garland author | Immigration | Sep. 14, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Montoya affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2022 | 
| Patsalis v. Shinn author | Constitutional Law | Sep. 6, 2022 | 
| Sarkar v. Garland author | Immigration | Jul. 1, 2022 | 
| Seidner v. De Vries author | Qualified Immunity | Jun. 30, 2022 | 
| Hernandez v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 28, 2022 | 
| David v. Kaulukukui author | Civil Rights | Jun. 27, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Mathews author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 13, 2022 | 
| Baroni v. Seror author | Bankruptcy | Jun. 8, 2022 | 
| Vasquez-Borjas v. Garland author | Immigration | Jun. 6, 2022 | 
| Andrews v. City of Henderson author | Immunity | May 24, 2022 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dissenting | Environmental Law | May 13, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Rosenow affirmed | Civil Rights | Apr. 28, 2022 | 
| Munoz Gonzalez v. U.S. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2022 | 
| California Public Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission author | Utilities | Mar. 18, 2022 | 
| Brown v. State of  Arizona author | Constitutional Law | Jan. 26, 2022 | 
| Williamson v. City of National City author | Civil Rights | Jan. 25, 2022 | 
| Cannara v. Nemeth author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 3, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Pollard concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2021 | 
| WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies author | Immunity | Nov. 9, 2021 | 
| Harris v. County of Orange dissenting | Contracts | Oct. 29, 2021 | 
| Brice v. Haynes Investments author | Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2021 | 
| Cooper v. Newsom concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 17, 2021 | 
| Landis v. Wash. State MLB Stadium Pub. Facilities Dist. author | Disability Discrimination | Sep. 2, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Pollard concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2021 | 
| Bank of New York Mellon v. 732 Hardy Way Trust dissenting | Real Property | Jun. 28, 2021 | 
| Gilbert v. U.S. author | Tax | May 21, 2021 | 
| Walsh v. Browne author | Arbitration | May 19, 2021 | 
| Thomas v. CalPortland Company author | statutory_interpretation | Apr. 15, 2021 | 
| Merchant v. Corizon Health author | Civil Rights | Apr. 5, 2021 | 
| Nunes v. Arata Swingle Van Egmond & Goodwin concurring | Civil Rights | Dec. 30, 2020 | 
| Manikan v. Peters & Freedman LLP author | Consumer Law | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| Bliss v. Corecivic Inc. author | statutory_interpretation | Oct. 28, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Kroytor author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2020 | 
| Boyer v. City of Simi Valley author | Constitutional Law | Oct. 15, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Qazi author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Herrera author | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 10, 2020 | 
| International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 15 v. National Labor Relations Board author | Labor Law | Apr. 30, 2020 | 
| Colbert v. Haynes author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 31, 2020 | 
 

 
