Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oregon - Portland
   
Appointed by President Joe Biden, confirmed December 2021; previously member of Oregon Employment Relations board
Yale Law School
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
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Gilbert v. 7-Eleven, Inc.
 author 
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Disability Discrimination | Oct. 27, 2025 | 
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U.S. v. Wells
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 26, 2025 | 
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U.S. v. Keast
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 10, 2025 | 
| 
Sterling v. Feek
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 4, 2025 | 
| 
Renteria-Hinojosa v. Sunsweet Growers, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Aug. 14, 2025 | 
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U.S. v. Petrushkin
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 14, 2025 | 
| 
Damiano v. Grants Pass School District No. 7
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jun. 18, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Holcomb
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 27, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Thompson
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 | 
| 
Sweet v. Everglades College Inc.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 5, 2024 | 
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In re: Powell v. Van Meter
 author 
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Bankruptcy | Oct. 1, 2024 | 
| 
U.S. v. California Stem Cell Treatment Center
 concurring 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 27, 2024 | 
| 
Mayes v. American Hallmark Insurance Co.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 22, 2024 | 
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Ronderos v. USF Reddaway Inc.
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Aug. 22, 2024 | 
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Nakka v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 6, 2024 | 
| 
Conway v. O'Malley
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
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Ferguson v. O'Malley
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 14, 2024 | 
| 
Blumenkron v. Multnomah County
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Feb. 2, 2024 | 
| 
Maney v. Brown
 author 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Feb. 1, 2024 | 
| 
Hebrard v. Nofziger
 dissenting 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Jan. 11, 2024 | 
| 
Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation v. Wooten
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Oct. 18, 2023 | 
| 
Kava Holdings LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Oct. 18, 2023 | 
| 
Hermosillo v. Garland
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Rudnitskyy v. Garland
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District
 dissenting 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2023 | 
| 
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland, et al. 
 dissenting 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jan. 23, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Lillard
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 17, 2023 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Gilbert v. 7-Eleven, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Disability Discrimination | Oct. 27, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Wells
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 26, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Keast
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 10, 2025 | 
| 
Sterling v. Feek
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 4, 2025 | 
| 
Renteria-Hinojosa v. Sunsweet Growers, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Aug. 14, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Petrushkin
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 14, 2025 | 
| 
Damiano v. Grants Pass School District No. 7
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jun. 18, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Holcomb
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 27, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Thompson
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 | 
| 
Sweet v. Everglades College Inc.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 5, 2024 | 
| 
In re: Powell v. Van Meter
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Oct. 1, 2024 | 
| 
U.S. v. California Stem Cell Treatment Center
 concurring 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 27, 2024 | 
| 
Mayes v. American Hallmark Insurance Co.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 22, 2024 | 
| 
Ronderos v. USF Reddaway Inc.
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Aug. 22, 2024 | 
| 
Nakka v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 6, 2024 | 
| 
Conway v. O'Malley
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| 
Ferguson v. O'Malley
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 14, 2024 | 
| 
Blumenkron v. Multnomah County
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Feb. 2, 2024 | 
| 
Maney v. Brown
 author 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Feb. 1, 2024 | 
| 
Hebrard v. Nofziger
 dissenting 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Jan. 11, 2024 | 
| 
Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation v. Wooten
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Oct. 18, 2023 | 
| 
Kava Holdings LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Oct. 18, 2023 | 
| 
Hermosillo v. Garland
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Rudnitskyy v. Garland
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District
 dissenting 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2023 | 
| 
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland, et al. 
 dissenting 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jan. 23, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Lillard
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 17, 2023 | 
