U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
108 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
William Alan FletcherSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Lawrence J. C. VanDyke
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Daniel Aaron Bress
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Morgan Christen
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jay Scott Bybee
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
M. Margaret McKeown
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Ryan D. Nelson
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Marsha S. Berzon
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Kim McLane Wardlaw
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
John B. Owens
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Richard R. Clifton
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Dorothy Wright NelsonSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Betty Binns FletcherDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Milan Dale Smith Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Jennifer Sung
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Anthony Devos Johnstone
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Ana Isabel de Alba
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Richard C. Tallman
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Ferdinand F. Fernandez
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Danielle J. Forrest
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Richard A. Paez
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Daniel P. Collins
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Mary M. Schroeder
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Ronald Murray Gould
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Michael Daly Hawkins
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Norman Randy SmithSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Melvin T. BrunettiRetired 2009
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Stephen Roy ReinhardtRetired 2018
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Jacqueline H. Nguyen
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Andrew David Hurwitz
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Andrew Jay KleinfeldRetired 2025
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Atsushi Wallace Tashima
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Mary Helen Murguia
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Paul Jeffrey WatfordRetired 2023
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Susan P. Graber
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Alfred T. GoodwinRetired 2022
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Edward John LeavyRetired 2023
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Herbert Young Cho ChoyDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
John Thomas Noonan Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Joseph Tyree Sneed IIIDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Procter Ralph Hug Jr.Retired 2017
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
William Albert NorrisRetired 1997
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Anthony McLeod KennedyRetired 1988
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
James Robert BrowningDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Raymond Corley FisherRetired 2020
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Shirley Ann Mount HufstedlerResigned
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Sidney Runyan ThomasSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Alex KozinskiRetired 2017
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Harry PregersonRetired 2017
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Albert Lee Stephens Sr.Retired 1965
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Benjamin Cushing DuniwayRetired 1976
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Charles Merton MerrillRetired 1974
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Clifton MathewsRetired 1962
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Curtis Dwight WilburRetired 1954
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Erskine Mayo RossRetired 1928
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Francis Arthur GarrechtRetired 1948
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Frank H. RudkinRetired 1931
Circuit judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Frank Sigel DietrichRetired 1930
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Frederick George HamleyRetired 1971
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Gilbert H. JertbergRetired 1967
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Homer Truett BoneRetired 1970
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
James Marshall CarterRetired 1971
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Joseph McKennaRetired 1897
Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
Montgomery Oliver KoelschRetired 1976
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr.Retired 1963
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Walter Raleigh Ely Jr.Retired 1979
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
William Ball GilbertRetired 1931
Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
William DenmanRetired 1959
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
William HealyRetired 1962
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
William Henry HuntRetired 1928
Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
William Henry SawtelleRetired 1934
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
William W. MorrowRetired 1929
Circuit judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
Wallace McCamantRetired 1926
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Holly Aiyisha Thomas
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Bert Emory HaneyRetired 1943
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Cynthia Holcomb HallDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Dal Millington LemmonRetired 1958
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
David Renwick ThompsonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
James Alger FeeRetired 1959
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Richard Harvey ChambersRetired 1976
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Robert Renaut BeezerDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Stanley Nelson BarnesRetired 1970
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Walter Lyndon PopeRetired 1969
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
William Edwin OrrRetired 1965
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Eric Chunyee Tung
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Roopali H. Desai
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Bridget Shelton Bade
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Salvador Mendoza, Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Lorenzo SawyerRetired 1891
Circuit judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Carlos T. Bea
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
William Cameron Canby Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Consuelo Maria Callahan
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Gabriel P. Sanchez
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Johnnie B. Rawlinson
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Patrick Joseph Bumatay
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Sandra Segal IkutaRetired 2025
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Mark J. Bennett
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Michelle Taryn Friedland
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Stephen S. TrottRetired 2020
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Eric David Miller
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Joseph Clifford Wallace
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Joseph Jerome FarrisRetired 2020
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Kenneth Kiyul Lee
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Pamela Ann RymerRetired 2011
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Barry G. SilvermanSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Robert BoocheverRetired 2011
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Lucy Haeran Koh
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)