Ferdinand F. Fernandez
How Judge Fernandez rules, drawn from 44 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Fernandez
Ferdinand Francis Fernandez is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Judge Fernandez received a commission on May 22, 1989. Judge Fernandez previously served on the United States District Court for the Central District of California, commissioned there on October 17, 1985. Judge Fernandez assumed senior status on June 1, 2002.
Judge Fernandez's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Fernandez's own (checked October 11, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026).
How Judge Fernandez decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Vander v. U.S. Department of Justice, he rejected a litigant’s position despite its logical appeal because the law did not support it.
“Logic offers some support for his position, but law does not.”
In United States v. Nunez-Rodelo, he rejected a statutory distinction that Congress and circuit precedent had already addressed.
“That might be an interesting, if somewhat banausic, argument if Congress and we had not already spoken to the issue.”
In Hunton v. Sinclair, he adhered to the Supreme Court’s stated limits on the exception at issue.
“We must take the Court at its word.”
In Grantham v. Cory, he rejected an interpretation of payment limited to cash transactions.
“As other courts have recognized, payment is not to be taken in some technical sense, which refers to cash payments alone.”
Cautions
In Speiser, Krause & Madole P.C. v. Ortiz, he held that neglect of one clear procedural rule did not excuse neglect of another.
“However, his neglect of one clear rule is no anodyne for the damage caused by neglect of another one.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Whatever else ‘order’ might mean under § 844(a) of the Controlled Substances Act, it does not include a mere recommendation from a physician pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act.”
“We affirm. ... AFFIRMED.”
“Therefore, we agree with the district court’s ultimate determination and affirm the bankruptcy court’s decision with the clarification and exception noted above.”
“We hold that his arguments about the differences between ‘deported’ and ‘removed’ fail to protect him from the strictures of § 1326(b)(2).”
“Logic offers some support for his position, but law does not.”
“However, his neglect of one clear rule is no anodyne for the damage caused by neglect of another one.”
“We affirm. ... AFFIRMED.”
“We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.”
“Myers appealed, and we affirm.”
“The district court held that Socal became equitably subrogated to the IRS’s claim when it eliminated the Internal Revenue Service’s right of redemption in certain property that once belonged to the Bevans, but had been foreclosed upon by Socal. We disagree and reverse.”
“Congress does have the authority to prescribe, and limit, remedies.”
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