William Cameron Canby Jr.
How Judge Canby rules, drawn from 34 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Canby
William Cameron Canby, Jr. is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Judge Canby received a commission on May 23, 1980. Judge Canby assumed senior status on May 23, 1996.
Judge Canby's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Canby'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).
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“AFFIRMED.”
“The judgment of the Tax Court is AFFIRMED.”
“We dismiss Shee Atika's cross appeal, and affirm the district court's order denying Sealaska's request for an injunction.”
“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”
“We conclude that it is, and we affirm.”
“We reverse Wash-man’s conviction and remand to the district court so that Washman can plead anew.”
“We DISMISS the appeal for lack of a genuine federal issue.”
“Because this Court lacks jurisdiction to hear Briseno’s claim, we dismiss the petition.”
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