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Salvador Mendoza, Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 46 to 40Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Nominated
- April 25, 2022
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 11, 2022
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 9, 2022
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 46 to 40
- Confirmed
- September 12, 2022
- Commissioned
- September 15, 2022
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1971, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Appointed by Barack Obama; commissioned ; Senate vote 92 to 4. Service ended September 16, 2022: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Assistant attorney general, State of Washington, 1997-1998
- Deputy prosecutor, Franklin County, Washington, 1998-1999
- Private practice, Kennewick, Washington, 1999-2013
- Judge pro tem, Pasco [Washington] Municipal Court, 2002-2013
- Judge pro tem, Juvenile Division, Superior Court of the State of Washington, Benton and Franklin Counties, 2002-2013
- Judge pro tem, District Court of the State of Washington, Franklin County, 2002-2013
- Judge pro tem, District Court of the State of Washington, Benton County, 2006-2013
- Judge, Superior Court of the State of Washington, Benton and Franklin Counties, 2013-2014
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