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Danielle Jo Forrest
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 73 to 17Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- September 19, 2019
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 25, 2019
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), October 24, 2019
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 73 to 17
- Confirmed
- November 6, 2019
- Commissioned
- November 12, 2019
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1977, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Paul J. Kelly, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2004-2005
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael W. Mosman, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 2005-2007
- Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 2007-2008, 2008-2017
- Law clerk, Hon. Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008
- Adjunct law professor, Lewis & Clark Law School, 2011-2016
- Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Washington County, 2017-2019; chief civil judge, 2019; presiding judge, 2019
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