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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

51 sitting judgesConfirmed from the official record

29 in active service and 22 in senior status. Newest commission first.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Sitting judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
JudgeAppointed bySenate voteCommissioned
Eric Chunyee TungJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump52 to 45
Ana Isabel de AlbaJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden48 to 43
Anthony Devos JohnstoneJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden49 to 45
Roopali H. DesaiJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden67 to 29
Salvador Mendoza, Jr.Judge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden46 to 40
Gabriel Patrick SanchezJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden52 to 47
Holly Aiyisha ThomasJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden48 to 40
Jennifer SungJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden50 to 49
Lucy Haeran KohJudge. ActiveJoseph R. Biden50 to 45
Lawrence James Christopher VanDykeJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump51 to 44
Patrick Joseph BumatayJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump53 to 40
Danielle Jo ForrestJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump73 to 17
Daniel Aaron BressJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump53 to 45
Kenneth Kiyul LeeJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump52 to 45
Daniel Paul CollinsJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump53 to 46
Bridget Shelton BadeJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump78 to 21
Eric David MillerJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump53 to 46
Ryan Douglas NelsonJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump51 to 44
Mark Jeremy BennettJudge. ActiveDonald J. Trump72 to 27
Michelle Taryn FriedlandJudge. ActiveBarack Obama51 to 40
John Byron OwensJudge. ActiveBarack Obama56 to 43
Andrew David HurwitzJudge. Senior status since October 3, 2022Barack ObamaVoice vote
Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc NguyenJudge. ActiveBarack Obama91 to 3
Morgan ChristenJudge. ActiveBarack Obama95 to 3
Mary Helen MurguiaJudge. ActiveBarack Obama89 to 0
N[orman] Randy SmithJudge. Senior status since August 11, 2018George W. Bush94 to 0
Milan Dale Smith, Jr.Judge. ActiveGeorge W. Bush93 to 0
Carlos T. BeaJudge. Senior status since December 12, 2019George W. Bush86 to 0
Consuelo Maria CallahanJudge. ActiveGeorge W. Bush99 to 0
Jay S. BybeeJudge. Senior status since December 31, 2019George W. Bush74 to 19
Richard R. CliftonJudge. Senior status since December 31, 2016George W. Bush98 to 0
Johnnie B. RawlinsonJudge. ActiveWilliam J. ClintonVoice vote
Richard C. TallmanJudge. Senior status since March 3, 2018William J. ClintonVoice vote
Marsha Siegel BerzonJudge. Senior status since January 23, 2022William J. Clinton64 to 34
Richard A. PaezJudge. Senior status since December 13, 2021William J. Clinton59 to 39
Ronald Murray GouldJudge. ActiveWilliam J. ClintonVoice vote
William A. FletcherJudge. Senior status since January 24, 2022William J. Clinton57 to 41
Kim McLane WardlawJudge. ActiveWilliam J. ClintonVoice vote
M. Margaret McKeownJudge. Senior status since September 15, 2022William J. Clinton80 to 11
Susan GraberJudge. Senior status since December 15, 2021William J. Clinton98 to 0
Barry G. SilvermanJudge. Senior status since October 11, 2016William J. ClintonVoice vote
Atsushi Wallace TashimaJudge. Senior status since June 30, 2004William J. ClintonVoice vote
Sidney Runyan ThomasJudge. Senior status since May 4, 2023William J. ClintonVoice vote
Michael Daly HawkinsJudge. Senior status since February 12, 2010William J. ClintonVoice vote
Ferdinand Francis FernandezJudge. Senior status since June 1, 2002George H.W. BushVoice vote
Stephen S. TrottJudge. Senior status since December 31, 2004Ronald ReaganVoice vote
Diarmuid Fionntain O'ScannlainJudge. Senior status since December 31, 2016Ronald ReaganVoice vote
William Cameron Canby, Jr.Judge. Senior status since May 23, 1996Jimmy CarterVoice vote
Dorothy Wright NelsonJudge. Senior status since January 1, 1995Jimmy CarterVoice vote
Mary Murphy SchroederJudge. Senior status since December 31, 2011Jimmy CarterVoice vote
John Clifford WallaceJudge. Senior status since April 8, 1996Richard M. NixonVoice vote
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