QUICK FACTS
ESTABLISHED
CIRCUIT JUSTICE
ACTIVE JUDGES
CHIEF JUDGE
March 3, 1891
Mary Murguia (Since 2021)
29
Active Judges
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Mary Murguia
Appointed by: Barack Obama (2011)
Duty Station: Phoenix, AZ
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Kim McLane Wardlaw
Appointed by: Bill Clinton (1998)
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
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Ronald Gould
Appointed by: Bill Clinton (1999)
Duty Station: Seattle, WA
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Johnnie Rawlinson
Appointed by: Bill Clinton (2000)
Duty Station: Las Vegas, NV
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Consuelo Callahan
Appointed by: George W. Bush (2003)
Duty Station: Sacramento, CA
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Milan Smith
Appointed by: George W. Bush (2006)
Duty Station: El Segundo, CA
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Morgan Christen
Appointed by: Barack Obama (2012)
Duty Station: Anchorage, AK
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Jacqueline Nguyen
Appointed by: Barack Obama (2012)
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
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John B. Owens
Appointed by: Barack Obama (2014)
Duty Station: San Diego, CA
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Mark J. Bennett
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)
Duty Station: Honolulu, HI
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Ryan Nelson
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)
Duty Station: Idaho Falls, ID
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Eric D. Miller
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)
Duty Station: Seattle, WA
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Bridget Bade
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)
Duty Station: Phoenix, AZ
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Daniel Collins
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
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Kenneth Lee
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)
Duty Station: San Diego, CA
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Daniel Brass
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)
Duty Station: San Francisco, CA
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Danielle Forrest
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)
Duty Station: Portland, OR
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Patrick Bumatay
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)
Duty Station: San Diego, CA
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Lawrence VanDyke
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2020)
Duty Station: Reno, NV
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Lucy Koh
Appointed by: Joe Biden (2021)
Duty Station: San Francisco, CA
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Jennifer Sung
Appointed by: Joe Biden (2021)
Duty Station: Portland, OR
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Gabriel Sanchez
Appointed by: Joe Biden (2022)
Duty Station: San Francisco, CA
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Holly Thomas
Appointed by: Joe Biden (2022)
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
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Salvador Mendoza Jr.
Appointed by: Joe Biden (2022)
Duty Station: Richland, WA
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Roopali Desai
Appointed by: Joe Biden (2022)
Duty Station: Phoenix, AZ
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Anthony Johnstone
Appointed by: Joe Biden (2023)
Duty Station: Missoula, MT
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Ana de Alba
Appointed by: Joe Biden (2023)
Duty Station: Fresno, CA
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Eric Tung
Appointed by: Donald Trump (2025)
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
Senior Judges
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J. Clifford Wallace
Term: 1972 - 1996
Appointed by: Richard Nixon
Duty Station: San Diego, CA
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Mary Schroeder
Term: 1979 - 2011
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter
Duty Station: Phoenix, AZ
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Dorothy Wright Nelson
Term: 1979 - 1995
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
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William Canby
Term: 1980 - 1996
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter
Duty Station: Phoenix, AZ
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Diarmuid O'Scannlain
Term: 1986 - 2016
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan
Duty Station: Portland, OR
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Ferdinand Fernandez
Term: 1989 - 2002
Appointed by: George H.W. Bush
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
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Michael Daly Hawkins
Term: 1994 - 2010
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: Phoenix, AZ
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A. Wallace Tashima
Term: 1996 - 2004
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
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Sidney Thomas
Term: 1996 - 2023
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: Billings, MT
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Barry Silverman
Term: 1998 - 2016
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: Phoenix, AZ
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Susan Graber
Term: 1998 - 2021
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: Portland, OR
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M. Margaret McKeown
Term: 1998 - 2022
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: San Diego, CA
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William Fletcher
Term: 1998 - 2022
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: San Francisco, CA
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Richard Paez
Term: 2000 - 2021
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: Pasadena, CA
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Marsha Berzon
Term: 2000 - 2022
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: San Francisco, CA
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Richard Tallman
Term: 2000 - 2018
Appointed by: Bill Clinton
Duty Station: Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Richard Clifton
Term: 2002 - 2016
Appointed by: George W. Bush
Duty Station: Honolulu, HI
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Jay Bybee
Term: 2003 - 2019
Appointed by: George W. Bush
Duty Station: Las Vegas, NV
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Carlos Bea
Term: 2003 - 2019
Appointed by: George W. Bush
Duty Station: San Francisco, CA
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N. Randy Smith
Term: 2007 - 2018
Appointed by: George W. Bush
Duty Station: Pocatello, ID
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Andrew Hurwitz
Term: 2012 - 2022
Appointed by: Barack Obama
Duty Station: Phoenix, AZ