United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Cases of Interest

(01/04/21) Harvest Rock Church v. Newsom

(12/08/20) Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak & Calvary Chapel Lone Mountain v. Sisolak

(12/04/20) Perry v. Hollingsworth

(10/12/20) Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs

(10/07/20) National Urban League v. Ross

(10/07/20) Arizona Democratic Party v. Katie Hobbs

Live Video Streaming of Oral Arguments and Events

BAP Pasadena CR1 9:00 AM Wednesday 1/20

Announcements

Effective January 16, 2021, Court Announces New Procedures Regarding the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs)

With the Retirement of its Appellate Commissioner, Court Reassigns Duties and Hires a CJA Administrator

NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Sample brief and excerpts of record are now available, as well as a technical guide for working with PDFs. Click here to access these new resources.

NEW EXCERPTS OF RECORD RULES
The Court has adopted new rules effective December 1, 2020, including significant revisions to rules governing excerpts of record and oversized briefs. Click here to see new Excerpts of Record Rule 30-1 and redlined versions of all other rule revisions.

Update to Operational Changes

We have limited staff in the courthouse due to the current public health crisis. We are asking that you email inquiries instead of calling the court during this time. Court staff will respond to you as soon as possible, likely within a few hours. The email address is: questions@ca9.uscourts.gov. Please include your case number and a telephone number in case court staff needs to reach you.

Inmates with Pending Execution Dates

There are no pending executions.

Ninth Circuit News

Sentence Mitigation Beneficiaries Spend Holidays at Home instead of in Prison

Senate Confirms New U.S. District Judge for Central District of California

Remote Argument Survey Highlights Positives and Negatives of Streaming During Pandemic

2019 Ninth Circuit Annual Report Available Online!

Judge J. Clifford Wallace Celebrates 50 Years on the Bench

Judgeship

Federal Public Defender

Federal Public Defender Opportunity: Western District of Washington
Applications must be received by 5 p.m., January 21, 2021

Policies & Initiatives

Camera Guidelines

Electronic Devices Policy

Obtaining Electronic Data

Annual Reports

2019 Annual Report
2018 Annual Report
2017 Annual Report
2016 Annual Report
2015 Annual Report
2014 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report
2011 Annual Report
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report
2007 Annual Report
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report
2004 Annual Report
2003 Annual Report
2002 Annual Report
2001 Annual Report

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