Judges
Ninth Circuit judges are listed here by seniority (how long they have served on the court).
| No. | Name | Initials | Status | Chambers | Appt. date | Appt. by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary H. Murguia | MHM | Chief Judge | Phoenix | Jan 4, 2011 | Obama |
| 2. | J. Clifford Wallace | JCW | Senior Circuit Judge | San Diego | Jun 28, 1972 | Nixon |
| 3. | Mary M. Schroeder | MMS | Senior Circuit Judge | Phoenix | Sep 26, 1979 | Carter |
| 4. | Dorothy W. Nelson | DWN | Senior Circuit Judge | Pasadena | Dec 20, 1979 | Carter |
| 5. | William C. Canby, Jr. | WCC | Senior Circuit Judge | Phoenix | May 23, 1980 | Carter |
| 6. | Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain | DFO | Senior Circuit Judge | Portland | Sep 26, 1986 | Reagan |
| 7. | Stephen S. Trott | SST | Senior Circuit Judge | Boise | Mar 25, 1988 | Reagan |
| 8. | Ferdinand F. Fernandez | FFF | Senior Circuit Judge | Pasadena | May 22, 1989 | Bush |
| 9. | Michael Daly Hawkins | MDH | Senior Circuit Judge | Phoenix | Sep 15, 1994 | Clinton |
| 10. | A. Wallace Tashima | AWT | Senior Circuit Judge | Pasadena | Jan 4, 1996 | Clinton |
| 11. | Sidney R. Thomas | SRT | Senior Circuit Judge | Billings | Jan 4, 1996 | Clinton |
| 12. | Barry G. Silverman | BGS | Senior Circuit Judge | Phoenix | Feb 4, 1998 | Clinton |
| 13. | Susan P. Graber | SPG | Senior Circuit Judge | Portland | Mar 19, 1998 | Clinton |
| 14. | M. Margaret McKeown | MMM | Senior Circuit Judge | San Diego | Apr 8, 1998 | Clinton |
| 15. | Kim McLane Wardlaw | KMW | Circuit Judge | Pasadena | Aug 3, 1998 | Clinton |
| 16. | William A. Fletcher | WAF | Senior Circuit Judge | San Francisco | Oct 9, 1998 | Clinton |
| 17. | Ronald M. Gould | RMG | Circuit Judge | Seattle | Nov 22, 1999 | Clinton |
| 18. | Richard A. Paez | RAP | Senior Circuit Judge | Pasadena | Mar 14, 2000 | Clinton |
| 19. | Marsha S. Berzon | MSB | Senior Circuit Judge | San Francisco | Mar 16, 2000 | Clinton |
| 20. | Richard C. Tallman | RCT | Senior Circuit Judge | Seattle | May 25, 2000 | Clinton |
| 21. | Johnnie B. Rawlinson | JBR | Circuit Judge | Las Vegas | Jul 26, 2000 | Clinton |
| 22. | Richard R. Clifton | RRC | Senior Circuit Judge | Honolulu | Jul 30, 2002 | Bush |
| 23. | Jay S. Bybee | JSB | Senior Circuit Judge | Las Vegas | Mar 21, 2003 | Bush |
| 24. | Consuelo M. Callahan | CMC | Circuit Judge | Sacramento | May 28, 2003 | Bush |
| 25. | Carlos T. Bea | CTB | Senior Circuit Judge | San Francisco | Oct 1, 2003 | Bush |
| 26. | Milan D. Smith, Jr. | MDS | Circuit Judge | El Segundo | May 18, 2006 | Bush |
| 27. | N. Randy Smith | NRS | Senior Circuit Judge | Pocatello | Mar 19, 2007 | Bush |
| 28. | Morgan Christen | MBC | Circuit Judge | Anchorage | Jan 11, 2012 | Obama |
| 29. | Jacqueline H. Nguyen | JHN | Circuit Judge | Pasadena | May 14, 2012 | Obama |
| 30. | Andrew D. Hurwitz | ADH | Senior Circuit Judge | Phoenix | Jun 27, 2012 | Obama |
| 31. | John B. Owens | JBO | Circuit Judge | San Diego | Apr 2, 2014 | Obama |
| 32. | Michelle T. Friedland | MTF | Circuit Judge | San Jose | Apr 29, 2014 | Obama |
| 33. | Mark J. Bennett | MJB | Circuit Judge | Honolulu | Jul 13, 2018 | Trump |
| 34. | Ryan D. Nelson | RDN | Circuit Judge | Idaho Falls | Oct 18, 2018 | Trump |
| 35. | Eric D. Miller | EDM | Circuit Judge | Seattle | Mar 4, 2019 | Trump |
| 36. | Bridget S. Bade | BSB | Circuit Judge | Phoenix | Apr 1, 2019 | Trump |
| 37. | Daniel P. Collins | DPC | Circuit Judge | Pasadena | May 22, 2019 | Trump |
| 38. | Kenneth Kiyul Lee | KKL | Circuit Judge | San Diego | Jun 12, 2019 | Trump |
| 39. | Daniel A. Bress | DAB | Circuit Judge | San Francisco | Jul 26, 2019 | Trump |
| 40. | Danielle J. Forrest | DJF | Circuit Judge | Portland | Nov 12, 2019 | Trump |
| 41. | Patrick J. Bumatay | PJB | Circuit Judge | San Diego | Dec 12, 2019 | Trump |
| 42. | Lawrence VanDyke | LVD | Circuit Judge | Reno | Jan 2, 2020 | Trump |
| 43. | Lucy H. Koh | LHK | Circuit Judge | San Francisco | Dec 13, 2021 | Biden |
| 44. | Jennifer Sung | JS | Circuit Judge | Portland | Dec 15, 2021 | Biden |
| 45. | Gabriel P. Sanchez | GPS | Circuit Judge | San Francisco | Jan 24, 2022 | Biden |
| 46. | Holly A. Thomas | HAT | Circuit Judge | Pasadena | Jan 24, 2022 | Biden |
| 47. | Salvador Mendoza, Jr. | SMJ | Circuit Judge | Richland | Sep 16, 2022 | Biden |
| 48. | Roopali H. Desai | RHD | Circuit Judge | Phoenix | Oct 3, 2022 | Biden |
| 49. | Anthony D. Johnstone | ADJ | Circuit Judge | Missoula | May 4, 2023 | Biden |
| 50. | Ana de Alba | ADA | Circuit Judge | Fresno | Nov 16, 2023 | Biden |
| 51. | Eric C. Tung | ECT | Circuit Judge | Pasadena | Nov 12, 2025 | Trump |
Last updated May 29, 2026