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