Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Central - Pasadena
U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, 1953-56; deputy attorney general, California, 1961-67; Amstar Corporation, 1968-77 (attorney, Spreckels Sugar Division, 1968-72; general attorney and vice president, 1972-77); private practice, Los Angeles, 1977-80; nominated May 1980, confirmed June 1980, assumed senior status June 2004
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Atsushi Wallace Tashima | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 3, 2013 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
U.S. v. Patterson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 1, 2024 |
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Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 17, 2024 |
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Winkler v. McCloskey
author
|
Arbitration | Sep. 28, 2023 |
|
Harstein v. Hyatt Corp.
author
|
Employment Law | Sep. 22, 2023 |
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U.S. v. Estrada
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2023 |
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Suski v. Coinbase Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 16, 2022 |
|
Dong v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Oct. 19, 2022 |
|
W.B. Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp.
author
|
Remedies | Aug. 31, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Nault
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2022 |
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Roley v. Google
author
|
Contracts | Jul. 14, 2022 |
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Machowski v. 333 N. Placentia Property
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2022 |
|
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
concurring
|
Environmental Law | Jul. 1, 2022 |
|
In Re Mayer
author
|
Bankruptcy | Mar. 9, 2022 |
|
Walcott v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Dec. 23, 2021 |
|
Arizona Democratic Party v. Hobbs
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 9, 2021 |
|
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
author
|
Antitrust | Dec. 3, 2021 |
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Miller v. Sawant
author
|
Torts | Nov. 11, 2021 |
|
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 30, 2021 |
|
Invesco High Yield Fund v. Jecklin
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 26, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Bartley
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2021 |
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Marinelarena v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Jul. 27, 2021 |
|
Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
dissenting
|
Intellectual Property | Apr. 21, 2021 |
|
Seachris v. Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company
author
|
Remedies | Apr. 20, 2021 |
|
Pasadena Republican Club v. Western Justice Center
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Jan. 26, 2021 |
|
John Doe #1 v. Trump
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 5, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 9, 2020 |
|
McGee v. S-L Snacks National
author
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 7, 2020 |
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In the Matter of Garrett
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
Hardwick v. County of Orange
concurring
|
Civil Rights | Nov. 19, 2020 |
|
Stone v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co.
author
|
Health Care | Nov. 10, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Cate
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2020 |
|
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
reversed and remanded
|
Immigration | Jun. 26, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Grey
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
vacated and remanded
|
Constitutional Law | May 8, 2020 |
|
Walker v. Fred Meyer Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Mar. 23, 2020 |
|
Parents For Privacy v. Barr
author
|
Constitutional Law | Feb. 13, 2020 |
|
Amended Opinion: Walden v. State of Nevada
author
|
Immunity | Dec. 24, 2019 |
|
Murphy v. SFBSC Management
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2019 |
|
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
author
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2019 |
|
Walden v. State of Nevada
author
|
Immunity | Oct. 17, 2019 |
|
Garris v. FBI
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 12, 2019 |
|
Godecke ex rel. U.S. v. Kinetic Concepts
author
|
Government | Sep. 9, 2019 |
|
Fidelity National Financial Inc. v. Friedman
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2019 |
|
Tijerino v. Stetson Desert Project
reversed and remanded
|
Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2019 |
|
Janjua v. Neufeld
author
|
Immigration | Aug. 12, 2019 |
|
Marinelarena v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Jul. 19, 2019 |
|
Universal Cable v. Atlantic Specialty Ins.
author
|
Insurance | Jul. 15, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Bain
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 12, 2019 |
|
Thuraissigiam v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
author
|
Immigration | Mar. 8, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2018 |
|
Amended Opinion: Nunies v. HIE Holdings
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Nov. 2, 2018 |
|
Allied Concrete and Supply v. IBT
author
|
Labor Law | Sep. 21, 2018 |
|
Nunies v. HIE Holdings
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Sep. 18, 2018 |
|
Martinez v. Cate
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2018 |
|
California Trucking Assoc. v. Su
author
|
Labor Law | Sep. 11, 2018 |
|
American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and Canada v. Paramount Pictures
author
|
Labor Law | Sep. 11, 2018 |
|
Khoja v. Orexigen Therapeutics
author
|
Securities | Aug. 14, 2018 |
|
John Doe v. U.C. Regents
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 7, 2018 |
|
Pike v. Hester
author
|
Qualified Immunity | Jun. 7, 2018 |
|
Hodsdon v. Mars, Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Jun. 5, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Walker River Irrigation District
author
|
Water Rights | May 23, 2018 |
|
Caldwell v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Civil Rights | May 14, 2018 |
|
PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp.
author
|
Remedies | Mar. 8, 2018 |
|
Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. D.M.S.I. LLC
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 12, 2017 |
|
Buck v. Berryhill
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 6, 2017 |
|
Marinelarena v. Sessions
dissenting
|
Immigration | Aug. 24, 2017 |
|
Miller v. City of Portland
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image Technical Services, Inc., et al. v. Eastman Kodak, et al. | Antitrust | judge | Sep. 30, 1995 |
| Elliot Warren v. Victoria Harrison, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 3, 1994 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Atsushi Wallace Tashima | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 3, 2013 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
U.S. v. Patterson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 1, 2024 |
|
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 17, 2024 |
|
Winkler v. McCloskey
author
|
Arbitration | Sep. 28, 2023 |
|
Harstein v. Hyatt Corp.
author
|
Employment Law | Sep. 22, 2023 |
|
U.S. v. Estrada
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2023 |
|
Suski v. Coinbase Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 16, 2022 |
|
Dong v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Oct. 19, 2022 |
|
W.B. Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp.
author
|
Remedies | Aug. 31, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Nault
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2022 |
|
Roley v. Google
author
|
Contracts | Jul. 14, 2022 |
|
Machowski v. 333 N. Placentia Property
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2022 |
|
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
concurring
|
Environmental Law | Jul. 1, 2022 |
|
In Re Mayer
author
|
Bankruptcy | Mar. 9, 2022 |
|
Walcott v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Dec. 23, 2021 |
|
Arizona Democratic Party v. Hobbs
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 9, 2021 |
|
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
author
|
Antitrust | Dec. 3, 2021 |
|
Miller v. Sawant
author
|
Torts | Nov. 11, 2021 |
|
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 30, 2021 |
|
Invesco High Yield Fund v. Jecklin
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 26, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Bartley
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2021 |
|
Marinelarena v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Jul. 27, 2021 |
|
Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
dissenting
|
Intellectual Property | Apr. 21, 2021 |
|
Seachris v. Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company
author
|
Remedies | Apr. 20, 2021 |
|
Pasadena Republican Club v. Western Justice Center
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Jan. 26, 2021 |
|
John Doe #1 v. Trump
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 5, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 9, 2020 |
|
McGee v. S-L Snacks National
author
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 7, 2020 |
|
In the Matter of Garrett
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
Hardwick v. County of Orange
concurring
|
Civil Rights | Nov. 19, 2020 |
|
Stone v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co.
author
|
Health Care | Nov. 10, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Cate
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2020 |
|
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
reversed and remanded
|
Immigration | Jun. 26, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Grey
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
vacated and remanded
|
Constitutional Law | May 8, 2020 |
|
Walker v. Fred Meyer Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Mar. 23, 2020 |
|
Parents For Privacy v. Barr
author
|
Constitutional Law | Feb. 13, 2020 |
|
Amended Opinion: Walden v. State of Nevada
author
|
Immunity | Dec. 24, 2019 |
|
Murphy v. SFBSC Management
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2019 |
|
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
author
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2019 |
|
Walden v. State of Nevada
author
|
Immunity | Oct. 17, 2019 |
|
Garris v. FBI
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 12, 2019 |
|
Godecke ex rel. U.S. v. Kinetic Concepts
author
|
Government | Sep. 9, 2019 |
|
Fidelity National Financial Inc. v. Friedman
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2019 |
|
Tijerino v. Stetson Desert Project
reversed and remanded
|
Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2019 |
|
Janjua v. Neufeld
author
|
Immigration | Aug. 12, 2019 |
|
Marinelarena v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Jul. 19, 2019 |
|
Universal Cable v. Atlantic Specialty Ins.
author
|
Insurance | Jul. 15, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Bain
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 12, 2019 |
|
Thuraissigiam v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
author
|
Immigration | Mar. 8, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2018 |
|
Amended Opinion: Nunies v. HIE Holdings
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Nov. 2, 2018 |
|
Allied Concrete and Supply v. IBT
author
|
Labor Law | Sep. 21, 2018 |
|
Nunies v. HIE Holdings
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Sep. 18, 2018 |
|
Martinez v. Cate
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2018 |
|
California Trucking Assoc. v. Su
author
|
Labor Law | Sep. 11, 2018 |
|
American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and Canada v. Paramount Pictures
author
|
Labor Law | Sep. 11, 2018 |
|
Khoja v. Orexigen Therapeutics
author
|
Securities | Aug. 14, 2018 |
|
John Doe v. U.C. Regents
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 7, 2018 |
|
Pike v. Hester
author
|
Qualified Immunity | Jun. 7, 2018 |
|
Hodsdon v. Mars, Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Jun. 5, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Walker River Irrigation District
author
|
Water Rights | May 23, 2018 |
|
Caldwell v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Civil Rights | May 14, 2018 |
|
PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp.
author
|
Remedies | Mar. 8, 2018 |
|
Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. D.M.S.I. LLC
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 12, 2017 |
|
Buck v. Berryhill
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 6, 2017 |
|
Marinelarena v. Sessions
dissenting
|
Immigration | Aug. 24, 2017 |
|
Miller v. City of Portland
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2017 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image Technical Services, Inc., et al. v. Eastman Kodak, et al. | Antitrust | judge | Sep. 30, 1995 |
| Elliot Warren v. Victoria Harrison, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 3, 1994 |
