Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Idaho - Pocatello
Associate and assistant GC, J.R. Simplot Co., 1977-81. Adjunct professor, Boise State Univ, 1979-81. Private practice, 1982-95. District jduge, Idaho District Court, 1995-2007. Nominated to 9th Circuit, January 2007; confirmed February 2007.
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1977
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| N. Randy Smith | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit (Idaho) | Apr. 22, 2010 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Lapadat v. Bondi
dissenting
|
Immigration | Feb. 12, 2025 |
|
U.S. v. Korotkiy
dissenting
|
Maritime Law | Oct. 11, 2024 |
|
Singh v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Oct. 4, 2024 |
|
Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 8, 2023 |
|
Hardeman v. Monsanto
dissenting
|
Evidence | May 17, 2021 |
|
A Community Voice v. USEPA
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | May 17, 2021 |
|
Public Watchdogs v. Southern California Edison
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 30, 2020 |
|
Boardman v. Inslee
author
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 23, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Sterling Centrecorp
dissenting
|
statutory_interpretation | Oct. 6, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Swenson
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2020 |
|
Rose v. Guyer
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2020 |
|
Smith v. Baker
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 22, 2020 |
|
Amended Opinion: Tovar v. Zuchowski
author
|
Immigration | Feb. 13, 2020 |
|
Tovar v. Zuchowski
author
|
Immigration | Jan. 21, 2020 |
|
Courthouse News Service v. Planet
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 21, 2020 |
|
Andrews v. Davis
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Thornhill
concurring
|
Evidence | Oct. 16, 2019 |
|
Mu v. Barr
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 5, 2019 |
|
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 30, 2019 |
|
In re NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation
dissenting
|
Antitrust | Aug. 14, 2019 |
|
Khrapunov v. Prosyankin
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 25, 2019 |
|
COMCAST v. Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission
author
|
Utilities | May 9, 2019 |
|
Weil v. Citizens Telecom Servs. Co.
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Apr. 30, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Torres
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 9, 2019 |
|
Hoang v. Bank of America
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 7, 2018 |
|
Wilson v. Rigby
author
|
Bankruptcy | Nov. 28, 2018 |
|
Hyatt v. Office of Management & Budget
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 16, 2018 |
|
USSEC v. Schooler
author
|
Securities | Sep. 27, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Estrada
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 19, 2018 |
|
Bartolome v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 17, 2018 |
|
InfoSpan Inc. v. Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 10, 2018 |
|
U.S. ex rel. Rose v. Stephens Institute
dissenting
|
Government | Aug. 27, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Guizar-Rodriguez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2018 |
|
In Re Fagerdala USA-Lompoc Inc.
author
|
Bankruptcy | Jun. 5, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. McDuffy
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 16, 2018 |
|
Naruto v. Slater
concurring
|
Copyright | Apr. 24, 2018 |
|
Amended Opinion: Jones v. Royal Administration Services Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Apr. 5, 2018 |
|
Soto v. Unknown Sweetman
dissenting
|
Prisoners' Rights | Feb. 12, 2018 |
|
Demaree v. Pederson
dissenting
|
Qualified Immunity | Jan. 24, 2018 |
|
Williams v. King
author
|
Prisoners' Rights | Nov. 10, 2017 |
|
Jones v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 23, 2017 |
|
Sharp v. County of Orange
dissenting
|
Immunity | Sep. 20, 2017 |
|
Lam v. City of San Jose
author
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 6, 2017 |
|
Shafer v. Padilla
author
|
Civil Rights | Aug. 30, 2017 |
|
Los Angeles Lakers Inc. v. Federal Insurance Co.
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 24, 2017 |
|
Jones v. Royal Administration Services Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 10, 2017 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| N. Randy Smith | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit (Idaho) | Apr. 22, 2010 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Lapadat v. Bondi
dissenting
|
Immigration | Feb. 12, 2025 |
|
U.S. v. Korotkiy
dissenting
|
Maritime Law | Oct. 11, 2024 |
|
Singh v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Oct. 4, 2024 |
|
Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 8, 2023 |
|
Hardeman v. Monsanto
dissenting
|
Evidence | May 17, 2021 |
|
A Community Voice v. USEPA
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | May 17, 2021 |
|
Public Watchdogs v. Southern California Edison
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 30, 2020 |
|
Boardman v. Inslee
author
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 23, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Sterling Centrecorp
dissenting
|
statutory_interpretation | Oct. 6, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Swenson
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2020 |
|
Rose v. Guyer
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2020 |
|
Smith v. Baker
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 22, 2020 |
|
Amended Opinion: Tovar v. Zuchowski
author
|
Immigration | Feb. 13, 2020 |
|
Tovar v. Zuchowski
author
|
Immigration | Jan. 21, 2020 |
|
Courthouse News Service v. Planet
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 21, 2020 |
|
Andrews v. Davis
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Thornhill
concurring
|
Evidence | Oct. 16, 2019 |
|
Mu v. Barr
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 5, 2019 |
|
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 30, 2019 |
|
In re NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation
dissenting
|
Antitrust | Aug. 14, 2019 |
|
Khrapunov v. Prosyankin
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 25, 2019 |
|
COMCAST v. Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission
author
|
Utilities | May 9, 2019 |
|
Weil v. Citizens Telecom Servs. Co.
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Apr. 30, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Torres
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 9, 2019 |
|
Hoang v. Bank of America
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 7, 2018 |
|
Wilson v. Rigby
author
|
Bankruptcy | Nov. 28, 2018 |
|
Hyatt v. Office of Management & Budget
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 16, 2018 |
|
USSEC v. Schooler
author
|
Securities | Sep. 27, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Estrada
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 19, 2018 |
|
Bartolome v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 17, 2018 |
|
InfoSpan Inc. v. Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 10, 2018 |
|
U.S. ex rel. Rose v. Stephens Institute
dissenting
|
Government | Aug. 27, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Guizar-Rodriguez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2018 |
|
In Re Fagerdala USA-Lompoc Inc.
author
|
Bankruptcy | Jun. 5, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. McDuffy
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 16, 2018 |
|
Naruto v. Slater
concurring
|
Copyright | Apr. 24, 2018 |
|
Amended Opinion: Jones v. Royal Administration Services Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Apr. 5, 2018 |
|
Soto v. Unknown Sweetman
dissenting
|
Prisoners' Rights | Feb. 12, 2018 |
|
Demaree v. Pederson
dissenting
|
Qualified Immunity | Jan. 24, 2018 |
|
Williams v. King
author
|
Prisoners' Rights | Nov. 10, 2017 |
|
Jones v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 23, 2017 |
|
Sharp v. County of Orange
dissenting
|
Immunity | Sep. 20, 2017 |
|
Lam v. City of San Jose
author
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 6, 2017 |
|
Shafer v. Padilla
author
|
Civil Rights | Aug. 30, 2017 |
|
Los Angeles Lakers Inc. v. Federal Insurance Co.
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 24, 2017 |
|
Jones v. Royal Administration Services Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 10, 2017 |