
Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oregon - Portland
Assumed senior status, 2016; appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986; chairman, Advisory Panel to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1983-85; team leader, President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (Grace Commission), 1982-83; consultant, Office of the President-Elect of the United States (Reagan), 1980-81; director, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 1973-74; public utility commissioner, State of Oregon, 1971-73; deputy attorney general, State of Oregon, 1969-71; private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1965-69, 1975-86; tax attorney, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and New York City, 1963-1965; U.S. Army Reserve, JAG Corps, 1955-78
Harvard Law School, 1963
Title | Court | Published |
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The US Supreme Court’s best penpal | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Portland, Oregon) | Jun. 25, 2019 |
Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Portland) | Apr. 1, 2010 |
Case | Category | Published |
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Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. Port of Tacoma
concurring
|
Environmental Law | Jun. 10, 2024 |
Amending Order: Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
concurring
|
Labor Law | May 6, 2024 |
Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
concurring
|
Labor Law | Feb. 20, 2024 |
National Labor Relations Board v. Valley Health System LLC
author
|
Labor Law | Feb. 20, 2024 |
Allied Premier Ins. v. United Financial Casualty Co.
reversed
|
Insurance | Jul. 24, 2023 |
Federal Trade Commission v. Hewitt
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 11, 2023 |
California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley
concurring
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 17, 2023 |
Yamashita v. LG Chem, Ltd.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 6, 2023 |
Bliss Sequoia Insurance & Risk Advisors Inc. v. Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
dissenting
|
Insurance | Oct. 27, 2022 |
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Briones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 2, 2022 |
U.S. v. McCarron
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2022 |
ICTSI Oregon v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 19, 2022 |
U.S. v. Briones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 7, 2021 |
In re Nichols
author
|
Bankruptcy | Sep. 2, 2021 |
AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Apr. 23, 2021 |
Young v. State of Hawaii
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 25, 2021 |
Lewis v. U.S.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 26, 2021 |
America Unites for Kids v. Rousseau
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | Jan. 25, 2021 |
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
concurring
|
Arbitration | Oct. 1, 2020 |
Demartini v. Demartini
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 7, 2020 |
The Democratic National Committee v. Hobbs
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Jan. 28, 2020 |
Kim v. U.S.
author
|
Torts | Oct. 11, 2019 |
Flynt v. Shimazu
author
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Poursina v. USCIS
author
|
Immigration | Aug. 29, 2019 |
U.S. v. Shayota
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2019 |
U.S. v. Evans
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2019 |
Herrera v. City of Palmdale
author
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 21, 2019 |
FTC v. AMG Capital Management
author
|
Consumer Law | Dec. 4, 2018 |
Maquiz MacDonald v. Hedgpeth
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 6, 2018 |
U.S. v. Henderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2018 |
Young v. State of Hawaii
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 25, 2018 |
Patricia Campbell v. Edu-HI
author
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 12, 2018 |
Pike v. Hester
dissenting
|
Qualified Immunity | Jun. 7, 2018 |
U.S. v. Briones
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 17, 2018 |
Echlin v. PeaceHealth
author
|
Consumer Law | Apr. 18, 2018 |
Friends of Animals v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
author
|
Animal Law | Jan. 11, 2018 |
USA v. Valdivia-Flores
author
|
Immigration | Dec. 8, 2017 |
Howard v. City of Coos Bay
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 26, 2017 |
Robins v. Spokeo Inc.
author
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 16, 2017 |
ILWU v. ICTSI Oregon
author
|
Antitrust | Jul. 25, 2017 |
Demetris v. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
author
|
Labor Law | Jul. 6, 2017 |
U.S. v. Perez-Silvan
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 29, 2017 |
U.S. v. Calvillo-Palacios
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 29, 2017 |
Guido v. Mount Lemmon Fire District
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
The US Supreme Court’s best penpal | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Portland, Oregon) | Jun. 25, 2019 |
Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Portland) | Apr. 1, 2010 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. Port of Tacoma
concurring
|
Environmental Law | Jun. 10, 2024 |
Amending Order: Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
concurring
|
Labor Law | May 6, 2024 |
Valley Hospital Medical Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
concurring
|
Labor Law | Feb. 20, 2024 |
National Labor Relations Board v. Valley Health System LLC
author
|
Labor Law | Feb. 20, 2024 |
Allied Premier Ins. v. United Financial Casualty Co.
reversed
|
Insurance | Jul. 24, 2023 |
Federal Trade Commission v. Hewitt
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 11, 2023 |
California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley
concurring
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 17, 2023 |
Yamashita v. LG Chem, Ltd.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 6, 2023 |
Bliss Sequoia Insurance & Risk Advisors Inc. v. Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
dissenting
|
Insurance | Oct. 27, 2022 |
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Briones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 2, 2022 |
U.S. v. McCarron
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2022 |
ICTSI Oregon v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 19, 2022 |
U.S. v. Briones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 7, 2021 |
In re Nichols
author
|
Bankruptcy | Sep. 2, 2021 |
AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Apr. 23, 2021 |
Young v. State of Hawaii
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 25, 2021 |
Lewis v. U.S.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 26, 2021 |
America Unites for Kids v. Rousseau
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | Jan. 25, 2021 |
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
concurring
|
Arbitration | Oct. 1, 2020 |
Demartini v. Demartini
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 7, 2020 |
The Democratic National Committee v. Hobbs
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Jan. 28, 2020 |
Kim v. U.S.
author
|
Torts | Oct. 11, 2019 |
Flynt v. Shimazu
author
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Poursina v. USCIS
author
|
Immigration | Aug. 29, 2019 |
U.S. v. Shayota
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2019 |
U.S. v. Evans
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2019 |
Herrera v. City of Palmdale
author
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 21, 2019 |
FTC v. AMG Capital Management
author
|
Consumer Law | Dec. 4, 2018 |
Maquiz MacDonald v. Hedgpeth
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 6, 2018 |
U.S. v. Henderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2018 |
Young v. State of Hawaii
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 25, 2018 |
Patricia Campbell v. Edu-HI
author
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 12, 2018 |
Pike v. Hester
dissenting
|
Qualified Immunity | Jun. 7, 2018 |
U.S. v. Briones
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 17, 2018 |
Echlin v. PeaceHealth
author
|
Consumer Law | Apr. 18, 2018 |
Friends of Animals v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
author
|
Animal Law | Jan. 11, 2018 |
USA v. Valdivia-Flores
author
|
Immigration | Dec. 8, 2017 |
Howard v. City of Coos Bay
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 26, 2017 |
Robins v. Spokeo Inc.
author
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 16, 2017 |
ILWU v. ICTSI Oregon
author
|
Antitrust | Jul. 25, 2017 |
Demetris v. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
author
|
Labor Law | Jul. 6, 2017 |
U.S. v. Perez-Silvan
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 29, 2017 |
U.S. v. Calvillo-Palacios
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 29, 2017 |
Guido v. Mount Lemmon Fire District
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 |