Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Central - Pasadena
research associate fellow, USC Law School, 1953-56; private practice, Los Angeles, 1954-57; faculty, USC Law School, 1957-80; adjunct professor of law, USC Law School, 1980-present; nominated to 9th Circuit, September 1979, confirmed December 1979
UCLA Law School, 1953; LLM, USC, 1956
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Wright Nelson | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Apr. 9, 2012 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Setty v. Shrinivas Sugandhalaya
author
|
Arbitration | Jul. 8, 2021 |
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Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe
reversed and remanded
|
International Law | Jun. 18, 2021 |
|
Setty v. Shrinivas Sugandhalaya
author
|
Arbitration | Jan. 21, 2021 |
|
County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
vacated and remanded
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 24, 2020 |
|
Dyroff v. The Ultimate Software Group
author
|
Immunity | Aug. 21, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Begay
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2019 |
|
Henderson v. United Student Aid Funds
author
|
Business Law | Mar. 25, 2019 |
|
Doe v. Nestle
author
|
Torts | Oct. 24, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Garcia-Lopez
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 10, 2018 |
|
Hernandez v. City of San Jose
author
|
Civil Rights | Jul. 30, 2018 |
|
Frimmel Management v. U.S.
author
|
Immigration | Jul. 27, 2018 |
|
Amended Opinion: Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui
author
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 2, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Adkins
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 6, 2018 |
|
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui
author
|
Environmental Law | Feb. 5, 2018 |
|
American Beverage Association v. City and County of San Francisco
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 20, 2017 |
|
First Resort Inc. v. Herrera
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jun. 28, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hernandez v. Robbins & Myers, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Expert / technical | Feb. 19, 1994 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Wright Nelson | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Apr. 9, 2012 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Setty v. Shrinivas Sugandhalaya
author
|
Arbitration | Jul. 8, 2021 |
|
Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe
reversed and remanded
|
International Law | Jun. 18, 2021 |
|
Setty v. Shrinivas Sugandhalaya
author
|
Arbitration | Jan. 21, 2021 |
|
County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
vacated and remanded
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 24, 2020 |
|
Dyroff v. The Ultimate Software Group
author
|
Immunity | Aug. 21, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Begay
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2019 |
|
Henderson v. United Student Aid Funds
author
|
Business Law | Mar. 25, 2019 |
|
Doe v. Nestle
author
|
Torts | Oct. 24, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Garcia-Lopez
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 10, 2018 |
|
Hernandez v. City of San Jose
author
|
Civil Rights | Jul. 30, 2018 |
|
Frimmel Management v. U.S.
author
|
Immigration | Jul. 27, 2018 |
|
Amended Opinion: Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui
author
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 2, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Adkins
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 6, 2018 |
|
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui
author
|
Environmental Law | Feb. 5, 2018 |
|
American Beverage Association v. City and County of San Francisco
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 20, 2017 |
|
First Resort Inc. v. Herrera
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jun. 28, 2017 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hernandez v. Robbins & Myers, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Expert / technical | Feb. 19, 1994 |