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Mary M. Schroeder

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Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arizona - Phoenix





Trial attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1965-69; law clerk, Hon. Jesse A. Udall, Arizona Supreme Court, 1969-70; private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1971-75; visiting instructor, Arizona State University Law School, 1975-76, 1978; Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, 1975-79; lecturer, Duke University, 1995; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-07; nominated May 1979, confirmed September 1979, senior status December 2011. First woman to serve as 9th Circuit Chief Judge

University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1965



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Mary M. Schroeder 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Apr. 10, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Pham
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 5, 2024
U.S. ex rel. Lesnik v. ISM Vuzem d.o.o.
author
Immigration Aug. 12, 2024
Davidson v. Sprout Foods, Inc.
author
Consumer Law Jun. 28, 2024
Jane Doe v. Bonta
author
Constitutional Law May 8, 2024
National Association of Wheat Growers v. Bonta
dissenting
Constitutional Law Nov. 7, 2023
Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco
dissenting
Municipal Law Aug. 29, 2023
Crowe v. Wormuth
concurring
Employment Law Jul. 25, 2023
Nora Phillips v. U. S. Customs and Border Protection
concurring
Constitutional Law Jul. 21, 2023
Morales-Garcia v. Better Produce Inc.
author
Employment Law Jun. 1, 2023
Jackson v. Amazon.com, Inc.
author
Arbitration Apr. 19, 2023
U.S. v. Macapagal
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 28, 2022
Peck v. Montoya
concurring
Qualified Immunity Oct. 18, 2022
Johnson v. WinCo Foods LLC
author
Employment Law Jun. 13, 2022
ACA Connects v. Bonta
author
Cyber Law Jan. 31, 2022
U.S. v. Flucas
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 24, 2022
Plaskett v. Wormuth
concurring
Administrative Agencies Nov. 22, 2021
Ohlson v. Brady
author
Civil Rights Aug. 24, 2021
Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District
author
Disability Discrimination Aug. 19, 2021
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
author
Environmental Law Aug. 9, 2021
A Community Voice v. USEPA
author
Environmental Law May 17, 2021
U.S. v. Nishiie
concurring
statutory_interpretation May 13, 2021
U.S. v. Mora-Alcaraz
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 22, 2021
City and County of San Francisco v. USCIS
author
Immigration Dec. 3, 2020
California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials v. Torlakson
author
Civil Rights Sep. 4, 2020
City of Portland v. U.S.
author
Administrative Agencies Aug. 13, 2020
Crow Indian Tribe v. State of Wyoming
author
Environmental Law Jul. 9, 2020
Gilliam v. Levine
author
Consumer Law Apr. 15, 2020
Stirling v. Minasian
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 9, 2020
In Re Brown
author
Bankruptcy Mar. 24, 2020
Amended Opinion: Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
author
Cyber Law Jan. 2, 2020
Bedrosian v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Oct. 9, 2019
U.S. v. Garay
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 18, 2019
Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
author
Cyber Law Sep. 13, 2019
Valtierra v. Medtronic
author
Employment Discrimination Aug. 21, 2019
Paul G. v. Monterey Peninsula USD
author
Education Aug. 13, 2019
Morris v. California Physicians' Service
author
Health Care Mar. 19, 2019
Taylor v. County of Pima
dissenting
Civil Rights Jan. 18, 2019
Kendrick v. Conduent State and Local Solutions
author
Civil Procedure Dec. 18, 2018
McCray v. Marriot Hotel Services
dissenting
Labor Law Sep. 4, 2018
Slone v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Jul. 25, 2018
Rodriguez v. Taco Bell
author
Employment Law Jul. 19, 2018
Coffman v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center
author
Labor Law Jul. 17, 2018
Experian Information Solutions Inc. v. Nationwide Marketing Services Inc.
author
Copyright Jun. 28, 2018
U.S. v. Shaw
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 28, 2018
In re A Community Voice
author
Environmental Law Dec. 28, 2017
Breazeale v. Victim Services, Inc.
author
Anti-SLAPP Dec. 28, 2017
Benjamin v. B & H Education
author
Labor Law Dec. 20, 2017
Smith v. City of Santa Clara
concurring
Constitutional Law Dec. 1, 2017
Sales v. Sessions
author
Immigration Aug. 21, 2017
Partida v. U.S. Dept. of Justice (In re Partida)
author
Bankruptcy Jul. 10, 2017
Title Court Published
Mary M. Schroeder 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Apr. 10, 2011
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Pham
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 5, 2024
U.S. ex rel. Lesnik v. ISM Vuzem d.o.o.
author
Immigration Aug. 12, 2024
Davidson v. Sprout Foods, Inc.
author
Consumer Law Jun. 28, 2024
Jane Doe v. Bonta
author
Constitutional Law May 8, 2024
National Association of Wheat Growers v. Bonta
dissenting
Constitutional Law Nov. 7, 2023
Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco
dissenting
Municipal Law Aug. 29, 2023
Crowe v. Wormuth
concurring
Employment Law Jul. 25, 2023
Nora Phillips v. U. S. Customs and Border Protection
concurring
Constitutional Law Jul. 21, 2023
Morales-Garcia v. Better Produce Inc.
author
Employment Law Jun. 1, 2023
Jackson v. Amazon.com, Inc.
author
Arbitration Apr. 19, 2023
U.S. v. Macapagal
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 28, 2022
Peck v. Montoya
concurring
Qualified Immunity Oct. 18, 2022
Johnson v. WinCo Foods LLC
author
Employment Law Jun. 13, 2022
ACA Connects v. Bonta
author
Cyber Law Jan. 31, 2022
U.S. v. Flucas
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 24, 2022
Plaskett v. Wormuth
concurring
Administrative Agencies Nov. 22, 2021
Ohlson v. Brady
author
Civil Rights Aug. 24, 2021
Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District
author
Disability Discrimination Aug. 19, 2021
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
author
Environmental Law Aug. 9, 2021
A Community Voice v. USEPA
author
Environmental Law May 17, 2021
U.S. v. Nishiie
concurring
statutory_interpretation May 13, 2021
U.S. v. Mora-Alcaraz
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 22, 2021
City and County of San Francisco v. USCIS
author
Immigration Dec. 3, 2020
California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials v. Torlakson
author
Civil Rights Sep. 4, 2020
City of Portland v. U.S.
author
Administrative Agencies Aug. 13, 2020
Crow Indian Tribe v. State of Wyoming
author
Environmental Law Jul. 9, 2020
Gilliam v. Levine
author
Consumer Law Apr. 15, 2020
Stirling v. Minasian
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 9, 2020
In Re Brown
author
Bankruptcy Mar. 24, 2020
Amended Opinion: Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
author
Cyber Law Jan. 2, 2020
Bedrosian v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Oct. 9, 2019
U.S. v. Garay
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 18, 2019
Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
author
Cyber Law Sep. 13, 2019
Valtierra v. Medtronic
author
Employment Discrimination Aug. 21, 2019
Paul G. v. Monterey Peninsula USD
author
Education Aug. 13, 2019
Morris v. California Physicians' Service
author
Health Care Mar. 19, 2019
Taylor v. County of Pima
dissenting
Civil Rights Jan. 18, 2019
Kendrick v. Conduent State and Local Solutions
author
Civil Procedure Dec. 18, 2018
McCray v. Marriot Hotel Services
dissenting
Labor Law Sep. 4, 2018
Slone v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Jul. 25, 2018
Rodriguez v. Taco Bell
author
Employment Law Jul. 19, 2018
Coffman v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center
author
Labor Law Jul. 17, 2018
Experian Information Solutions Inc. v. Nationwide Marketing Services Inc.
author
Copyright Jun. 28, 2018
U.S. v. Shaw
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 28, 2018
In re A Community Voice
author
Environmental Law Dec. 28, 2017
Breazeale v. Victim Services, Inc.
author
Anti-SLAPP Dec. 28, 2017
Benjamin v. B & H Education
author
Labor Law Dec. 20, 2017
Smith v. City of Santa Clara
concurring
Constitutional Law Dec. 1, 2017
Sales v. Sessions
author
Immigration Aug. 21, 2017
Partida v. U.S. Dept. of Justice (In re Partida)
author
Bankruptcy Jul. 10, 2017