Senior District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Days:
M-F
450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2077
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| William H. Orrick | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Sep. 3, 2014 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
U.S. v. Hamilton
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2025 |
|
U.S. v. Sullivan
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 14, 2025 |
|
Teradata Corp. v. SAP SE
reversed and remanded
|
Antitrust | Dec. 19, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Elmore
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 8, 2024 |
|
Alfaro Manzano v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 25, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Estrella
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2023 |
| Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc. | Civil Procedure | Feb. 14, 2023 |
|
Brickman v. Meta Platforms Inc.
affirmed
|
Consumer Law | Dec. 21, 2022 |
|
Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Center for Medical Progress
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 21, 2022 |
|
Negrete v. City of Oakland
vacated and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 19, 2022 |
|
Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 5, 2022 |
|
Perry v. Hollingsworth
dismissed
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 19, 2021 |
|
Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston
affirmed in part
|
Immunity | Nov. 8, 2021 |
|
Brice v. Haynes Investments
reversed and remanded
|
Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2021 |
|
Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District
affirmed
|
Disability Discrimination | Aug. 19, 2021 |
|
Golub v. Gigamon
affirmed
|
Securities | Apr. 21, 2021 |
|
Poulsen v. Dept. of Defense
reversed and remanded
|
Remedies | Apr. 19, 2021 |
|
Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 17, 2020 |
|
Laver v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Sep. 21, 2020 |
|
City & County of San Francisco v. Barr
vacated in whole or part
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 14, 2020 |
|
Lewis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 31, 2020 |
|
Karasek v. Regents of the University of California
affirmed in part
|
Civil Rights | Jan. 31, 2020 |
|
In Re: Williams-Sonoma Inc.
petition granted
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2020 |
|
Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 31, 2019 |
|
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA
affirmed in part
|
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 30, 2019 |
|
O'Rourke v. No. California Electrical Workers Pension Plan
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2019 |
|
National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress
dismissed
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 6, 2019 |
|
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI
affirmed
|
Native American Affairs | Apr. 25, 2019 |
|
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI
affirmed
|
Native American Affairs | Mar. 14, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Gilton
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 5, 2019 |
|
Westport Insurance v. California Casualty Management
affirmed
|
Insurance | Feb. 21, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Henderson
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2018 |
|
San Francisco v. Trump
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 2, 2018 |
|
Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | May 17, 2018 |
|
Naruto v. Slater
affirmed
|
Copyright | Apr. 24, 2018 |
| Fields v. Twitter Inc. | Civil Procedure | Feb. 1, 2018 |
|
Teixeira v. County of Alameda
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 11, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| William H. Orrick | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Sep. 3, 2014 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
U.S. v. Hamilton
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2025 |
|
U.S. v. Sullivan
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 14, 2025 |
|
Teradata Corp. v. SAP SE
reversed and remanded
|
Antitrust | Dec. 19, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Elmore
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 8, 2024 |
|
Alfaro Manzano v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 25, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Estrella
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2023 |
| Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc. | Civil Procedure | Feb. 14, 2023 |
|
Brickman v. Meta Platforms Inc.
affirmed
|
Consumer Law | Dec. 21, 2022 |
|
Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Center for Medical Progress
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 21, 2022 |
|
Negrete v. City of Oakland
vacated and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 19, 2022 |
|
Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 5, 2022 |
|
Perry v. Hollingsworth
dismissed
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 19, 2021 |
|
Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston
affirmed in part
|
Immunity | Nov. 8, 2021 |
|
Brice v. Haynes Investments
reversed and remanded
|
Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2021 |
|
Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District
affirmed
|
Disability Discrimination | Aug. 19, 2021 |
|
Golub v. Gigamon
affirmed
|
Securities | Apr. 21, 2021 |
|
Poulsen v. Dept. of Defense
reversed and remanded
|
Remedies | Apr. 19, 2021 |
|
Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 17, 2020 |
|
Laver v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Sep. 21, 2020 |
|
City & County of San Francisco v. Barr
vacated in whole or part
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 14, 2020 |
|
Lewis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 31, 2020 |
|
Karasek v. Regents of the University of California
affirmed in part
|
Civil Rights | Jan. 31, 2020 |
|
In Re: Williams-Sonoma Inc.
petition granted
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2020 |
|
Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 31, 2019 |
|
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA
affirmed in part
|
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 30, 2019 |
|
O'Rourke v. No. California Electrical Workers Pension Plan
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2019 |
|
National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress
dismissed
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 6, 2019 |
|
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI
affirmed
|
Native American Affairs | Apr. 25, 2019 |
|
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI
affirmed
|
Native American Affairs | Mar. 14, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Gilton
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 5, 2019 |
|
Westport Insurance v. California Casualty Management
affirmed
|
Insurance | Feb. 21, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Henderson
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2018 |
|
San Francisco v. Trump
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 2, 2018 |
|
Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | May 17, 2018 |
|
Naruto v. Slater
affirmed
|
Copyright | Apr. 24, 2018 |
| Fields v. Twitter Inc. | Civil Procedure | Feb. 1, 2018 |
|
Teixeira v. County of Alameda
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 11, 2017 |
