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Richard R. Clifton

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Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hawaii - Honolulu





Law clerk for Hon. Herbert Y.C. Choy, 9th US Circuit, 1975-6; private practice, Honolulu, 1977-2002; adjunct professor, Richardson School of Law, U Hawaii, 1978-80, 1983-89; nominated to 9th Circuit September 2001, confirmed July 2002; assumed senior status December 2016.

Yale Law School, J.D., 1975



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Even on Dusty Ball Fields of Youth, His Eye Was on the Law 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 2, 2006

Rulings
Case Category Published
Jones v. Starz Entertainment, LLC
author
 Arbitration Feb. 28, 2025
In re: Kirkland and Rund
dissenting
 Bankruptcy Aug. 23, 2024
U.S. v. Bellot
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 21, 2024
Batis v. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 8, 2024
Gutierrez v. Garland
author
 Immigration Jul. 2, 2024
B&L Productions, Inc. v. Newsom
author
 Constitutional Law Jun. 11, 2024
Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
author
 Health Care Apr. 11, 2024
Washington v. Kijakazi
author
 Judges Jul. 5, 2023
Keene-Stevens v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
 Tax Jul. 3, 2023
Donovan v. Vance
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 13, 2023
In re: Klamath Irrigation District v. USDC-ORM (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Oregon Water Resources Dept.)
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 5, 2023
Enigma Software Group USA LLC v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
author
 Commercial Law Jun. 2, 2023
Melville v. Shinn
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 23, 2023
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Sep. 22, 2022
Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
author
 Health Care Sep. 2, 2022
Gonzalez-Castillo v. Garland
author
 Immigration Aug. 31, 2022
Romero-Millan v. Garland
author
 Immigration Aug. 29, 2022
U.S. v. Magdaleno
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2022
Sabra v. Maricopa County Community College District
author
 Civil Rights Aug. 10, 2022
Mull v. Motion Picture Industry Health Plan
author
 Insurance Jul. 25, 2022
Medina Tovar v. Zuchowski
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 21, 2022
Unified Data Services v. Federal Trade Commission
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 13, 2022
Western Watersheds Project v. Haaland
author
 Civil Procedure Jan. 6, 2022
Columbia Export Terminal v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
author
 Labor Law Jan. 6, 2022
Ochoa v. Davis
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 2, 2021
Melnik v. Dzurenda
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 28, 2021
Bell v. Wilmot Storage Services
concurring
 Copyright Sep. 10, 2021
Slidewaters v. Washington State Dep't of Labor
author
 Civil Rights Jul. 9, 2021
Columbia Export Terminal v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
author
 Labor Law Jun. 29, 2021
Estate of Finnigan v. U.S.
author
 Real Property Jun. 22, 2021
Acevedo Granados v. Garland
author
 Immigration Mar. 25, 2021
City & County of San Francisco v. Barr
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 14, 2020
Allied Professionals Insurance Company v. Anglesey
author
 Constitutional Law Mar. 13, 2020
International Union of Operating Engineer Local 501 v. National Labor Relations Board
author
 Labor Law Feb. 10, 2020
Jones v. Shinn
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 2, 2019
Manhani v. Barr
author
 Immigration Nov. 26, 2019
Amended Opinion: Szonyi v. Barr
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 14, 2019
Cerner Middle East Ltd. v. Belbadi Enterprises
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 24, 2019
Cerner Middle East Ltd. v. ICapital LLC
author
 International Law Sep. 24, 2019
Livaditis v. Davis
author
 Civil Rights Aug. 12, 2019
Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. Hawks
author
 Native American Affairs Aug. 12, 2019
Warner v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Jul. 25, 2019
Menendez-Gonzalez v. Barr
author
 Immigration Jul. 12, 2019
U.S. v. Graves
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 31, 2019
Szonyi v. Whitaker
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2019
Myers v. Sessions
author
 Immigration Sep. 26, 2018
O'Connor v. Uber
author
 Arbitration Sep. 26, 2018
Rubin v. U.S.
author
 Tax Sep. 25, 2018
U.S. v. Blackstone
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 13, 2018
Rynearson v. Ferguson
author
 Civil Rights Sep. 10, 2018
King v. Great American Chicken Corp.
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 7, 2018
U.S. v. Vasquez-Gonzalez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 23, 2018
OTR Wheel Engineering v. West Worldwide Services
author
 Intellectual Property Jul. 25, 2018
Young v. State of Hawaii
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Jul. 25, 2018
Liu v. Sessions
author
 Immigration Jun. 4, 2018
Adidas America v. Skechers USA
dissenting
 Civil Procedure May 11, 2018
Smith v. City and County of Honolulu
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 13, 2018
Eagle Point Education Association v. Jackson County School District
author
 Civil Rights Jan. 29, 2018
U.S. v. Brown
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 17, 2018
U.S. v. Hulen
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2018
U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2017
U.S. v. Jayavarman
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2017
Hsiao v. Hazuda
author
 Immigration Sep. 5, 2017
Afewerki v. Anaya Law Group
author
 Consumer Law Aug. 21, 2017
Barnes v. Federal Aviation Administration
author
 Administrative Agencies Aug. 4, 2017
Harris v. Mangum
author
 Prisoners' Rights Jul. 19, 2017
Title Court Published
Even on Dusty Ball Fields of Youth, His Eye Was on the Law 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 2, 2006
Case Category Published
Jones v. Starz Entertainment, LLC
author
 Arbitration Feb. 28, 2025
In re: Kirkland and Rund
dissenting
 Bankruptcy Aug. 23, 2024
U.S. v. Bellot
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 21, 2024
Batis v. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 8, 2024
Gutierrez v. Garland
author
 Immigration Jul. 2, 2024
B&L Productions, Inc. v. Newsom
author
 Constitutional Law Jun. 11, 2024
Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
author
 Health Care Apr. 11, 2024
Washington v. Kijakazi
author
 Judges Jul. 5, 2023
Keene-Stevens v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
 Tax Jul. 3, 2023
Donovan v. Vance
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 13, 2023
In re: Klamath Irrigation District v. USDC-ORM (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Oregon Water Resources Dept.)
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 5, 2023
Enigma Software Group USA LLC v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
author
 Commercial Law Jun. 2, 2023
Melville v. Shinn
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 23, 2023
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Sep. 22, 2022
Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
author
 Health Care Sep. 2, 2022
Gonzalez-Castillo v. Garland
author
 Immigration Aug. 31, 2022
Romero-Millan v. Garland
author
 Immigration Aug. 29, 2022
U.S. v. Magdaleno
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2022
Sabra v. Maricopa County Community College District
author
 Civil Rights Aug. 10, 2022
Mull v. Motion Picture Industry Health Plan
author
 Insurance Jul. 25, 2022
Medina Tovar v. Zuchowski
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 21, 2022
Unified Data Services v. Federal Trade Commission
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 13, 2022
Western Watersheds Project v. Haaland
author
 Civil Procedure Jan. 6, 2022
Columbia Export Terminal v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
author
 Labor Law Jan. 6, 2022
Ochoa v. Davis
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 2, 2021
Melnik v. Dzurenda
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 28, 2021
Bell v. Wilmot Storage Services
concurring
 Copyright Sep. 10, 2021
Slidewaters v. Washington State Dep't of Labor
author
 Civil Rights Jul. 9, 2021
Columbia Export Terminal v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
author
 Labor Law Jun. 29, 2021
Estate of Finnigan v. U.S.
author
 Real Property Jun. 22, 2021
Acevedo Granados v. Garland
author
 Immigration Mar. 25, 2021
City & County of San Francisco v. Barr
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 14, 2020
Allied Professionals Insurance Company v. Anglesey
author
 Constitutional Law Mar. 13, 2020
International Union of Operating Engineer Local 501 v. National Labor Relations Board
author
 Labor Law Feb. 10, 2020
Jones v. Shinn
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 2, 2019
Manhani v. Barr
author
 Immigration Nov. 26, 2019
Amended Opinion: Szonyi v. Barr
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 14, 2019
Cerner Middle East Ltd. v. Belbadi Enterprises
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 24, 2019
Cerner Middle East Ltd. v. ICapital LLC
author
 International Law Sep. 24, 2019
Livaditis v. Davis
author
 Civil Rights Aug. 12, 2019
Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. Hawks
author
 Native American Affairs Aug. 12, 2019
Warner v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Jul. 25, 2019
Menendez-Gonzalez v. Barr
author
 Immigration Jul. 12, 2019
U.S. v. Graves
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 31, 2019
Szonyi v. Whitaker
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2019
Myers v. Sessions
author
 Immigration Sep. 26, 2018
O'Connor v. Uber
author
 Arbitration Sep. 26, 2018
Rubin v. U.S.
author
 Tax Sep. 25, 2018
U.S. v. Blackstone
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 13, 2018
Rynearson v. Ferguson
author
 Civil Rights Sep. 10, 2018
King v. Great American Chicken Corp.
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 7, 2018
U.S. v. Vasquez-Gonzalez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 23, 2018
OTR Wheel Engineering v. West Worldwide Services
author
 Intellectual Property Jul. 25, 2018
Young v. State of Hawaii
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Jul. 25, 2018
Liu v. Sessions
author
 Immigration Jun. 4, 2018
Adidas America v. Skechers USA
dissenting
 Civil Procedure May 11, 2018
Smith v. City and County of Honolulu
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 13, 2018
Eagle Point Education Association v. Jackson County School District
author
 Civil Rights Jan. 29, 2018
U.S. v. Brown
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 17, 2018
U.S. v. Hulen
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2018
U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2017
U.S. v. Jayavarman
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2017
Hsiao v. Hazuda
author
 Immigration Sep. 5, 2017
Afewerki v. Anaya Law Group
author
 Consumer Law Aug. 21, 2017
Barnes v. Federal Aviation Administration
author
 Administrative Agencies Aug. 4, 2017
Harris v. Mangum
author
 Prisoners' Rights Jul. 19, 2017
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