
Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hawaii - Honolulu
Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Donald Trump, 2018; director, Starn, O'Toole Marcus & Fisher, 2011-18; attorney general, Hawaii, 2003-10; of counsel, partner, McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon, 1990-2002; assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawaii, 1982-89; assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1980-82; clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Samuel P. King, Hawaii, 1979-80
Cornell Law School
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
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9th Circuit Judge Mark J. Bennett known for wit, integrity, intelligence | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jan. 26, 2022 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
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U.S. v. Gonzalez-Loera
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2025 |
Pizzuto v. Tewalt
author
|
Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 24, 2025 |
Schrader Cellar LLC v. Roach
author
|
Contracts | Feb. 21, 2025 |
Nwauzor v. The GEO Group, Inc.
dissenting
|
Government | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Project Veritas v. Schmidt
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 7, 2025 |
Moving Oxnard Forward Inc. v. Ascension
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2024 |
U.S. v. Nasri
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 29, 2024 |
Casun Invest, A.G. v. Ponder
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 15, 2024 |
Bennett v. Isagenix International, LLC
dissenting
|
Contracts | Oct. 1, 2024 |
Mooney v. Fife
author
|
Employment Law | Sep. 30, 2024 |
League of California Cities v. Federal Communications Commission
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 13, 2024 |
U.S. v. Avendano-Soto
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2024 |
U.S. v. Brewster
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2024 |
Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 9, 2024 |
Ronderos v. USF Reddaway Inc.
dissenting
|
Arbitration | Aug. 22, 2024 |
U.S. v. Chichande
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 15, 2024 |
Leon Perez v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 28, 2024 |
Keebaugh v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Apr. 26, 2024 |
Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot v. State of Montana
author
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 23, 2024 |
Fli-Lo Falcon LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Apr. 10, 2024 |
U.S. v. Motley
author
|
Evidence | Dec. 29, 2023 |
Creech v. Tewalt
author
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 16, 2023 |
Habelt v. iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 11, 2023 |
Moore v. Garnand
author
|
Immunity | Sep. 29, 2023 |
Wallingford v. Bonta
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 21, 2023 |
Hermosillo v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2023 |
Ernest Bock, LLC v. Steelman
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 3, 2023 |
U.S. v. Walker
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 30, 2023 |
Amended Opinion: Umana-Escobar v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | May 23, 2023 |
Kennedy Jr. v. Warren
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | May 4, 2023 |
Mayes v. Biden
author
|
Government | Apr. 19, 2023 |
Silk v. Bond
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 10, 2023 |
Chong Yim v. City of Seattle
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 21, 2023 |
Umana-Escobar v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Mar. 17, 2023 |
Forrest v. Spizzirri
author
|
Arbitration | Mar. 16, 2023 |
U.S. v. Farias-Contreras
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 15, 2023 |
D.O. v. Escondido Union School District
author
|
Education | Jan. 31, 2023 |
Antonio v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jan. 26, 2023 |
Opara v. Yellen
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Jan. 17, 2023 |
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 3, 2023 |
SoCal Recovery LLC v. City of Costa Mesa
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Jan. 3, 2023 |
Tingley v. Ferguson
concurring
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 6, 2022 |
Chavez v. Brnovich
author
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 1, 2022 |
Knapke v. PeopleConnect
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 29, 2022 |
Vaz v. Neal
author
|
Administrative Agencies | May 10, 2022 |
B&G Foods North America v. Embry
author
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 18, 2022 |
California Chamber of Commerce v. Council for Education and Research on Toxics
author
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 18, 2022 |
SNJ Limited v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
|
Tax | Mar. 11, 2022 |
U.S. v. Saini
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 25, 2022 |
Columbia Export Terminal v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
dissenting
|
Labor Law | Jan. 6, 2022 |
Bogle v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Dec. 30, 2021 |
U.S. v. Rizo-Rizo
author
|
Immigration | Nov. 1, 2021 |
Cohen v. ConAgra Brands, Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Oct. 27, 2021 |
Dietrich v. The Boeing Company
author
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 4, 2021 |
Melnik v. Dzurenda
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 28, 2021 |
Alam v. Garland
concurring
|
Immigration | Sep. 9, 2021 |
Garcia v. City of Los Angeles
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 3, 2021 |
Gov't of Guam v. Guerrero
dissenting
|
Tax | Sep. 1, 2021 |
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Valencia
author
|
Immigration | Jul. 21, 2021 |
Bogle v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 24, 2021 |
Wong v. Flynn-Kerper
author
|
Remedies | Jun. 8, 2021 |
Franklin v. Community Regional Medical Center
author
|
Arbitration | May 24, 2021 |
U.S. v. Gibson
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 21, 2021 |
Pizzuto v. Tewalt
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 14, 2021 |
California Trucking Association v. Bonta
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Apr. 29, 2021 |
U.S. v. Boyd
author
|
Tax | Mar. 25, 2021 |
Howard v. HMK Holdings
author
|
Civil Rights | Feb. 24, 2021 |
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Valencia
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 16, 2021 |
Desire LLC v. Manna Textiles
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Feb. 3, 2021 |
Hooper v. Shinn
author
|
Prisoners' Rights | Jan. 11, 2021 |
U.S. v. Harris
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 30, 2020 |
Hotop v. City of San Jose
concurring
|
Civil Rights | Dec. 8, 2020 |
U.S. v. Lozoya
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 4, 2020 |
3500 Sepulveda LLC v. RREEF America REIT II
author
|
Real Property | Nov. 23, 2020 |
Ventura v. Rutledge
author
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 23, 2020 |
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
dissenting
|
Arbitration | Oct. 1, 2020 |
Lam v. Acosta
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 28, 2020 |
Amended Opinion: Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
author
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 14, 2020 |
U.S. v. Valencia-Lopez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2020 |
Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
author
|
Civil Rights | Jul. 23, 2020 |
United States v. Voris
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 8, 2020 |
U.S. v. Baldon
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 22, 2020 |
Winter v. Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center
author
|
Torts | Mar. 24, 2020 |
Johnson v. Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2019 |
Royal Wulff Ventures v. Primero Mining
dissenting
|
International Law | Sep. 18, 2019 |
Ray v. County of Los Angeles
author
|
Labor Law | Aug. 23, 2019 |
U.S. v. Briones
dissenting
|
Juveniles | Jul. 10, 2019 |
In The Matter of 8SPEED8, Inc.
dissenting
|
Bankruptcy | Apr. 30, 2019 |
United States v. Johnson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2019 |
James Steinle v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Immunity | Mar. 26, 2019 |
Fowler v. Guerin
dissenting
|
Mar. 14, 2019 | |
Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories
author
|
Labor Law | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Rayamajhi v. Whitaker
concurring
|
Immigration | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
9th Circuit Judge Mark J. Bennett known for wit, integrity, intelligence | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jan. 26, 2022 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Loera
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2025 |
Pizzuto v. Tewalt
author
|
Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 24, 2025 |
Schrader Cellar LLC v. Roach
author
|
Contracts | Feb. 21, 2025 |
Nwauzor v. The GEO Group, Inc.
dissenting
|
Government | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Project Veritas v. Schmidt
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 7, 2025 |
Moving Oxnard Forward Inc. v. Ascension
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 20, 2024 |
U.S. v. Nasri
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 29, 2024 |
Casun Invest, A.G. v. Ponder
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 15, 2024 |
Bennett v. Isagenix International, LLC
dissenting
|
Contracts | Oct. 1, 2024 |
Mooney v. Fife
author
|
Employment Law | Sep. 30, 2024 |
League of California Cities v. Federal Communications Commission
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 13, 2024 |
U.S. v. Avendano-Soto
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2024 |
U.S. v. Brewster
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2024 |
Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 9, 2024 |
Ronderos v. USF Reddaway Inc.
dissenting
|
Arbitration | Aug. 22, 2024 |
U.S. v. Chichande
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 15, 2024 |
Leon Perez v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 28, 2024 |
Keebaugh v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Apr. 26, 2024 |
Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot v. State of Montana
author
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 23, 2024 |
Fli-Lo Falcon LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Apr. 10, 2024 |
U.S. v. Motley
author
|
Evidence | Dec. 29, 2023 |
Creech v. Tewalt
author
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 16, 2023 |
Habelt v. iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 11, 2023 |
Moore v. Garnand
author
|
Immunity | Sep. 29, 2023 |
Wallingford v. Bonta
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 21, 2023 |
Hermosillo v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2023 |
Ernest Bock, LLC v. Steelman
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 3, 2023 |
U.S. v. Walker
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 30, 2023 |
Amended Opinion: Umana-Escobar v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | May 23, 2023 |
Kennedy Jr. v. Warren
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | May 4, 2023 |
Mayes v. Biden
author
|
Government | Apr. 19, 2023 |
Silk v. Bond
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 10, 2023 |
Chong Yim v. City of Seattle
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 21, 2023 |
Umana-Escobar v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Mar. 17, 2023 |
Forrest v. Spizzirri
author
|
Arbitration | Mar. 16, 2023 |
U.S. v. Farias-Contreras
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 15, 2023 |
D.O. v. Escondido Union School District
author
|
Education | Jan. 31, 2023 |
Antonio v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jan. 26, 2023 |
Opara v. Yellen
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Jan. 17, 2023 |
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 3, 2023 |
SoCal Recovery LLC v. City of Costa Mesa
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Jan. 3, 2023 |
Tingley v. Ferguson
concurring
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 6, 2022 |
Chavez v. Brnovich
author
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 1, 2022 |
Knapke v. PeopleConnect
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 29, 2022 |
Vaz v. Neal
author
|
Administrative Agencies | May 10, 2022 |
B&G Foods North America v. Embry
author
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 18, 2022 |
California Chamber of Commerce v. Council for Education and Research on Toxics
author
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 18, 2022 |
SNJ Limited v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
|
Tax | Mar. 11, 2022 |
U.S. v. Saini
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 25, 2022 |
Columbia Export Terminal v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
dissenting
|
Labor Law | Jan. 6, 2022 |
Bogle v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Dec. 30, 2021 |
U.S. v. Rizo-Rizo
author
|
Immigration | Nov. 1, 2021 |
Cohen v. ConAgra Brands, Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Oct. 27, 2021 |
Dietrich v. The Boeing Company
author
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 4, 2021 |
Melnik v. Dzurenda
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 28, 2021 |
Alam v. Garland
concurring
|
Immigration | Sep. 9, 2021 |
Garcia v. City of Los Angeles
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 3, 2021 |
Gov't of Guam v. Guerrero
dissenting
|
Tax | Sep. 1, 2021 |
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Valencia
author
|
Immigration | Jul. 21, 2021 |
Bogle v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 24, 2021 |
Wong v. Flynn-Kerper
author
|
Remedies | Jun. 8, 2021 |
Franklin v. Community Regional Medical Center
author
|
Arbitration | May 24, 2021 |
U.S. v. Gibson
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 21, 2021 |
Pizzuto v. Tewalt
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 14, 2021 |
California Trucking Association v. Bonta
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Apr. 29, 2021 |
U.S. v. Boyd
author
|
Tax | Mar. 25, 2021 |
Howard v. HMK Holdings
author
|
Civil Rights | Feb. 24, 2021 |
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Valencia
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 16, 2021 |
Desire LLC v. Manna Textiles
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Feb. 3, 2021 |
Hooper v. Shinn
author
|
Prisoners' Rights | Jan. 11, 2021 |
U.S. v. Harris
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 30, 2020 |
Hotop v. City of San Jose
concurring
|
Civil Rights | Dec. 8, 2020 |
U.S. v. Lozoya
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 4, 2020 |
3500 Sepulveda LLC v. RREEF America REIT II
author
|
Real Property | Nov. 23, 2020 |
Ventura v. Rutledge
author
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 23, 2020 |
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
dissenting
|
Arbitration | Oct. 1, 2020 |
Lam v. Acosta
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 28, 2020 |
Amended Opinion: Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
author
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 14, 2020 |
U.S. v. Valencia-Lopez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2020 |
Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
author
|
Civil Rights | Jul. 23, 2020 |
United States v. Voris
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 8, 2020 |
U.S. v. Baldon
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 22, 2020 |
Winter v. Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center
author
|
Torts | Mar. 24, 2020 |
Johnson v. Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2019 |
Royal Wulff Ventures v. Primero Mining
dissenting
|
International Law | Sep. 18, 2019 |
Ray v. County of Los Angeles
author
|
Labor Law | Aug. 23, 2019 |
U.S. v. Briones
dissenting
|
Juveniles | Jul. 10, 2019 |
In The Matter of 8SPEED8, Inc.
dissenting
|
Bankruptcy | Apr. 30, 2019 |
United States v. Johnson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2019 |
James Steinle v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Immunity | Mar. 26, 2019 |
Fowler v. Guerin
dissenting
|
Mar. 14, 2019 | |
Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories
author
|
Labor Law | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Rayamajhi v. Whitaker
concurring
|
Immigration | Jan. 16, 2019 |