Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oregon - Portland
Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Donald Trump, Nov. 12, 2019; presiding judge, judge, Washington County Circuit Court, 2017-19; partner, associate, Larkins Vacura Kayser, 2009-17; associate, Stoel Rives, 2007-08, 2008-09; clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, 2008; clerk, Oregon District Judge Michael W. Mosman, 2005-07; clerk, 10th U.S. Circuit Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr., 2004-05.
University of Idaho College of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Judge Danielle J. Forrest looks for the right path in the law | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 19, 2022 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
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Amended Opinion: The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa
author
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Disability Discrimination | Apr. 24, 2025 |
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Fallon v. Dudek
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 24, 2025 |
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U.S. v. Hamilton
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2025 |
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U.S. v. Rodriguez-Arvizu
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 |
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U.S. v. Thompson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 |
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Day v. Henry
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 4, 2025 |
|
Doerr v. Shinn
dissenting
|
Habeas Corpus | Jan. 29, 2025 |
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Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District
author
|
Education | Jan. 15, 2025 |
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Sheltra v. Christensen
author
|
Prisoners' Rights | Dec. 31, 2024 |
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U.S. v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 19, 2024 |
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The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa
concurring
|
Disability Discrimination | Dec. 4, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Holmes
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 13, 2024 |
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Rose Court, LLC v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 17, 2024 |
|
Stein v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
concurring
|
Government | Sep. 24, 2024 |
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Bent v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Aug. 15, 2024 |
|
Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles
dissenting
|
Qualified Immunity | Aug. 14, 2024 |
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Pomares v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs
author
|
Government | Aug. 13, 2024 |
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Nakka v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
concurring
|
Immigration | Aug. 6, 2024 |
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Stavrianoudakis v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2024 |
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Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico v. Earley
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 3, 2024 |
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U.S. v. Anderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 |
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Mattioda v. Nelson
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Apr. 22, 2024 |
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Perez v. City of Fresno
author
|
Qualified Immunity | Apr. 15, 2024 |
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U.S. v. Jose Jimenez-Chaidez
author
|
Evidence | Mar. 25, 2024 |
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DZ Reserve v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 21, 2024 |
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Smith v. Helzer
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 15, 2024 |
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Herrera v. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
dissenting
|
Arbitration | Mar. 11, 2024 |
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McDonald v. Lawson
author
|
Civil Procedure | Feb. 29, 2024 |
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U.S. v. Klensch
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 8, 2023 |
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2023 |
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Kirkland v. USBC, Los Angeles
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 27, 2023 |
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Moe v. GEICO Indemnity Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 12, 2023 |
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Park v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 29, 2023 |
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Arizmendi-Medina v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Jun. 7, 2023 |
|
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
author
|
Environmental Law | May 17, 2023 |
|
U.S. v. Anderson
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2022 |
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Dodge v. Evergreen School District #114
author
|
Civil Rights | Dec. 29, 2022 |
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U.S. v. Nishida
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 17, 2022 |
|
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Rosenow
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 3, 2022 |
|
In Re Hawkeye Entertainment
author
|
Bankruptcy | Sep. 23, 2022 |
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Amended Opinion: Hernandez v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Montoya
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2022 |
|
Patsalis v. Shinn
author
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 6, 2022 |
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Sarkar v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jul. 1, 2022 |
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Seidner v. De Vries
author
|
Qualified Immunity | Jun. 30, 2022 |
|
Hernandez v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 28, 2022 |
|
David v. Kaulukukui
author
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 27, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Mathews
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 13, 2022 |
|
Baroni v. Seror
author
|
Bankruptcy | Jun. 8, 2022 |
|
Vasquez-Borjas v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 6, 2022 |
|
Andrews v. City of Henderson
author
|
Immunity | May 24, 2022 |
|
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | May 13, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Rosenow
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Apr. 28, 2022 |
|
Munoz Gonzalez v. U.S.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2022 |
|
California Public Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
author
|
Utilities | Mar. 18, 2022 |
|
Brown v. State of Arizona
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 26, 2022 |
|
Williamson v. City of National City
author
|
Civil Rights | Jan. 25, 2022 |
|
Cannara v. Nemeth
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 3, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Pollard
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2021 |
|
WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies
author
|
Immunity | Nov. 9, 2021 |
|
Harris v. County of Orange
dissenting
|
Contracts | Oct. 29, 2021 |
|
Brice v. Haynes Investments
author
|
Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2021 |
|
Cooper v. Newsom
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 17, 2021 |
|
Landis v. Wash. State MLB Stadium Pub. Facilities Dist.
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Sep. 2, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Pollard
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2021 |
|
Bank of New York Mellon v. 732 Hardy Way Trust
dissenting
|
Real Property | Jun. 28, 2021 |
|
Gilbert v. U.S.
author
|
Tax | May 21, 2021 |
|
Walsh v. Browne
author
|
Arbitration | May 19, 2021 |
|
Thomas v. CalPortland Company
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Apr. 15, 2021 |
|
Merchant v. Corizon Health
author
|
Civil Rights | Apr. 5, 2021 |
|
Nunes v. Arata Swingle Van Egmond & Goodwin
concurring
|
Civil Rights | Dec. 30, 2020 |
|
Manikan v. Peters & Freedman LLP
author
|
Consumer Law | Nov. 27, 2020 |
|
Bliss v. Corecivic Inc.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Oct. 28, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Kroytor
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2020 |
|
Boyer v. City of Simi Valley
author
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 15, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Qazi
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Herrera
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 10, 2020 |
|
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 15 v. National Labor Relations Board
author
|
Labor Law | Apr. 30, 2020 |
|
Colbert v. Haynes
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 31, 2020 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Judge Danielle J. Forrest looks for the right path in the law | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 19, 2022 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Amended Opinion: The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Apr. 24, 2025 |
|
Fallon v. Dudek
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 24, 2025 |
|
U.S. v. Hamilton
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2025 |
|
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Arvizu
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 |
|
U.S. v. Thompson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 17, 2025 |
|
Day v. Henry
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 4, 2025 |
|
Doerr v. Shinn
dissenting
|
Habeas Corpus | Jan. 29, 2025 |
|
Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District
author
|
Education | Jan. 15, 2025 |
|
Sheltra v. Christensen
author
|
Prisoners' Rights | Dec. 31, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 19, 2024 |
|
The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa
concurring
|
Disability Discrimination | Dec. 4, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Holmes
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 13, 2024 |
|
Rose Court, LLC v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 17, 2024 |
|
Stein v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
concurring
|
Government | Sep. 24, 2024 |
|
Bent v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Aug. 15, 2024 |
|
Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles
dissenting
|
Qualified Immunity | Aug. 14, 2024 |
|
Pomares v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs
author
|
Government | Aug. 13, 2024 |
|
Nakka v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
concurring
|
Immigration | Aug. 6, 2024 |
|
Stavrianoudakis v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2024 |
|
Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico v. Earley
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 3, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Anderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 |
|
Mattioda v. Nelson
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Apr. 22, 2024 |
|
Perez v. City of Fresno
author
|
Qualified Immunity | Apr. 15, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Jose Jimenez-Chaidez
author
|
Evidence | Mar. 25, 2024 |
|
DZ Reserve v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 21, 2024 |
|
Smith v. Helzer
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 15, 2024 |
|
Herrera v. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
dissenting
|
Arbitration | Mar. 11, 2024 |
|
McDonald v. Lawson
author
|
Civil Procedure | Feb. 29, 2024 |
|
U.S. v. Klensch
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 8, 2023 |
|
Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District
concurring
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2023 |
|
Kirkland v. USBC, Los Angeles
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 27, 2023 |
|
Moe v. GEICO Indemnity Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 12, 2023 |
|
Park v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 29, 2023 |
|
Arizmendi-Medina v. Garland
dissenting
|
Immigration | Jun. 7, 2023 |
|
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
author
|
Environmental Law | May 17, 2023 |
|
U.S. v. Anderson
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2022 |
|
Dodge v. Evergreen School District #114
author
|
Civil Rights | Dec. 29, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Nishida
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 17, 2022 |
|
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Rosenow
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 3, 2022 |
|
In Re Hawkeye Entertainment
author
|
Bankruptcy | Sep. 23, 2022 |
|
Amended Opinion: Hernandez v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Montoya
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2022 |
|
Patsalis v. Shinn
author
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 6, 2022 |
|
Sarkar v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jul. 1, 2022 |
|
Seidner v. De Vries
author
|
Qualified Immunity | Jun. 30, 2022 |
|
Hernandez v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 28, 2022 |
|
David v. Kaulukukui
author
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 27, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Mathews
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 13, 2022 |
|
Baroni v. Seror
author
|
Bankruptcy | Jun. 8, 2022 |
|
Vasquez-Borjas v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 6, 2022 |
|
Andrews v. City of Henderson
author
|
Immunity | May 24, 2022 |
|
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | May 13, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Rosenow
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Apr. 28, 2022 |
|
Munoz Gonzalez v. U.S.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2022 |
|
California Public Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
author
|
Utilities | Mar. 18, 2022 |
|
Brown v. State of Arizona
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 26, 2022 |
|
Williamson v. City of National City
author
|
Civil Rights | Jan. 25, 2022 |
|
Cannara v. Nemeth
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 3, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Pollard
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2021 |
|
WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies
author
|
Immunity | Nov. 9, 2021 |
|
Harris v. County of Orange
dissenting
|
Contracts | Oct. 29, 2021 |
|
Brice v. Haynes Investments
author
|
Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2021 |
|
Cooper v. Newsom
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 17, 2021 |
|
Landis v. Wash. State MLB Stadium Pub. Facilities Dist.
author
|
Disability Discrimination | Sep. 2, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Pollard
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2021 |
|
Bank of New York Mellon v. 732 Hardy Way Trust
dissenting
|
Real Property | Jun. 28, 2021 |
|
Gilbert v. U.S.
author
|
Tax | May 21, 2021 |
|
Walsh v. Browne
author
|
Arbitration | May 19, 2021 |
|
Thomas v. CalPortland Company
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Apr. 15, 2021 |
|
Merchant v. Corizon Health
author
|
Civil Rights | Apr. 5, 2021 |
|
Nunes v. Arata Swingle Van Egmond & Goodwin
concurring
|
Civil Rights | Dec. 30, 2020 |
|
Manikan v. Peters & Freedman LLP
author
|
Consumer Law | Nov. 27, 2020 |
|
Bliss v. Corecivic Inc.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Oct. 28, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Kroytor
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2020 |
|
Boyer v. City of Simi Valley
author
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 15, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Qazi
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Herrera
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 10, 2020 |
|
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 15 v. National Labor Relations Board
author
|
Labor Law | Apr. 30, 2020 |
|
Colbert v. Haynes
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 31, 2020 |