U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by President Donald Trump
Confirmed 73-17 on November 6, 2019
- Ricks College A.A.S., 1996
- University of Idaho B.S., 2001
- University of Idaho College of Law J.D., 2004
- Law clerk, Hon. Paul J. Kelly, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2004-2005
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael W. Mosman, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 2005-2007
- Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 2007-2008, 2008-2017
- Law clerk, Hon. Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008
- Adjunct law professor, Lewis & Clark Law School, 2011-2016
- Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Washington County, 2017-2019
- chief civil judge, 2019
- presiding judge, 2019
Democrats who opposed her confirmation:
Blumenthal (D-CT), Cantwell (D-WA), Cardin (D-MD), Duckworth (D-IL), Durbin (D-IL), Gillibrand (D-NY), Heinrich (D-NM), Hirono (D-HI), Markey (D-MA), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Murray (D-WA), Reed (D-RI), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Stabenow (D-MI), Udall (D-NM)