This will be overturned by the 9th circuit.
And then it will be immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.
It's GOOD to be in the driver's seat with judicial appointments.
BTW - a full 9th Circuit panel is 11 judges - not the entire active bench.
So that is "luck of the draw", also:
Judges: 29 Circuit Justice: Elena Kagan Chief Judge: Sidney R. Thomas en banc panel: 11 judges Next Chief Judge: Mary H. Murguia? 2021? ================== Age Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by 66 Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas Billings, MT 1953 1996–present &2014–present Clinton 70 Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber Portland, OR 1949 1998–present — — Clinton 68 Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown San Diego, CA 1951 1998–present — — Clinton 65 Circuit Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw Pasadena, CA 1954 1998–present — — Clinton 74 Circuit Judge William A. Fletcher San Francisco 1945 1998–present — — Clinton 73 Circuit Judge Ronald M. Gould Seattle, WA 1946 1999–present — — Clinton 72 Circuit Judge Richard Paez Pasadena, CA 1947 2000–present — — Clinton 74 Circuit Judge Marsha S. Berzon San Francisco 1945 2000–present — — Clinton 67 Circuit Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson Las Vegas, NV 1952 2000–present — — Clinton 69 Circuit Judge Consuelo Callahan Sacramento, CA 1950 2003–present — — G.W. Bush 77 Circuit Judge Milan Smith El Segundo, CA 1942 2006–present — — G.W. Bush 65 Circuit Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta * Pasadena, CA 1954 2006–present — — G.W. Bush 59 Circuit Judge Mary H. Murguia Phoenix, AZ 1960 2011–present — — Obama 58 Circuit Judge Morgan Christen Anchorage, AK 1961 2012–present — — Obama 54 Circuit Judge Jacqueline Nguyen Pasadena, CA 1965 2012–present — — Obama 52 Circuit Judge Paul J. Watford Pasadena, CA 1967 2012–present — — Obama 72 Circuit Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz Phoenix, AZ 1947 2012–present — — Obama 48 Circuit Judge John B. Owens San Diego, CA 1971 2014–present — — Obama 47 Circuit Judge Michelle Friedland San Jose, CA 1972 2014–present — — Obama 66 Circuit Judge Mark J. Bennett * Honolulu, HI 1953 2018–present — — Trump 46 Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson * Idaho Falls, ID 1973 2018–present — — Trump 44 Circuit Judge Eric D. Miller * Seattle, WA 1975 2019–present — — Trump 54 Circuit Judge Bridget Shelton Bade Phoenix, AZ 1965 2019–present — — Trump 56 Circuit Judge Daniel P. Collins * Pasadena, CA 1963 2019–present — — Trump 44 Circuit Judge Kenneth K. Lee * San Diego, CA 1975 2019–present — — Trump 40 Circuit Judge Daniel Aaron Bress * San Francisco 1979 2019–present — — Trump 42 Circuit Judge Danielle J. Hunsaker * Portland, OR 1977 2019–present — — Trump 41 Circuit Judge Patrick J. Bumatay * San Diego, CA 1978 beg. 2019 — — Trump 47 Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke * Reno, NV 1972 beg. 2020 — — Trump ========================= 96 Senior Circuit Alfred Goodwin Pasadena, CA 1923 1971–1991 1991–present Nixon &1988–1991 91 Senior Circuit John Clifford Wallace San Diego, CA 1928 1972–1996 1996–present Nixon &1991–1996 79 Senior Circuit Mary M. Schroeder Phoenix, AZ 1940 1979–2011 2011–present Carter &2000–2007 89 Senior Circuit Joseph Jerome Farris Seattle, WA 1930 1979–1995 1995–present Carter 91 Senior Circuit Dorothy Wright Nelson Pasadena, CA 1928 1979–1995 1995–present Carter 88 Senior Circuit William Canby Phoenix, AZ 1931 1980–1996 1996–present Carter 82 Senior Circuit Diarmuid O'Scannlain Portland, OR 1937 1986–2016 2016–present Reagan 90 Senior Circuit Edward Leavy Portland, OR 1929 1987–1997 1997–present Reagan 80 Senior Circuit Stephen S. Trott Boise, ID 1939 1988–2004 2005–present Reagan 82 Senior Circuit Ferdinand Fernandez Pasadena, CA 1937 1989–2002 2002–present G.H.W. Bush 74 Senior Circuit Andrew Kleinfeld Fairbanks, AK 1945 1991–2010 2010–present G.H.W. Bush 74 Senior Circuit Michael Daly Hawkins Phoenix, AZ 1945 1994–2010 2010–present Clinton 85 Senior Circuit A. Wallace Tashima Pasadena, CA 1934 1996–2004 2004–present Clinton 68 Senior Circuit Barry G. Silverman Phoenix, AZ 1951 1998–2016 2016–present Clinton 80 Senior Circuit Raymond C. Fisher Pasadena, CA 1939 1999–2013 2013–present Clinton 66 Senior Circuit Richard C. Tallman Coeur d'Alene 1953 2000–2018 2018–present Clinton 69 Senior Circuit Richard Clifton Honolulu, HI 1950 2002–2016 2016–present G.W. Bush 66 Senior Circuit Jay Bybee Las Vegas, NV 1953 2003–2019 2019–present G.W. Bush 85 Senior Circuit Carlos Bea San Francisco 1934 2003–2019 2019–present G.W. Bush 70 Senior Circuit N. Randy Smith Pocatello, ID 1949 2007–2018 2018–present G.W. Bush
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