Michelle Friedland
Michelle Friedland | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
Assumed office April 29, 2014 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Raymond C. Fisher |
Personal details | |
Born | Berkeley, California, U.S. | July 4, 1972
Education | Stanford University (BA, JD) Wolfson College, Oxford |
Michelle Taryn Friedland (born July 4, 1972) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Biography
Early life and education
Friedland was born in
Professional career
Before her confirmation, Friedland served as a litigation partner in the San Francisco office of
During her legal career, Friedland represented a number of corporate clients in cases involving a wide range of legal issues, including antitrust, tax, patent, copyright, and consumer class actions. She also frequently represented the
Federal judicial service
On August 1, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Friedland to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[1] She filled the seat that was vacated by Judge Raymond C. Fisher, who assumed senior status on March 31, 2013.[4] On January 16, 2014, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported her nomination out of committee by a 14–3 vote.[6] On April 10, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 56–41 vote.[7] On April 28, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 51–40 vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on April 29, 2014.[9] Justice Sandra Day O'Connor administered the oath of office to Friedland at her formal investiture on June 13, 2014, in the James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building in San Francisco. At the time of her appointment Friedland, then 41, ranked fourth among the youngest appointees to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.[10]
Notable cases
On February 4, 2017, Friedland and Judge
On July 3, 2019, in another high-profile ruling, Friedland and
On August 16, 2021, Friedland (joined by Ronald Gould & Jill Otake) upheld an EPA ruling that the Sacketts' property contained wetlands that were protected by the Clean Water Act. [21] The 9th circuit was reversed by the Supreme Court in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (2023), which held that only wetlands with a "continuous surface connection" to waters of the United States were protected by the Clean Water Act.
In Garcia v. City of Los Angeles, decided on September 2, 2021, Friedland ruled that the city of Los Angeles cannot seize and discard the "bulky items" of homeless individuals.[22]
On January 2, 2024, Friedland wrote a dissent from denial of en banc in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, a case where the original panel overturned the City of Berkeley's ban on natural gas in new buildings. Friedland was joined by Chief Judge Murguia, Judges Wardlaw, Gould, Koh, Sung, Sanchez, & Mendoza. In Friedland's nearly 10 years on the bench, this is the first time she has written a dissent from denying en banc. [23]
Personal life
Friedland is married to Daniel Kelly.[24]
See also
- List of Jewish American jurists
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 8)
- Joe Biden Supreme Court candidates
References
- ^ a b c Dolan, Maura (August 1, 2013). "Two lawyers from same California firm nominated for 9th Circuit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ "Class Notes", Pingry Review, March 2014. Accessed March 14, 2022. "1990: Michelle Friedland has been nominated by President Obama to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit."
- ^ "Biography at Munger, Tolles and Olsen LLP". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14.
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ "President's Pro Bono Service 2013". The State Bar of California.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - January 16, 2014" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)". United States Senate. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Friedland, Michelle Taryn – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Senate Confirms Michelle T. Friedland to Seat on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals" (PDF). Public Information Office. United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Canby, William; Friedland, Michelle (February 4, 2017). "Order denying immediate administrative stay pending full consideration of the emergency motion for stay and setting schedule" (PDF). Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ Francisco, Noel (February 4, 2017). "Emergency Motion Under Circuit Rule 27–3 for Administrative Stay and Motion for Stay Pending Appeal" (PDF). Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2017-02-07), 17-35105 State of Washington, et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al., retrieved 2017-02-09
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Motions Panel". www.ca9.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ "Published Order Denying Stay" (PDF). Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "Trump People's Court - SNL". YouTube.
- ^ http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/07/03/19-16102.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Liptak, Adam (July 26, 2019). "Supreme Court Lets Trump Proceed on Border Wall". The New York Times.
- ^ "MICHAEL SACKETT; CHANTELL SACKETT, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; MICHAEL S. REGAN, Administrator, Defendants-Appellees" (PDF). ca9.uscourts.gov. August 16, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "No. 20-55522 Garcia v. City of Los Angeles" (PDF). cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CITY OF BERKELEY, Defendant-Appellee" (PDF). ca9.uscourts.gov. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Michelle Friedland, Daniel Kelly". New York Times. June 18, 2000.
External links
- Michelle Friedland at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Michelle T. Friedland at Ballotpedia
- Appearances on C-SPAN