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Gabriel Patrick Sanchez

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1976.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
Sep 20, 2021
Senate vote
52 to 47
Confirmed
Jan 12, 2022
Commissioned
Jan 24, 2022

Education

  • B.A., Yale University, 1998
  • M.Phil., University of Cambridge, 2000
  • J.D., Yale Law School, 2005

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Richard A. Paez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2005-2006
  • Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 2006-2007
  • Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2008-2011
  • Deputy attorney general, Correctional Law Section, State of California, 2011-2012
  • Deputy legal affairs secretary, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., California, 2012-2018
  • Associate justice, California Court of Appeal, First District, 2018-2022

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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