Danielle Jo Forrest
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1977.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 19, 2019
- Senate vote
- 73 to 17
- Confirmed
- Nov 6, 2019
- Commissioned
- Nov 12, 2019
Education
- A.A.S., Ricks College (now Brigham Young University -- Idaho), 1996
- B.S., University of Idaho, 2001
- J.D., University of Idaho College of Law, 2004
Career
- 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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