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Sanchez, Gabriel Patrick
Born 1976 in Fullerton, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on September 20, 2021, to a seat vacated by Marsha Siegel Berzon. Confirmed by the Senate on January 12, 2022, and received commission on January 24, 2022.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1998
University of Cambridge, M.Phil., 2000
Yale Law School, J.D., 2005
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on September 20, 2021, to a seat vacated by Marsha Siegel Berzon. Confirmed by the Senate on January 12, 2022, and received commission on January 24, 2022.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1998
University of Cambridge, M.Phil., 2000
Yale Law School, J.D., 2005
Professional 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