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Salvador Mendoza Jr. (born November 30, 1971) is an American lawyer serving as United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Oct 18, 2022 · In September 2022, Salvador Mendoza Jr. ’97 was sworn in as a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judge in Richland, Washington. Geographically, he wasn’t far from the orchards where he worked picking apples as a teen, but he was worlds away in other respects.
The Senate confirmed Salvador Mendoza Jr. to a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mendoza, who served as a federal trial court judge in the Eastern District of Washington since 2014, was confirmed 46-40 on Monday.
Learn about Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., the first Latino judge to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the first Latino judge to ever serve on the Ninth Circuit from Washington state. Read his biography, legal experience, and civil rights, consumer law, and criminal law cases.
Biden, Jr.’s, nomination of U.S. District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr.,to serve as a U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Upon taking his oath, Judge Mendoza would become the first Hispanic judge from Washington State to serve on the Ninth Circuit. Confirmation came by a vote of 46-40.
Sep 12, 2022 · Judge Mendoza was the first Latino judge ever to serve on the Eastern District of Washington, and now he becomes the first to serve on the Ninth Circuit from Washington state.
Apr 25, 2022 · Salvador Mendoza Jr, a Washington-based attorney, was nominated by President Biden to be a federal judge for the Ninth Circuit in 2022. He was confirmed by the Senate with a narrow margin of 46-40 after a series of hearings and votes.
