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Anthony W. Ishii

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District Judge (Ret.)



Nominated as Eastern District judge by President Bill Clinton, Feb. 12, 1997, retired April 30, 2023; Fresno County Municipal Court judge, 1994-97; Fresno County Justice Court judge, 1983-93; private practice, 1979-83; deputy public defender, Fresno County public defender's office, 1975-79; deputy city attorney, Sacramento city attorney's office, 1974-75

UC Berkeley School of Law, 1973



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Workhorse Senior U.S. District Judge (Fresno) Oct. 18, 2017
Far Afield, but Still Keeping Farmer's Hours Fresno County Superior Court Apr. 9, 2007

Rulings
Case Category Published
Perez v. City of Fresno
affirmed
Qualified Immunity Apr. 15, 2024
Earth Island Institute v. Muldoon
affirmed
Environmental Law Sep. 12, 2023
Dickey v. Davis
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure May 31, 2023
Chicken Ranch Rancheria v. State of California
petition denied
Civil Procedure Apr. 25, 2023
Chicken Ranch Rancheria v. State of California
affirmed
Gaming Jul. 28, 2022
E.E. v. Norris School District
affirmed
Education Jul. 15, 2021
Sanchez v. Davis
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 23, 2021
Nunes v. Arata Swingle Van Egmond & Goodwin
reversed and remanded
Civil Rights Dec. 30, 2020
Stand Up For California! v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
vacated and remanded
Environmental Law May 28, 2020
Club One Casino v. Bernhardt
affirmed
Constitutional Law May 28, 2020
Berryman v. Wong
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 30, 2020
Amended Opinion: Ioane v. Noll
affirmed
Constitutional Law Sep. 20, 2019
Page v. King
vacated and remanded
Civil Rights Aug. 5, 2019
Hoffmann v. Pulido
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 9, 2019
Hines v. Youseff
affirmed in part
Qualified Immunity Feb. 4, 2019
Martinez v. Cate
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 12, 2018
Ioane v. Noll
affirmed
Constitutional Law Sep. 11, 2018
Lucero v. Holland
affirmed in part
Constitutional Law Sep. 4, 2018
Tamplin v. Muniz
reversed
Prisoners' Rights Jul. 9, 2018
Johnson v. Gill
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 21, 2018
U.S. v. Mercado-Moreno
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 29, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Title Court Published
Workhorse Senior U.S. District Judge (Fresno) Oct. 18, 2017
Far Afield, but Still Keeping Farmer's Hours Fresno County Superior Court Apr. 9, 2007
Case Category Published
Perez v. City of Fresno
affirmed
Qualified Immunity Apr. 15, 2024
Earth Island Institute v. Muldoon
affirmed
Environmental Law Sep. 12, 2023
Dickey v. Davis
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure May 31, 2023
Chicken Ranch Rancheria v. State of California
petition denied
Civil Procedure Apr. 25, 2023
Chicken Ranch Rancheria v. State of California
affirmed
Gaming Jul. 28, 2022
E.E. v. Norris School District
affirmed
Education Jul. 15, 2021
Sanchez v. Davis
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 23, 2021
Nunes v. Arata Swingle Van Egmond & Goodwin
reversed and remanded
Civil Rights Dec. 30, 2020
Stand Up For California! v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
vacated and remanded
Environmental Law May 28, 2020
Club One Casino v. Bernhardt
affirmed
Constitutional Law May 28, 2020
Berryman v. Wong
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 30, 2020
Amended Opinion: Ioane v. Noll
affirmed
Constitutional Law Sep. 20, 2019
Page v. King
vacated and remanded
Civil Rights Aug. 5, 2019
Hoffmann v. Pulido
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 9, 2019
Hines v. Youseff
affirmed in part
Qualified Immunity Feb. 4, 2019
Martinez v. Cate
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 12, 2018
Ioane v. Noll
affirmed
Constitutional Law Sep. 11, 2018
Lucero v. Holland
affirmed in part
Constitutional Law Sep. 4, 2018
Tamplin v. Muniz
reversed
Prisoners' Rights Jul. 9, 2018
Johnson v. Gill
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 21, 2018
U.S. v. Mercado-Moreno
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 29, 2017