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Raymond C. Fisher

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Senior Circuit Judge



Law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1966-67; law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1967-68; private practice, Los Angeles, 1968-97; special assistant, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., 1975; Member, Los Angeles City Civil Service Commission, 1984-89; deputy general counsel, Independent Commission on the L.A.P.D. (Christopher Commission), 1990; President, Los Angeles Police Commission, 1995-97; associate attorney general, 1997-99; nominated to 9th Circuit March 1999, confirmed October 1999, assumed senior status March 2013. Died February 2020.

Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1966



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Raymond Corley Fisher 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit Judge Aug. 19, 2010
Raymond Corley Fisher 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit Judge Aug. 10, 2010

Rulings
Case Category Published
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta
reversed and remanded
Constitutional Law Jul. 2, 2021
Amended Opinion: Szonyi v. Barr
petition denied
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 14, 2019
Faisal Nabin Kashem v. William Barr
author
Constitutional Law Oct. 22, 2019
The Koala v. Khosla
concurring
Constitutional Law Jul. 25, 2019
Diaz-Quirazco v. Barr
dissenting
Immigration Jul. 24, 2019
Greisen v. Hanken
author
Constitutional Law Jun. 3, 2019
Szonyi v. Whitaker
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2019
Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores
author
Employment Law Jan. 30, 2019
Dominguez v. Kernan
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 24, 2018
Bohmker v. State of Oregon
author
Environmental Law Sep. 13, 2018
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra
author
Constitutional Law Sep. 12, 2018
Atenia Lorenzo v. Sessions
author
Immigration Aug. 30, 2018
Yang v. Dongwon Industries Co.
concurring
Arbitration Dec. 1, 2017
U.S. v. Wallen
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 26, 2017
Lair v. Motl
author
Civil Rights Oct. 24, 2017
Rachel H. v. Dept. of Education, State of Hawaii
author
Disability Discrimination Aug. 30, 2017
Gregg v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Public Safety
author
Civil Rights Aug. 30, 2017
Bracken v. Chung
author
Civil Rights Aug. 24, 2017
Lozano-Arredondo v. Sessions
author
Immigration Aug. 9, 2017
Godoy v. Spearman
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 3, 2017
Title Court Published
Raymond Corley Fisher 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit Judge Aug. 19, 2010
Raymond Corley Fisher 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit Judge Aug. 10, 2010
Case Category Published
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta
reversed and remanded
Constitutional Law Jul. 2, 2021
Amended Opinion: Szonyi v. Barr
petition denied
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 14, 2019
Faisal Nabin Kashem v. William Barr
author
Constitutional Law Oct. 22, 2019
The Koala v. Khosla
concurring
Constitutional Law Jul. 25, 2019
Diaz-Quirazco v. Barr
dissenting
Immigration Jul. 24, 2019
Greisen v. Hanken
author
Constitutional Law Jun. 3, 2019
Szonyi v. Whitaker
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2019
Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores
author
Employment Law Jan. 30, 2019
Dominguez v. Kernan
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 24, 2018
Bohmker v. State of Oregon
author
Environmental Law Sep. 13, 2018
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra
author
Constitutional Law Sep. 12, 2018
Atenia Lorenzo v. Sessions
author
Immigration Aug. 30, 2018
Yang v. Dongwon Industries Co.
concurring
Arbitration Dec. 1, 2017
U.S. v. Wallen
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 26, 2017
Lair v. Motl
author
Civil Rights Oct. 24, 2017
Rachel H. v. Dept. of Education, State of Hawaii
author
Disability Discrimination Aug. 30, 2017
Gregg v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Public Safety
author
Civil Rights Aug. 30, 2017
Bracken v. Chung
author
Civil Rights Aug. 24, 2017
Lozano-Arredondo v. Sessions
author
Immigration Aug. 9, 2017
Godoy v. Spearman
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 3, 2017