Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nevada - Las Vegas
Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Bill Clinton, 2000; U.S. District judge, Nevada, 1998-2000; assistant district attorney, chief deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, Las Vegas, 1980-98; staff attorney, Nevada Legal Services, 1980; private practice, Las Vegas, 1979-80.
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1979
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson would have liked to have been more assertive earlier in her career. | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Las Vegas, Nevada) | Oct. 27, 2022 |
| From Small-Town Roots, Judge Stitches Tale of Success | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Mar. 7, 2007 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
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Jama v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
dissenting
|
Insurance | Aug. 19, 2024 |
|
In re: Timothy L. Blixseth
author
|
Bankruptcy | Aug. 14, 2024 |
|
Lopez v. Aircraft Service International Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Jul. 19, 2024 |
|
Stiffler v. O'Malley
author
|
Administrative Agencies | May 28, 2024 |
|
Bradford v. Paramo
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 3, 2024 |
|
Conway v. O'Malley
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 26, 2024 |
|
Ferguson v. O'Malley
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 14, 2024 |
|
Rodriguez-Hernandez v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Dec. 27, 2023 |
|
Brown v. State of Arizona
dissenting
|
Education | Sep. 25, 2023 |
|
Kitchen v. Kijakazi
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 14, 2023 |
|
Hopson v. Alexander
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 16, 2023 |
|
Olson v. State of California
author
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 17, 2023 |
|
Wright v. Alaska
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Anderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 25, 2022 |
|
Spletstoser v. Hyten
author
|
Torts | Aug. 11, 2022 |
|
Fort v. State of Washington
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2022 |
|
Trendsettah USA v. Swisher Int'l
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 18, 2022 |
|
Oertwich v. Traditional Village of Togiak
author
|
Native American Affairs | Mar. 31, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Flucas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 24, 2022 |
|
Jimenez-Sandoval v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jan. 14, 2022 |
|
Center for Community Action v. Federal Aviation Administration
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | Nov. 19, 2021 |
|
Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing
dissenting
|
Arbitration | Nov. 4, 2021 |
|
Harris v. County of Orange
author
|
Contracts | Oct. 29, 2021 |
|
Alfred v. Garland
concurring
|
Immigration | Sep. 23, 2021 |
|
Bladeroom Group Ltd. v. Emerson Electric
concurring
|
Contracts | Aug. 31, 2021 |
|
Wide Voice v. Federal Communications Commission
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 2, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Peterson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Figueroa-Beltran
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2021 |
|
Aden v. Wilkinson
concurring
|
Immigration | Mar. 5, 2021 |
|
Bean v. Matteucci
dissenting
|
Prisoners' Rights | Jan. 21, 2021 |
|
D.D. v. Los Angeles Unified School District
dissenting
|
Disability Discrimination | Jan. 4, 2021 |
|
J.R. v. Barr
dissenting
|
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Obaid
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 25, 2020 |
|
Bynoe v. Baca
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 27, 2020 |
|
Grodzitsky v. American Honda Motor Co.
author
|
Evidence | Apr. 30, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Norris
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 5, 2019 |
|
NLRB v. IAB Local 229
author
|
Labor Law | Oct. 29, 2019 |
|
Flynt v. Shimazu
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 8, 2019 |
|
Riggs v. Airbus Helicopters
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 23, 2019 |
|
Roberts v. City and County of Honolulu
author
|
Attorneys | Sep. 13, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Campbell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2019 |
|
FTC v. Preferred Law
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 18, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Lopez
dissenting
|
Evidence | Jan. 11, 2019 |
|
Soltysik v. Padilla
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 4, 2018 |
|
Amended Opinion: Villavicencio v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 12, 2018 |
|
Montana Environmental Information Center v. Thomas
author
|
Environmental Law | Aug. 31, 2018 |
|
Gold Medal LLC v. USA Track & Field
author
|
Antitrust | Aug. 8, 2018 |
|
Havensight Capital v. Nike
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 8, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Briones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 17, 2018 |
|
Ventura Content v. Motherless
dissenting
|
Copyright | Mar. 15, 2018 |
|
Orr v. Plumb
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 13, 2018 |
|
Villavicencio v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Jan. 8, 2018 |
|
Kramer v. Cullinan
author
|
Qualified Immunity | Jan. 4, 2018 |
|
Dunlap v. Liberty Natural Products Inc.
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Dec. 29, 2017 |
|
Arazola-Galea v. U.S.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 13, 2017 |
|
Diedrich v. Berryhill
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 27, 2017 |
|
Cain v. Chappell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2017 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson would have liked to have been more assertive earlier in her career. | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Las Vegas, Nevada) | Oct. 27, 2022 |
| From Small-Town Roots, Judge Stitches Tale of Success | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Mar. 7, 2007 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Jama v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
dissenting
|
Insurance | Aug. 19, 2024 |
|
In re: Timothy L. Blixseth
author
|
Bankruptcy | Aug. 14, 2024 |
|
Lopez v. Aircraft Service International Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Jul. 19, 2024 |
|
Stiffler v. O'Malley
author
|
Administrative Agencies | May 28, 2024 |
|
Bradford v. Paramo
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 3, 2024 |
|
Conway v. O'Malley
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 26, 2024 |
|
Ferguson v. O'Malley
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 14, 2024 |
|
Rodriguez-Hernandez v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Dec. 27, 2023 |
|
Brown v. State of Arizona
dissenting
|
Education | Sep. 25, 2023 |
|
Kitchen v. Kijakazi
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 14, 2023 |
|
Hopson v. Alexander
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 16, 2023 |
|
Olson v. State of California
author
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 17, 2023 |
|
Wright v. Alaska
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Anderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 25, 2022 |
|
Spletstoser v. Hyten
author
|
Torts | Aug. 11, 2022 |
|
Fort v. State of Washington
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2022 |
|
Trendsettah USA v. Swisher Int'l
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 18, 2022 |
|
Oertwich v. Traditional Village of Togiak
author
|
Native American Affairs | Mar. 31, 2022 |
|
U.S. v. Flucas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 24, 2022 |
|
Jimenez-Sandoval v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jan. 14, 2022 |
|
Center for Community Action v. Federal Aviation Administration
dissenting
|
Environmental Law | Nov. 19, 2021 |
|
Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing
dissenting
|
Arbitration | Nov. 4, 2021 |
|
Harris v. County of Orange
author
|
Contracts | Oct. 29, 2021 |
|
Alfred v. Garland
concurring
|
Immigration | Sep. 23, 2021 |
|
Bladeroom Group Ltd. v. Emerson Electric
concurring
|
Contracts | Aug. 31, 2021 |
|
Wide Voice v. Federal Communications Commission
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 2, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Peterson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Figueroa-Beltran
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2021 |
|
Aden v. Wilkinson
concurring
|
Immigration | Mar. 5, 2021 |
|
Bean v. Matteucci
dissenting
|
Prisoners' Rights | Jan. 21, 2021 |
|
D.D. v. Los Angeles Unified School District
dissenting
|
Disability Discrimination | Jan. 4, 2021 |
|
J.R. v. Barr
dissenting
|
Immigration | Sep. 14, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Obaid
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 25, 2020 |
|
Bynoe v. Baca
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 27, 2020 |
|
Grodzitsky v. American Honda Motor Co.
author
|
Evidence | Apr. 30, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Norris
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 5, 2019 |
|
NLRB v. IAB Local 229
author
|
Labor Law | Oct. 29, 2019 |
|
Flynt v. Shimazu
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 8, 2019 |
|
Riggs v. Airbus Helicopters
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 23, 2019 |
|
Roberts v. City and County of Honolulu
author
|
Attorneys | Sep. 13, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Campbell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2019 |
|
FTC v. Preferred Law
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 18, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Lopez
dissenting
|
Evidence | Jan. 11, 2019 |
|
Soltysik v. Padilla
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 4, 2018 |
|
Amended Opinion: Villavicencio v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 12, 2018 |
|
Montana Environmental Information Center v. Thomas
author
|
Environmental Law | Aug. 31, 2018 |
|
Gold Medal LLC v. USA Track & Field
author
|
Antitrust | Aug. 8, 2018 |
|
Havensight Capital v. Nike
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 8, 2018 |
|
U.S. v. Briones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 17, 2018 |
|
Ventura Content v. Motherless
dissenting
|
Copyright | Mar. 15, 2018 |
|
Orr v. Plumb
dissenting
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 13, 2018 |
|
Villavicencio v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Jan. 8, 2018 |
|
Kramer v. Cullinan
author
|
Qualified Immunity | Jan. 4, 2018 |
|
Dunlap v. Liberty Natural Products Inc.
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Dec. 29, 2017 |
|
Arazola-Galea v. U.S.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 13, 2017 |
|
Diedrich v. Berryhill
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 27, 2017 |
|
Cain v. Chappell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2017 |