Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Central - Pasadena
   
Law clerk, Hon. William M. Byrne, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1963-64; private practice, Pomona, 1964-80; Judge, San Bernardino Superior Court, 1980-85; nominated July 1985, confirmed October 1985, assumed senior status June 2002
USC Law School, J.D., 1962; Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1963
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand Francis Fernandez | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena) | Jun. 23, 2014 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Turchin
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Rundo
 concurring 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 5, 2021 | 
| 
Bair v. California Dept. of Transportation
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Dec. 3, 2020 | 
| 
Miller v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide
 dissenting 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 29, 2020 | 
| 
Aleman Gonzalez v. Barr
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Apr. 8, 2020 | 
| 
Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Mar. 2, 2020 | 
| 
In Re: Williams-Sonoma Inc.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2020 | 
| 
Gonzalez Romo v. Barr
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 15, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Corrales-Vazquez
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2019 | 
| 
San Francisco v. Trump
 dissenting 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 2, 2018 | 
| 
Danny P. v. Catholic Health Initiatives
 author 
 | 
Health Care | Jun. 7, 2018 | 
| 
Daniels Sharpsmart v. Smith
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | May 3, 2018 | 
| 
Garcia-Martinez v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Apr. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Asante v. California Dept. of Health Care Services
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Apr. 3, 2018 | 
| 
Hernandez v. Sessions
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Oct. 3, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand Francis Fernandez | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena) | Jun. 23, 2014 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Turchin
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Rundo
 concurring 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 5, 2021 | 
| 
Bair v. California Dept. of Transportation
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Dec. 3, 2020 | 
| 
Miller v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide
 dissenting 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 29, 2020 | 
| 
Aleman Gonzalez v. Barr
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Apr. 8, 2020 | 
| 
Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Mar. 2, 2020 | 
| 
In Re: Williams-Sonoma Inc.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2020 | 
| 
Gonzalez Romo v. Barr
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 15, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Corrales-Vazquez
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2019 | 
| 
San Francisco v. Trump
 dissenting 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 2, 2018 | 
| 
Danny P. v. Catholic Health Initiatives
 author 
 | 
Health Care | Jun. 7, 2018 | 
| 
Daniels Sharpsmart v. Smith
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | May 3, 2018 | 
| 
Garcia-Martinez v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Apr. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Asante v. California Dept. of Health Care Services
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Apr. 3, 2018 | 
| 
Hernandez v. Sessions
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Oct. 3, 2017 | 
