Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Alaska - Fairbanks
   
Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President George H.W. Bush, 1991; judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska; 1986-91; private practice, 1971-86; clerk for Alaska Supreme Court Judge J.A. Rabinowitz, 1969-71.
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1969
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Open to the Process | Nov. 22, 2022 | |
| Andrew Jay Kleinfeld | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit Judge | May 18, 2010 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Nexus Pharmaceuticals v. Central Admixture Pharmacy
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2022 | 
| 
Russell v. Lumitap
 author 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Apr. 14, 2022 | 
| 
McDougall v. County of Ventura
 concurring 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 21, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Thompson
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Moran-Garcia
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 24, 2020 | 
| 
Dutra Group v. Batterton
 reversed 
 | 
Maritime Law | Jun. 25, 2019 | 
| 
Hines v. Youseff
 author 
 | 
Qualified Immunity | Feb. 4, 2019 | 
| 
State of California v. The Little Sisters of the Poor
 dissenting 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 18, 2018 | 
| 
Rodriguez v. Swartz
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 8, 2018 | 
| 
Elhouty v. Lincoln Benefit Life
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Mar. 28, 2018 | 
| 
Ventura Content v. Motherless
 author 
 | 
Copyright | Mar. 15, 2018 | 
| 
Batterton v. Dutra Group
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Jan. 24, 2018 | 
| 
Corral v. Select Portfolio Servicing
 dissenting 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 28, 2017 | 
| 
Revels v. Berryhill 
 dissenting 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 27, 2017 | 
| 
Morrill v. Scott Financial Corporation 
 dissenting 
 | 
Attorneys | Oct. 24, 2017 | 
| 
McProud v. CWS Enterprises Inc. (In re CWS Enterprises Inc.) 
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Open to the Process | Nov. 22, 2022 | |
| Andrew Jay Kleinfeld | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit Judge | May 18, 2010 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Nexus Pharmaceuticals v. Central Admixture Pharmacy
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 13, 2022 | 
| 
Russell v. Lumitap
 author 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Apr. 14, 2022 | 
| 
McDougall v. County of Ventura
 concurring 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 21, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Thompson
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Moran-Garcia
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 24, 2020 | 
| 
Dutra Group v. Batterton
 reversed 
 | 
Maritime Law | Jun. 25, 2019 | 
| 
Hines v. Youseff
 author 
 | 
Qualified Immunity | Feb. 4, 2019 | 
| 
State of California v. The Little Sisters of the Poor
 dissenting 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 18, 2018 | 
| 
Rodriguez v. Swartz
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 8, 2018 | 
| 
Elhouty v. Lincoln Benefit Life
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Mar. 28, 2018 | 
| 
Ventura Content v. Motherless
 author 
 | 
Copyright | Mar. 15, 2018 | 
| 
Batterton v. Dutra Group
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Jan. 24, 2018 | 
| 
Corral v. Select Portfolio Servicing
 dissenting 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 28, 2017 | 
| 
Revels v. Berryhill 
 dissenting 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 27, 2017 | 
| 
Morrill v. Scott Financial Corporation 
 dissenting 
 | 
Attorneys | Oct. 24, 2017 | 
| 
McProud v. CWS Enterprises Inc. (In re CWS Enterprises Inc.) 
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
