Salvador Mendoza Jr. | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
Assumed office September 15, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | M. Margaret McKeown |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
In office June 19, 2014 – September 16, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Lonny R. Suko |
Succeeded by | vacant |
Judge of the Benton County and Franklin County Superior Courts | |
In office May 6, 2013 – June 19, 2014 | |
Appointed by | Jay Inslee |
Succeeded by | Alexander C. Ekstrom |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Pacoima, California, U.S. | November 30, 1971
Spouse | Mia |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Washington (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Salvador Mendoza Jr. (born November 30, 1971)[2] is an American lawyer serving as United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington from 2014 to 2022 and as a Washington state court judge from 2002 to 2014.