Gabriel Sanchez
Ninth Circuit appeals judge since 2022, appointed by Biden; former California appellate justice.
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Gabriel P. Sanchez is a judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, nominated by Joe Biden and confirmed in January 2022. He was an associate justice of the California Court of Appeal from 2018 to 2022 and earlier deputy legal affairs secretary to Governor Jerry Brown. On 26 October 2026 he joined the 2-1 order that the Court lacked jurisdiction over the Justice Department's California ballots appeal. His concurrence said the injunction sought would change California's rules mid-election and "usher in electoral chaos", quoting the Supreme Court.
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