Salvador Mendoza Jr.
Salvador Mendoza Jr. | |
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Mendoza in 2023 | |
| 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 | Rebecca L. Pennell |
| 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 | November 30, 1971 Pacoima, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mia Danielson |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Washington (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Salvador Mendoza Jr. (born November 30, 1971) 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.