Salvador Mendoza Jr.
Salvador Mendoza | |
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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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) Pacoima, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mia Danielson |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Washington (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Salvador Mendoza Jr. (born 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.