Danielle Jo Forrest at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 12, 2019–present
Danielle Jo Forrest
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · June 3, 2026
Lnu v. Blanche
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; 6-month Suspension; Notification Requirement; Bar Suspension
Biography
Professional career
- Partner, Larkins Vacura Kayser LLP, Portland, OR, 2014-2017
- adj-prof, Lewis & Clark College, OR, 2011-2016
- Practitioner, Larkins Vacura Kayser LLP, Portland, OR, 2009-2013
- Practitioner, Stoel Rives LLP, 2007-2009
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2004-2005
- Law Clerk, District Court, D. Oregon, OR, 2005-2007
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008-2008
- Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Washington County, OR, 2017-2019
- Presiding Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Washington County, OR, 2019-2019
- Chief Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Washington County, OR, 2019-2019
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2019-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- University of Idaho · BA, 2001
Personal record
Born 1977 · Roseburg, OR
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/7328941CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15395/danielle-jo-forrest/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure