Salvador Mendoza Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 15, 2022–present
Salvador Mendoza Jr.
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Superior Court of the State of Washington, Benton and Franklin Counties, 2013-2014
- Judge pro tem, District Court of the State of Washington, Benton County, 2006-2013
- Judge pro tem, District Court of the State of Washington, Franklin County, 2002-2013
- Judge pro tem, Juvenile Division, Superior Court of the State of Washington, Benton and Franklin Counties, 2002-2013
- Judge pro tem, Pasco Washington Municipal Court, 2002-2013
- Private practice, Kennewick, WA, 1999-2013
- Deputy prosecutor, Franklin County, WA, 1998-1999
- Assistant attorney general, State of Washington, 1997-1998
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Washington, 2014-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- University of Washington
Personal record
Born 1971 · Pacoima, CA
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/1394566CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2218/salvador-mendoza-jr/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