Who appointed Consuelo Maria Callahan?

President George W. Bush appointed Consuelo Maria Callahan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2003.

Was Consuelo Maria Callahan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Consuelo Maria Callahan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Consuelo Maria Callahan's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Consuelo Maria Callahan 99–0 on May 22, 2003.

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Consuelo Maria Callahan

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 99–0, Consuelo Maria Callahan is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1975. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1950 · age 76
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 99–0
Education: Stanford 1972 · University of the Pacific, McGeorge Law 1975
Succeeded: Ferdinand Francis Fernandez

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Ninth Circuit succeeded Ferdinand Francis Fernandez	G.W. Bush (R)	99–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 99–0 on May 22, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 195. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 99

47 D, 51 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 1

1 D

John Kerry(D-MA)

Education

Stanford University	A.B.	1972
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law	J.D.	1975
University of Virginia School of Law	LL.M.	2004

Judicial Record

In our data, Callahan authored 4 published opinions for the court (2007–2009). Most cited: Hoopai v. Astrue (369 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2007	Hoopai v. Astrue	499 F.3d 1071	369
2009	Rodis v. City & County of San Francisco	558 F.3d 964	71
2007	Marmolejo-Campos v. Gonzales	503 F.3d 922	15
2007	Rodis v. City and County of San Francisco	499 F.3d 1094	7

Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Consuelo Maria Callahan?: President George W. Bush appointed Consuelo Maria Callahan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2003.
Was Consuelo Maria Callahan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Consuelo Maria Callahan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Consuelo Maria Callahan's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Consuelo Maria Callahan 99–0 on May 22, 2003.
Which court is Consuelo Maria Callahan on?: Consuelo Maria Callahan is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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23 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).