Who appointed Marsha Siegel Berzon?

President William J. Clinton appointed Marsha Siegel Berzon to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2000.

Was Marsha Siegel Berzon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Marsha Siegel Berzon was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Marsha Siegel Berzon's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Marsha Siegel Berzon 64–34 on March 9, 2000.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 2000 / Senior status since 2022

Marsha Siegel Berzon

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by the Senate 64–34, Marsha Siegel Berzon is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1973. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1945 · age 81
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 2000
Confirmed: 64–34
Education: Radcliffe College 1966 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1973
Succeeded: John T. Noonan Jr.
Succeeded by: Gabriel Patrick Sanchez

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2000	Ninth Circuit succeeded John T. Noonan Jr.	Clinton (D)	64–34

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 64–34 on March 9, 2000 · 106th Congress, Roll Call 38. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 64

45 D, 19 R

Voted against · 34

34 R

Did not vote · 2

2 R

Ben Campbell(R-CO)
John McCain(R-AZ)

Education

Radcliffe College	B.A.	1966
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law	J.D.	1973

Judicial Record

In our data, Berzon authored 9 published opinions for the court (2007–2012). Most cited: Ormsby v. First American Title Co. (159 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
2010	Ormsby v. First American Title Co.	591 F.3d 1199	159
2007	United States v. Sine	493 F.3d 1021	89
2007	Ball v. Rodgers	492 F.3d 1094	71
2010	In Re Girardi	611 F.3d 1027	51
2012	United States v. Solorio	669 F.3d 943	46
2011	National Labor Relations Board v. Legacy Health System	662 F.3d 1124	12
2011	James v. Schriro	659 F.3d 855	8
2008	Berger v. City of Seattle	512 F.3d 582	7
2012	Stern v. Gambello	678 F.3d 797	3

Showing the 9 most-cited of 9 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 Marsha Siegel Berzon?: President William J. Clinton appointed Marsha Siegel Berzon to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2000.
Was Marsha Siegel Berzon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Marsha Siegel Berzon was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Marsha Siegel Berzon's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Marsha Siegel Berzon 64–34 on March 9, 2000.
Which court is Marsha Siegel Berzon on?: Marsha Siegel Berzon is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Sources

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26 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).