Mary Murphy Schroeder
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Mary Murphy Schroeder is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1965. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1940 · age 86
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Swarthmore College 1962 · University of Chicago Law School 1965
- Succeeded by
- Andrew David Hurwitz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ninth Circuit | Carter (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Swarthmore College | B.A. | 1962 |
| University of Chicago Law School | J.D. | 1965 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Schroeder authored 22 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: McCollum v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (178 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | McCollum v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | 647 F.3d 870 | 178 |
| 2008 | Garcia De Rincon v. Department of Homeland SEC. | 539 F.3d 1133 | 173 |
| 2010 | United States v. Reyes-Bosque | 596 F.3d 1017 | 73 |
| 2011 | Fossen v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Montana, Inc. | 660 F.3d 1102 | 69 |
| 2009 | Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. v. Napolitano | 558 F.3d 856 | 45 |
| 2008 | United States v. Almazan-Becerra | 537 F.3d 1094 | 45 |
| 2010 | Hassan v. Chertoff | 593 F.3d 785 | 37 |
| 2010 | Northstar Financial Advisors, Inc. v. Schwab Investments | 615 F.3d 1106 | 31 |
| 2010 | United States v. Melchor-Meceno | 620 F.3d 1180 | 26 |
| 2009 | United States v. Easterday | 564 F.3d 1004 | 16 |
| 2008 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics v. KXD Technology, Inc. | 539 F.3d 1039 | 16 |
| 2009 | Geertson Seed Farms v. Johanns | 570 F.3d 1130 | 14 |
| 2008 | Hassan v. Chertoff | 543 F.3d 564 | 14 |
| 2008 | Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. v. Napolitano | 544 F.3d 976 | 8 |
| 2007 | Sarei v. Rio Tinto, PLC. | 499 F.3d 923 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 Mary Murphy Schroeder?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Mary Murphy Schroeder to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1979.
- Was Mary Murphy Schroeder appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mary Murphy Schroeder was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mary Murphy Schroeder's confirmation vote?
- Mary Murphy Schroeder was confirmed by voice vote on September 25, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Mary Murphy Schroeder on?
- Mary Murphy Schroeder is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Joe Mabel (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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46 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).