Who appointed Richard C. Tallman?

President William J. Clinton appointed Richard C. Tallman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2000.

Was Richard C. Tallman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Richard C. Tallman was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Richard C. Tallman's confirmation vote?

Richard C. Tallman was confirmed by voice vote on May 24, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 2000 / Senior status since 2018

Richard C. Tallman

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard C. Tallman is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law) in 1978. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1953 · age 73
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 2000
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Santa Clara (now Santa Clara) 1975 · Northwestern Law (now Pritzker School of Law) 1978
Succeeded: Betty Binns Fletcher
Succeeded by: Eric David Miller

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2000	Ninth Circuit succeeded Betty Binns Fletcher	Clinton (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

University of Santa Clara (now Santa Clara University)	B.Sc.	1975
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)	J.D.	1978

Judicial Record

In our data, Tallman authored 37 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: Bias v. Moynihan (691 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	Bias v. Moynihan	508 F.3d 1212	691
2010	Sanford v. MemberWorks, Inc.	625 F.3d 550	423
2009	Marin General Hospital v. Modesto & Empire Traction Co.	581 F.3d 941	261
2010	United States v. Graf	610 F.3d 1148	249
2011	Reeb v. Thomas	636 F.3d 1224	224
2009	Khan v. Holder	584 F.3d 773	158
2009	Price v. Lehtinen	564 F.3d 1052	130
2010	Banjo v. Ayers	614 F.3d 964	108
2009	L.M. Ex Rel. Sam M. v. Capistrano Unified School District	556 F.3d 900	79
2011	Alston v. Read	663 F.3d 1094	68
2010	Simonia v. Glendale Nissan/Infiniti Disability Plan	608 F.3d 1118	56
2008	United States v. Hernandez-Orellana	539 F.3d 994	52
2009	Huppert v. City of Pittsburg	574 F.3d 696	49
2010	Segura v. Holder	605 F.3d 1063	41
2010	Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Department of the Interior	623 F.3d 633	37

Showing the 15 most-cited of 37 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 Richard C. Tallman?: President William J. Clinton appointed Richard C. Tallman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2000.
Was Richard C. Tallman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Richard C. Tallman was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Richard C. Tallman's confirmation vote?: Richard C. Tallman was confirmed by voice vote on May 24, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Richard C. Tallman on?: Richard C. Tallman is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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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).