Who appointed Ronald Murray Gould?

President William J. Clinton appointed Ronald Murray Gould to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1999.

Was Ronald Murray Gould appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Ronald Murray Gould was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Ronald Murray Gould's confirmation vote?

Ronald Murray Gould was confirmed by voice vote on November 17, 1999. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

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Ronald Murray Gould

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

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1999 and confirmed by voice vote, Ronald Murray Gould is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1973. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1946 · age 80
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1999
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Pennsylvania 1968 · University of Michigan Law School 1973
Succeeded: Robert R. Beezer

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1999	Ninth Circuit succeeded Robert R. Beezer	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 Pennsylvania	B.S.	1968
University of Michigan Law School	J.D.	1973

Judicial Record

In our data, Gould authored 32 published opinions for the court (2007–2012). Most cited: Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (510 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
2012	Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.	666 F.3d 581	510
2010	Wolin v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC	617 F.3d 1168	285
2011	United States v. Rahman	642 F.3d 1257	183
2011	Smith v. Almada	640 F.3d 931	100
2010	United States v. King	608 F.3d 1122	93
2011	Chapman v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.	651 F.3d 1039	87
2011	Brown v. Horell	644 F.3d 969	80
2008	Nehad v. Mukasey	535 F.3d 962	78
2008	Yan Xia Zhu v. Mukasey	537 F.3d 1034	78
2011	Hinds Investments, L.P. v. Angioli	654 F.3d 846	71
2011	Haile v. Holder	658 F.3d 1122	56
2011	United States v. Reyes	660 F.3d 454	51
2010	Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. v. Continental Tire North America, Inc.	609 F.3d 975	48
2010	United States v. Hantzis	625 F.3d 575	42
2009	Nordyke v. King	563 F.3d 439	40

Showing the 15 most-cited of 32 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 Ronald Murray Gould?: President William J. Clinton appointed Ronald Murray Gould to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1999.
Was Ronald Murray Gould appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Ronald Murray Gould was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Ronald Murray Gould's confirmation vote?: Ronald Murray Gould was confirmed by voice vote on November 17, 1999. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Ronald Murray Gould on?: Ronald Murray Gould 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).