Ninth Circuit / Appointed 2006 / Served to 2025

Sandra Segal Ikuta

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 810, Sandra Segal Ikuta was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1988. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, June 19, 2006

Appointed by
George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed
81–0
Education
University of California, Berkeley 1976 · University of California, Los Angeles, Law 1988
Succeeded by
Eric Chunyee Tung
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
2006Ninth Circuit · succeeded James Robert BrowningBush (R)81–0

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

19 years on the Ninth Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).