Who appointed Stephen S. Trott?

President Ronald Reagan appointed Stephen S. Trott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1988.

Was Stephen S. Trott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Stephen S. Trott was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Stephen S. Trott's confirmation vote?

Stephen S. Trott was confirmed by voice vote on March 24, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1988 / Senior status since 2004

Stephen S. Trott

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

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by voice vote, Stephen S. Trott is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1965. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1939 · age 87
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1988
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Wesleyan 1962 · Harvard Law School 1965
Succeeded: Joseph Tyree Sneed III
Succeeded by: John Byron Owens

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1988	Ninth Circuit succeeded Joseph Tyree Sneed III	Reagan (R)	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

Wesleyan University	B.A.	1962
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1965

Judicial Record

In our data, Trott authored 15 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Geithner (109 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	Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Geithner	644 F.3d 836	109
2011	Hooper v. County of San Diego	629 F.3d 1127	104
2010	Wang v. Chinese Daily News, Inc.	623 F.3d 743	47
2007	Perfumebay. Com Inc. v. eBay, Inc.	506 F.3d 1165	47
2011	United States v. Escamilla-Rojas	640 F.3d 1055	30
2008	Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians v. NGV Gaming, Ltd.	531 F.3d 767	29
2011	United States v. Diaz-Ramirez	646 F.3d 653	12
2010	Coleman v. Estes Express Lines, Inc.	627 F.3d 1096	10
2010	Retired Employees Ass'n of Orange County, Inc. v. County of Orange	610 F.3d 1099	10
2010	Vega v. Holder	611 F.3d 1168	9
2011	Houston v. Schomig	637 F.3d 976	4
2011	United States v. Nosal	661 F.3d 1180	2
2011	Starr v. County of Los Angeles	659 F.3d 850	0
2011	Starr v. County of Los Angeles	659 F.3d 850	0
2011	Starr v. County of Los Angeles	659 F.3d 850	0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Stephen S. Trott?: President Ronald Reagan appointed Stephen S. Trott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1988.
Was Stephen S. Trott appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Stephen S. Trott was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Stephen S. Trott's confirmation vote?: Stephen S. Trott was confirmed by voice vote on March 24, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Stephen S. Trott on?: Stephen S. Trott is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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38 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).