I thought that the 9th Court of appeal is liberal..

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6. Depends maybe on who the judges were who ruled. 10 were from trump. Here are their names in order of seniority.

Sorry the layout isn't identical to the link's.
https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/judicial-council/judges-seniority-list/

1. Mary H. Murguia MHM Chief Judge Phoenix 01/04/11 Obama
2. J. Clifford Wallace JCW Senior Circuit Judge San Diego 06/28/72 Nixon
3. Mary M. Schroeder MMS Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 09/26/79 Carter
4. Dorothy W. Nelson DWN Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 12/20/79 Carter
5. William C. Canby, Jr. WCC Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 05/23/80 Carter
6. Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain DFO Senior Circuit Judge Portland 09/26/86 Reagan
7. Stephen S. Trott SST Senior Circuit Judge Boise 03/25/88 Reagan
8. Ferdinand F. Fernandez FFF Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 05/22/89 Bush
9. Andrew J. Kleinfeld AJK Senior Circuit Judge Fairbanks 09/16/91 Bush


10. Michael Daly Hawkins MDH Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 09/15/94 Clinton
11. A. Wallace Tashima AWT Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 01/04/96 Clinton
12. Sidney R. Thomas SRT Senior Circuit Judge Billings 01/04/96 Clinton
13. Barry G. Silverman BGS Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 02/04/98 Clinton
14. Susan P. Graber SPG Senior Circuit Judge Portland 03/19/98 Clinton
15. M. Margaret McKeown MMM Senior Circuit Judge San Diego 04/08/98 Clinton
16. Kim McLane Wardlaw KMW Circuit Judge Pasadena 08/03/98 Clinton
17. William A. Fletcher WAF Senior Circuit Judge San Francisco 10/09/98 Clinton
18. Ronald M. Gould RMG Circuit Judge Seattle 11/22/99 Clinton
19. Richard A. Paez RAP Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 03/14/00 Clinton


20. Marsha S. Berzon MSB Senior Circuit Judge San Francisco 03/16/00 Clinton
21. Richard C. Tallman RCT Senior Circuit Judge Seattle 05/25/00 Clinton
22. Johnnie B. Rawlinson JBR Circuit Judge Las Vegas 07/26/00 Clinton
23. Richard R. Clifton RRC Senior Circuit Judge Honolulu 07/30/02 Bush
24. Jay S. Bybee JSB Senior Circuit Judge Las Vegas 03/21/03 Bush
25. Consuelo M. Callahan CMC Circuit Judge Sacramento 05/28/03 Bush
26. Carlos T. Bea CTB Senior Circuit Judge San Francisco 10/01/03 Bush
27. Milan D. Smith, Jr. MDS Circuit Judge El Segundo 05/18/06 Bush
28. Sandra S. Ikuta SSI Circuit Judge Pasadena 06/23/06 Bush
29. N. Randy Smith NRS Senior Circuit Judge Pocatello 03/19/07 Bush


30. Morgan Christen MBC Circuit Judge Anchorage 01/11/12 Obama
31. Jacqueline H. Nguyen JHN Circuit Judge Pasadena 05/14/12 Obama
32. Andrew D. Hurwitz ADH Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 06/27/12 Obama
33. John B. Owens JBO Circuit Judge San Diego 04/02/14 Obama
34. Michelle T. Friedland MTF Circuit Judge San Jose 04/29/14 Obama
35. Mark J. Bennett MJB Circuit Judge Honolulu 07/13/18 Trump
36. Ryan D. Nelson RDN Circuit Judge Idaho Falls 10/18/18 Trump
37. Eric D. Miller EDM Circuit Judge Seattle 03/04/19 Trump
38. Bridget S. Bade BSB Circuit Judge Phoenix 04/01/19 Trump
39. Daniel P. Collins DPC Circuit Judge Pasadena 05/22/19 Trump


40. Kenneth Kiyul Lee KKL Circuit Judge San Diego 06/12/19 Trump
41. Daniel A. Bress DAB Circuit Judge San Francisco 07/26/19 Trump
42. Danielle J. Forrest DJF Circuit Judge Portland 11/12/19 Trump
43. Patrick J. Bumatay PJB Circuit Judge San Diego 12/12/19 Trump
44. Lawrence VanDyke LVD Circuit Judge Reno 01/02/20 Trump
45. Lucy H. Koh LHK Circuit Judge San Francisco 12/13/21 Biden
46. Jennifer Sung JS Circuit Judge Portland 12/15/21 Biden
47. Gabriel P. Sanchez GPS Circuit Judge San Francisco 01/24/22 Biden
48. Holly A. Thomas HAT Circuit Judge Pasadena 01/24/22 Biden
49. Salvador Mendoza, Jr. SMJ Circuit Judge Richland 09/16/22 Biden


50. Roopali H. Desai RHD Circuit Judge Phoenix 10/03/22 Biden
51. Anthony D. Johnstone ADJ Circuit Judge Missoula 05/04/23 Biden
52. Ana de Alba ADA Circuit Judge Fresno 11/16/23 Biden



The current Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit is Elena Kagan, a Supreme Court Justice.