The MetNews reports Ninth Circuit Senior Judge Sandra S. Ikuta Dies
Sandra Ikuta, who was appointed to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2006, has died, one month after assuming senior status. The court did not make an announcement of her death. However, a memorandum opinion in an immigration case, filed yesterday, says in a footnote: “Judge Sandra Ikuta, who was a member of the panel at the time the case was argued, passed away on December 7, 2025. In accordance with General Order 3.2(h), this opinion (or memoranda) is issued by the remaining panel members as a quorum pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 46(d).”
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