Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council
The persons listed below are the Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council for the 2025-2027 term. These attorneys will serve for three years, joining twelve continuing lawyer representatives and replacing those who have completed their term of service.
Serving through 2027:
- Elisse Larouche – Office of the Federal Public Defender
- Rebecca Williford – Disability Rights Advocates
- August Gugelmann – Swanson & McNamara LLP
- Christin Hill – Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Jonathan Lee – U.S. Attorney’s Office
- John Bostic – Cooley LLP
Serving through 2026:
- Barbara J. (B.J.) Chisholm – Altshuler Berzon LLP
- Sharif Jacob – Keker, Van Nest & Peters
- Rosemary Rivas – Gibbs Law Group LLP
- Cara H. Sandberg – Office of the County Counsel, County of Santa Clara
- Lin Chan – Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
- Stefani Shanberg – Perkins Coie LLP
Serving through 2025:
- Valerie Bantner Peo – Buchalter APC
- David Rizk – Rizk & Shearer LLP
- Sabita Soneji – Tycko & Zavareei LLP
- Julie Wilensky – San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
- Meredith Dearborn – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
- Patrick Hammon – Pillsbury
