Holly A. Thomas

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

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Office: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Born: 1979, San Diego

Education: Stanford University, Yale Law School

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Ninth Circuit tosses California ghost gun lawsuit over standing

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As of August 2026: Joined the unanimous opinion

The Ninth Circuit on August 21 vacated a district court ruling that had struck down part of the ATF's 2022 ghost gun regulation. A unanimous panel found that California and the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence lacked standing to challenge Example 4 of the frame-and-receiver rule.

Updated Aug 23