of the Arizona Constitution. In addition to his judicial duties, Judge Hurwitz served as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence. He was appointed to the advisory committee by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist in 2004, and reappointed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts in 2007. He is a member of the American Law Institute (since 2002) and a master of the Horace Rumpole Inn of Court (since 1997). Federal judicial service On November 2, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Hurwitz to be a United States circuit judge of the Ninth Circuit. On January 26, 2012, he received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and on March 1, 2012, his nomination was reported to the floor of the Senate by a 13–5 vote. All ten Democratic Senators voted aye along with Republican Senators Tom Coburn, Lindsey Graham and Jon Kyl, while Republican Senators John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mike Lee and Jeff Sessions voted no. On June 7, 2012, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Hurwitz's nomination. On June 11, 2012, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 60–31 vote. On June 12, 2012, his nomination was confirmed by a voice vote. He received his commission on June 27, 2012. On January 28, 2022, he announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor. His successor was confirmed on August 4, 2022, and he assumed senior status on October 3, 2022. Notable Ninth Circuit opinions Brach v. Newsom (9th Cir. 2021): Hurwitz dissented when the 9th circuit ruled that private schools are exempt from COVID-19 restrictions. Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. VidAngel, Inc., 869 F.3d 848 (9th Cir. 2017): Upholding the district court’s grant of preliminary injunction against streaming service that filters out “objectionable” content for customers, finding that film studios were likely to succeed on their Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and copyright infringement claims. Lloyd v. CVB Fin. Corp., 811 F.3d 1200 (9th Cir. 2016): This decision represents the first time a federal circuit court expressly held that the public disclosure of an SEC investigation can form the basis of a viable loss causation theory, if the defendant also made a subsequent corrective disclosure. Saint Alphonsus Med. Ctr.-Nampa Inc. v. St. Luke's Health Sys., Ltd., 778 F.3d 775 (9th Cir. 2015): Legal commentators consider this a “landmark” antitrust-healthcare ruling because the Court