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Brian Clay Leighton · California Lawyer
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Brian Clay Leighton is on California’s State Bar roll, #90907, admitted in 1979; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Clovis, Fresno County. 5 practice areas are listed in the registry, shown on this page. 31 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #90907 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1979 |
| Law school | Humphrey's Coll SOL |
| Firm | Law Offices of Brian C. Leighton |
| Location | Clovis, Fresno County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horne v. United States Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 750 F.3d 1128 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 May 2014 |
| Horne v. United States Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 673 F.3d 1071 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 March 2012 |
| Delano Farms Co. v. California Table Grape Commission | Counsel for the appellant | 586 F.3d 1219 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 November 2009 |
| Alvarado v. Table Mountain Rancheria | Counsel for the appellant | 509 F.3d 1008 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 November 2007 |
| James C. Conrad v. United States | Counsel for the appellant | 447 F.3d 760 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 May 2006 |
| White v. Digex, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 149 F. App'x 655 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 September 2005 |
| Lewis v. Norton | Counsel for the appellant | 424 F.3d 959 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 September 2005 |
| Lion Raisins Inc. v. United States Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 354 F.3d 1072 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 January 2004 |
| Delano Farms Co. v. California Table Grape Commission | Counsel for the appellant | 318 F.3d 895 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 January 2003 |
| Seal 1 v. Seal A | Counsel for the appellant | 255 F.3d 1154 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 5 July 2001 |
| Seal 1 v. Seal A | Counsel for the appellant | 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5657 | California Supreme Court | 5 July 2001 |
| Vito Balice, Individually and as the Agent of O. R. C. Company v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Opinion | Counsel for the appellant | 203 F.3d 684 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 February 2000 |
| Cal-Almond Inc. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 192 F.3d 1272 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 September 1999 |
| Midway Farms, a California Corporation v. United States Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 188 F.3d 1136 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 August 1999 |
| Midway Farms, a California Corporation v. United States Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6869 | California Supreme Court | 24 August 1999 |
| Gallo Cattle Co. v. California Milk Advisory Board | Counsel for the appellant | 185 F.3d 969 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 July 1999 |
| Gallo Cattle Co. v. California Milk Advisory Board | Counsel for the appellant | 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1123 | California Supreme Court | 11 February 1999 |
| Gallo Cattle Co. v. California Milk Advisory Board | Counsel for the appellant | 167 F.3d 1247 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 February 1999 |
| Gallo Cattle Company, a California Limited Partnership v. The United States Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 159 F.3d 1194 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 November 1998 |
| Gallo Cattle Company, a California Limited Partnership v. The United States Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8160 | California Supreme Court | 3 November 1998 |
| United States ex rel. Sequoia Orange Co. v. Baird-Neece Packing Corp. | Counsel for the appellant | 151 F.3d 1139 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 June 1998 |
| United States ex rel. Sequoia Orange Co. v. Baird-Neece Packing Corp. | Counsel for the appellant | 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4710 | California Supreme Court | 19 June 1998 |
| United States ex rel. Saaf v. Lehman Bros. | Counsel for the appellant | 123 F.3d 1307 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 September 1997 |
| United States v. Cal-Almond Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9220 | California Supreme Court | 19 December 1996 |
| United States v. Cal-Almond Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 102 F.3d 999 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 December 1996 |
| Bidart Brothers, a California Corporation v. The California Apple Commission | Counsel for the respondent | 73 F.3d 925 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 January 1996 |
| Bidart Brothers, a California Corporation v. The California Apple Commission | Counsel for the respondent | 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 237 | California Supreme Court | 10 January 1996 |
| Cal-Almond, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the respondent | 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7965 | California Supreme Court | 10 October 1995 |
| Cal-Almond, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the respondent | 67 F.3d 874 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 October 1995 |
| United States v. Sunny Cove Citrus Ass'n | Counsel for the defendant | 854 F. Supp. 669 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 18 April 1994 |
| Cal-Almond, Inc. v. United States Department of Agriculture | Counsel for the appellant | 14 F.3d 429 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 December 1993 |
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The employer on the official record is Law Offices of Brian C. Leighton.
The law school on the record is Humphrey's College School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1979 · 47 years on the roll.
5 practice areas are on the record, listed on this page.
31 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Clovis, in Fresno County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, seated at Fresno.
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