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Christopher Paul Tenorio · California Lawyer

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Christopher Paul Tenorio is on California’s State Bar roll, #166022, admitted in 1993; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Diego, San Diego County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Civil Rights and Immigration. 38 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 20 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.

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The record

State Bar number	#166022
License status	Active
Admitted	1993
Law school	Univ of San Diego
Firm	California Department of Justice
Location	San Diego, San Diego County
Registry identity	Official State Bar record

Practice areas

Civil RightsCalifornia record ImmigrationCalifornia record

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Cases of record

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Case	Appeared for	Citation	Court	Decided
United States v. Adrian Zitlalpopoca-Hernandez	Counsel for the respondent	632 F. App'x 335	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	28 December 2015
United States v. Leonard Reuben	Counsel for the respondent	554 F. App'x 639	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	11 February 2014
United States v. Jorge Garcia-Navarro	Counsel for the respondent	468 F. App'x 722	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	16 February 2012
United States v. Pedro Cruz-Tercero	Counsel for the respondent	452 F. App'x 730	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	5 October 2011
United States v. Hector Rangel-Lopez	Counsel for the respondent	419 F. App'x 711	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	23 February 2011
United States v. Jorge Cordova-Villa	Counsel for the respondent	395 F. App'x 419	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	13 September 2010
United States v. Guadencio Cayetano-Camacho	Counsel for the respondent	369 F. App'x 822	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	4 March 2010
United States v. Juvenile Male	Counsel for the respondent	595 F.3d 885	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	8 February 2010
United States v. Moises Valverde-Garcia	Counsel for the respondent	358 F. App'x 946	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	14 December 2009
Sainez v. Venables	Counsel for the respondent	588 F.3d 713	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	2 December 2009
United States v. Carrasco-Rivera	Counsel for the respondent	348 F. App'x 308	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	13 October 2009
United States v. Carrasco-Rivera	Counsel for the respondent	348 F. App'x 308	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	13 October 2009
United States v. Villegas-Tirado	Counsel for the respondent	332 F. App'x 416	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	17 August 2009
United States v. Villegas-Tirado	Counsel for the respondent	332 F. App'x 416	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	17 August 2009
United States v. Cruz-Tercero	Counsel for the respondent	320 F. App'x 553	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	24 March 2009
United States v. Cruz-Tercero	Counsel for the respondent	320 F. App'x 553	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	24 March 2009
United States v. Juvenile Male	Counsel for the respondent	552 F.3d 1061	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	13 January 2009
United States v. Garcia-Renteria	Counsel for the respondent	298 F. App'x 552	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	8 October 2008
United States v. Perez	Counsel for the respondent	292 F. App'x 607	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	9 September 2008
United States v. Auble	Counsel for the respondent	286 F. App'x 972	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	17 July 2008
United States v. Juvenile Male	Counsel for the respondent	528 F.3d 1146	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	12 June 2008
United States v. Salazar-Lopez	Counsel for the respondent	506 F.3d 748	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	24 October 2007
United States v. Salazar-Lopez	Counsel for the respondent	252 F. App'x 153	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	24 October 2007
United States v. Torres-Flores	Counsel for the respondent	502 F.3d 885	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	4 September 2007
United States v. Angelica Lopez	Counsel for the respondent	484 F.3d 1186	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	7 May 2007
United States v. Jesus Adrian Beng-Salazar	Counsel for the respondent	452 F.3d 1088	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	6 July 2006
United States v. Guzman-Parra	Counsel for the plaintiff	401 F. Supp. 2d 1055	U.S. District Court, Southern District of California	1 December 2005
United States v. Curtin	Counsel for the respondent	107 F. App'x 767	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	17 August 2004
United States v. William Nelson Davis	Counsel for the respondent	336 F.3d 920	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	17 July 2003
United States v. William Nelson Davis	Counsel for the respondent	2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6309	California Supreme Court	17 July 2003
United States v. Thomas James Garrett	Counsel for the respondent	2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4776	California Supreme Court	11 June 2001
United States v. Thomas James Garrett	Counsel for the respondent	253 F.3d 443	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	11 June 2001
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry Bruce LUSSIER, Defendant-Appellant	Counsel for the appellant	97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8415	California Supreme Court	3 November 1997
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry Bruce LUSSIER, Defendant-Appellant	Counsel for the appellant	128 F.3d 1312	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	3 November 1997
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Luis GARCIA-CAMACHO, Defendant-Appellant	Counsel for the appellant	122 F.3d 1265	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	29 August 1997
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Luis GARCIA-CAMACHO, Defendant-Appellant	Counsel for the appellant	97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7026	California Supreme Court	29 August 1997
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Jose ALVARADO-DELGADO, Defendant-Appellant	Counsel for the appellant	96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7702	California Supreme Court	18 October 1996
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Jose ALVARADO-DELGADO, Defendant-Appellant	Counsel for the appellant	98 F.3d 492	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	18 October 1996

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On the official record

The employer on the official record is California Department of Justice.

The law school on the record is University of San Diego School of Law.

Admitted to the California Bar in 1993 · 33 years on the roll.

Practice areas on the record: Civil Rights and Immigration.

38 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.

The address of record is in San Diego, in San Diego County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, seated at San Diego.

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On the record nearby

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