Champion

MEMORANDUM ***

Nanci Champion appeals the judgment of the district court affirming the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to deny her application for disability benefits and supplemental security income. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s order and we uphold the Commissioner’s decision if it is supported by substantial evidence and is free of legal error. Holohan v. Massa-nari, 246 F.3d 1195, 1201 (9th Cir.2001). We reverse and remand for payment of benefits.

The vocational expert (“VE”) testified that if Champion could not complete a normal work day, combined with her other limitations, she could not perform any job in the national economy. The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) concluded that Champion could complete a normal work day by rejecting the opinions of Champion’s treating and examining physicians, Champion’s testimony, and the lay witness statements from Champion’s mother and sister. The ALJ’s rejection of this evidence was erroneous.

First, the ALJ did not provide “specific and legitimate” reasons for rejecting the opinions of Champion’s treating and examining physicians in favor…