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United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

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Tenth Circuit
Court of Appeals
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Judgeships
Posts: 12
Judges: 12
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief:Jerome Holmes
Active judges:Robert Bacharach,Joel Carson,Allison Eid,Richard Federico,Harris Hartz,Jerome Holmes,Scott Matheson,Carolyn McHugh,Nancy Moritz,Gregory Alan Phillips,Veronica Rossman,Timothy Tymkovich

Senior judges:
Stephen Anderson,Bobby Baldock,Mary Briscoe,Wade Brorby,David Ebel,Paul Kelly,Carlos F. Lucero,Michael R. Murphy,Terrence O'Brien,John Porfilio,Stephanie Seymour


TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is afederal appellate court with appellatejurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to theSupreme Court of the United States. Appeals are heard in the Byron White U.S. Courthouse inDenver.

One judge from the Tenth Circuit has served on theSupreme Court of the United States.Neil Gorsuch was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2017 byDonald Trump (R).

This page contains the following information on the Tenth Circuit.

Vacancies

See also:Current federal judicial vacancies

There are no current vacancies on theTenth Circuit, out of the court's 12 judicial positions.

Pending nominations

There are no pending nominees for this court.


Active judges

Article III judges

JudgeAppointed ByAssumed OfficeBachelorsLaw

Harris Hartz

George W. Bush (R)

 December 10, 2001 -

Harvard College, 1967

Harvard Law School, 1972

Timothy Tymkovich

George W. Bush (R)

 April 1, 2003 -

Colorado College, 1979

University of Colorado School of Law, 1982

Jerome Holmes

George W. Bush (R)

 August 9, 2006 -

Wake Forest University, 1983

Georgetown University Law Center, 1988

Scott Matheson

Barack Obama (D)

 December 27, 2010 -

Stanford University, 1975

Yale Law School, 1980

Robert Bacharach

Barack Obama (D)

 February 28, 2013 -

University of Oklahoma, 1981

University of Washington School of Law, 1985

Gregory Alan Phillips

Barack Obama (D)

 July 9, 2013 -

University of Wyoming, 1983

University of Wyoming College of Law, 1987

Carolyn McHugh

Barack Obama (D)

 March 14, 2014 -

University of Utah, 1978

University of Utah College of Law, 1982

Nancy Moritz

Barack Obama (D)

 July 29, 2014 -

Washburn University, 1982

Washburn Law School, 1985

Allison Eid

Donald Trump (R)

 November 3, 2017 -

Stanford University, 1987

University of Chicago Law School, 1991

Joel Carson

Donald Trump (R)

 May 17, 2018 -

Texas Tech University, 1994

University of New Mexico School of Law, 1997

Veronica Rossman

Joe Biden (D)

 September 28, 2021 -

Columbia University, 1993

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1997

Richard Federico

Joe Biden (D)

 December 13, 2023 -

Indiana University, 1999

University of Kansas School of Law, 2002


Active Article III judges by appointing political party

Below is a display of the number of active judges by the party of the appointing president. It does not reflect how a judge may rule on specific cases or their own political preferences.

  • Democratic appointed: 7
  • Republican appointed: 5

Senior judges

Senior status is a classification forfederal judges at all levels who are semi-retired. Senior judges are Article III judges who, having met eligibility through age and service requirements, continue to serve on federal courts while typically hearing a reduced number of cases. Some senior judges, however, elect to retain a full caseload after taking senior status. According to the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, senior judges "typically handle about 15 percent of the federal courts' workload annually."[1] The date listed under assumed office in the table below reflects the date that the judge took senior status.

JudgeAppointed ByAssumed OfficeBachelorsLaw

John Porfilio

Ronald Reagan (R)

 October 15, 1999 -

University of Denver, 1956

University of Denver College of Law, 1959

Stephen Anderson

Ronald Reagan (R)

 January 1, 2000 -

University of Utah School of Law, 1960

Bobby Baldock

Ronald Reagan (R)

 January 26, 2001 -

New Mexico Military Institute, 1956

University of Arizona College of Law, 1960

Wade Brorby

Ronald Reagan (R)

 May 25, 2001 -

University of Wyoming, 1956

University of Wyoming College of Law, 1958

Stephanie Seymour

Jimmy Carter (D)

 October 16, 2005 -

Smith College, 1962

Harvard Law School, 1965

David Ebel

Ronald Reagan (R)

 January 16, 2006 -

Northwestern University, 1962

University of Michigan Law School, 1965

Michael R. Murphy

Bill Clinton (D)

 December 31, 2012 -

Creighton University, 1969

University of Wyoming College of Law, 1972

Terrence O'Brien

George W. Bush (R)

 April 30, 2013 -

University of Wyoming, 1965

University of Wyoming College of Law, 1972

Paul Kelly

George H.W. Bush (R)

 December 31, 2017 -

University of Notre Dame, 1963

Fordham University School of Law, 1967

Carlos F. Lucero

Bill Clinton (D)

 February 1, 2021 -

Adams State College, 1961

George Washington University Law Center, 1964

Mary Briscoe

Bill Clinton (D)

 March 15, 2021 -

University of Kansas, 1969

University of Kansas, School of Law, 1973


Senior judges by appointing political party

Below is a display of the number of senior judges by the party of the appointing president. It does not reflect how a judge may rule on specific cases or their own political preferences.

  • Democratic appointed: 4
  • Republican appointed: 7

Former chief judges

In order to qualify for the office ofchief judge in an Article III circuit or district court, or on theUnited States Court of International Trade, a judge must be in active service and hold seniority over the court's commissioned judges who are 64 years of age or under, have served one year or more, and have not previously served as chief judge.[2]

In the event that no judge on the court meets those qualifications, the youngest judge in regular active service aged 65 years or more and who has served as a judge for one year or more shall become chief judge. If no judge meets those qualifications, the judge holding seniority in active service who has not served as chief before shall become the chief judge.[3][4][5]

The chief judge serves for a term of seven years until another judge becomes eligible to serve in the position. No judge is permitted to serve as chief judge after reaching the age of 70 years unless no other judge is qualified to serve.[3][4][5]

Unlike the chief justice of the United States, a chief judge returns to active service after the expiration of their term and does not create a vacancy on the court by the fact of their promotion.[2][3][4][5]

On theUnited States Court of Federal Claims, the chief judge is selected by thepresident of the United States. The judge must be less than 70 years of age. A chief may serve until they reach age 70 or until another judge is designated by the president as the new chief judge. If the president selects a new chief judge, the former chief judge may continue active service on the court for the remainder of their appointed term.[6]


Former judges

To learn more about the judges of the Tenth Circuit, seeformer federal judges of the Tenth Circuit.

Jurisdiction

Map of the Tenth Circuit. Click on a district to find out more about it.


The Tenth Circuit hasappellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by the Tenth Circuit are petitioned to theSupreme Court of the United States. JusticeNeil Gorsuch is thecircuit justice for the Tenth Circuit.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit hasjurisdiction over the United States district courts in the following federal judicial districts:

Caseloads

This section contains court management statistics dating back to 2010. It was last updated in September 2025.

Click[show] below for more information on caseload terms and definitions.

Caseload statistics explanation
TermExplanation
Cases filed and terminatedThe number of civil and criminal lawsuits formally initiated or decided by the court in a calendar year. The chart below reflects the table columnsCases filed andCases terminated.
Average time from filing to dispositionThe average amount of time, in months, from a case's date of filing to date of disposition (acquittal, sentencing, dismissal, etc.). The chart below reflects the table columnsMedian time (Criminal) andMedian time (Civil).
Starting case loadThe number of cases pending from the previous calendar year.
Cases filedThe number of civil and criminal lawsuits formally initiated in a calendar year.
Cases terminatedThe total number of civil and criminal lawsuits decided by the court in a calendar year.
Remaining casesThe number of civil and criminal cases pending at the end of a given year.
Median time (Criminal)The average amount of time, in months, from a case's date of filing to the date of disposition. In criminal cases, the date of disposition occurs on the day of sentencing or acquittal/dismissal.
Median time (Civil)The average amount of time, in months, from a case's date of filing to the date of disposition.
Three-year civil casesThe number and percent of civil cases that were filed more than three years before the end of the given calendar year.
Vacant postsThe number of months during the year an authorized judgeship was vacant.
Trial/PostThe number of trials completed divided by the number of authorized judgeships on the court. Trials include evidentiary trials, hearings on temporary restraining orders, and preliminary injunctions.

Source:United States Courts, "Explanation of the Judicial Caseload Profiles for United States District Courts," accessed September 25, 2018


United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit caseload stats, 2010-2024
YearAppeals FiledAppeals TerminatedPending AppealsTerminations on the Merits (per Active Judge)Procedural Terminations (per Active Judge)Total Written Decisions (per Active Judge)Number of JudgeshipsNumber of Sitting Senior JudgesNumber of Vacant Judgeship MonthsMedian Time From Filing Notice of Appeal to Disposition
20102,2252,3751,34124210282129189
20112,2942,2501,37226312385129189
20122,1562,1761,35332262105128248
20132,0712,1551,264314581061210288
20141,9642,0581,17129551101121068
20151,9751,8881,259264408612808
20162,2812,2561,2883464611812806
20171,8611,9141,231284429612698
20181,7881,8051,2142523985126129
20191,7921,7751,2312404079127010
20201,7001,7251,2062443581127010
20211,5881,6971,09621823721281710
20221,6471,6221,1232183273127129
20231,7511,7351,1392523484127010
20241,7661,7621,143223397512709
Average1,9241,9461,2292655189128109

History

Court history

The Tenth Circuit was established on February 28, 1929, underTenth Circuit Reorganization Act of 1929, which broke the then-Eighth Circuit into theEighth Circuit and theTenth Circuit. All of the judges who resided in the newly createdTenth Circuit were transferred to the new appellate court. Over time, eight additional seats were added to the circuit, resulting in a total of 12 seats.[7] The court's current jurisdiction contains 560,625 square miles or roughly 20% of the total U.S. landmass. For a full history of the Tenth Circuit, please see theTenth Judicial Circuit Historical Society's Official website.

Judicial posts

The following table highlights the development of judicial posts for the Tenth Circuit:[7]

YearStatuteTotal Seats
February 28, 192945 Stat. 13464
August 3, 194963 Stat. 4935
May 19, 196175 Stat. 806
June 18, 196882 Stat. 1847
October 20, 197892 Stat. 16298
July 10, 198498 Stat. 33310
December 1, 1990104 Stat. 508912

Reversal rate

See also:SCOTUS case reversal rates (2007 - Present)

Since 2007, SCOTUS has released opinions in1,313 cases. Of those, it reversed a lower court decision938 times (71.4 percent) while affirming a lower court decision363 times (27.6 percent).

In that time period, SCOTUS has decided46 cases originating from the Tenth Circuit, affirming in 17 cases and reversing in 29 cases, for a reversal rate of63 percent. As of the end of the2023 term, of the Article III circuits—the ordinal circuits, the D.C. Circuit, and the Federal Circuit—the court with the lowest rate of overturned decisions is theFourth Circuit at 62.1 percent.


Noteworthy cases

The following were noteworthy cases heard before this court.

  • States cannot require citizenship documents to register to vote (2014)Click for summary→
On November 10, 2014, theTenth Circuit struck down Kansas and Arizona laws requiring individuals to show citizenship documents when registering to vote. The ruling was an affirmation of action taken by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, which blocked the states from requiring those documents and led both states to sue in federal court.

The federal court found that the agency exceeded its authority in blocking the states from requiring citizenship documents. Th ethree-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit, consisting of JudgesJerome Holmes,Carlos Lucero andGregory Alan Phillips, said that the states lacked the authority to require the federal government to include citizenship documents as a requirement on the voter registration form, which the states argued the agency had to do in compliance with the states’ own laws. Further, Judge Lucero, writing for the panel, said that the states failed to show that requiring proof of citizenship decreased fraudulent voting.

Articles:

  • Utah same-sex marriage ruling upheld (2014)
     Judge(s):Paul Kelly,Carlos Lucero andJerome Holmes (Kitchen v. Herbert, 13-4178)
Click for summary→

JudgeCarlos Lucero wrote the opinion in the appeal ofKitchen v. Herbert, a case that involved a same-sex marriage inUtah. TheTenth Circuit ruled 2-1 in favor ofDistrict of Utah's ruling that ended the ban on same-sex marriage on the grounds that it violated theFourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. Judge Lucero wrote andJerome Holmes concurred:

“In summary, we hold that under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the United States Constitution, those who wish to marry a person of the same sex are entitled to exercise the same fundamental right as is recognized for persons who wish to marry a person of the opposite sex, and that Amendment 3 and similar statutory enactments do not withstand constitutional scrutiny.[8][9]”

JudgePaul Kelly dissented on the point that marriage was a fundamental right. He wrote:

“If the States are the laboratories of democracy, requiring every state to recognize same-gender unions—contrary to the views of its electorate and representatives—turns the notion of a limited national government on its head. Marriage is an important social institution commonly understood to protect this and future generations. That states sincerely differ about the best way to do this (including whether to extend marriage to same-gender couples) is inevitable.[8][9]”
  • Tenth Circuit refuses stay on injunction against online streaming company Aero (2014)Click for summary→
Aereo, a company that retransmits television signals to subscribers, was enjoined by federal JudgeDale Kimball from operating in six states in February 2014. Judge Kimball found that Aereo was “indistinguishable” from a cable provider and should have the proper licenses necessary to stream broadcast network signals to subscribers. The injunction covered six states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

The company sought to have the injunction lifted with a preliminary stay until after trial by appealing to theTenth Circuit. JudgesMary Briscoe andRobert Bacharach, the majority of a three-judge panel, refused to lift the injunction, stating that Aereo did not sufficiently show that it would likely succeed at trial, one of the requirements to order a stay. Further, the Tenth Circuit judges found no other factors that weighed in favor of staying the injunction.JudgeHarris Hartz dissented from the majority.

Articles:

  • Horse slaughterhouses may reopen prior to resolution of appeal (2013)
     Judge(s):Gregory Alan Phillips andDavid Ebel (Front Range Equine Rescue, et al v. Vilsack, et al, 13-2187)
Click for summary→

On December 13, 2013, JudgesGregory Alan Phillips andDavid Ebel of theTenth Circuit denied an emergency motion filed by animal rights groups for an injunction seeking to halt horse slaughterhouses from resuming operations for the first time since 2007.

Plaintiffs requested a stay on those activities pending the final resolution of their appeal but "failed to meet their burden," according to the judges' decision. In the underlying case, animal rights groups sought to prevent the slaughter of horses in New Mexico, Missouri, and Iowa, claiming that the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued inspection permits to three slaughterhouses but failed to prepare various documents essential to determining the environmental impact of their intended operations, in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act. Chief JudgeChristina Armijo of theUnited States District Court for the District of New Mexico temporarily enjoined the slaughter of horses while considering the case but later dismissed the proceedings with prejudice. The plaintiff animal rights groups appealed to the Tenth Circuit, and on November 5, 2013, the appeals court issued a temporary stay of Judge Armijo's decision pending further review. About one month later, Judges Phillips and Ebel lifted that stay, citing the plaintiffs' likelihood of success in the final resolution of their appeal, making way for horse slaughterhouses to begin operations.[10][11]

  • Court sides with Abercrombie in religious discrimination case (2013)
     Judge(s):Paul Kelly,David Ebel, andJerome Holmes (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 11-5110)
Click for summary→

On October 1, 2013, theTenth Circuit vacated a trial courtsummary judgment ruling in a suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a Muslim job applicant after the clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) declined to hire her because she wore a headscarf. JudgeJerome Holmes wrote for the majority, joined by JudgePaul Kelly. JudgeDavid Ebel wrote separately, concurring in part and dissenting in part.

In the underlying case, the plaintiff Samantha Elauf interviewed for a job at A&F while wearing a religious headscarf but did not specifically inform her interviewer that she wore it for a religious purpose. The interviewer assumed that it was worn for a religious purpose. Elauf was not hired because her headscarf violated A&F's dress code. In the ruling, Holmes said that the trial court's decision was erroneous because there could be no religious discrimination without notification of the need for a religious accommodation. Here, because Elauf failed to tell her interviewer that she would need accommodation for her religious headscarf, the EEOC would not have been unable to conclusively establish that A&F had actual notice of her religious needs. In his separate opinion, Ebel agreed that the trial court's decision was incorrect but argued that the question of discrimination should have been sent to a jury.[12]

The Supreme Court overturned the ruling in October 2015, finding that accommodation was not the issue but rather if Elauf's headscarf was a "motivating factor" in deciding against hiring her. JusticeAntonin Scalia wrote for the 8-1 majority, " “[A]n employer who acts with the motive of avoiding accommodation may violate [the law] even if he has no more than an unsubstantiated suspicion that accommodation would be needed.”[13]

Before the U.S. Supreme Court

This section focuses on cases the U.S. Supreme Court heard that originated in this court. To suggest cases we should cover here,email us.

2025-2026 term

See also:Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026

The following cases were scheduled for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2025-2026 term.

2025-2026 U.S. Supreme Court cases from the 10th Circuit
CaseOpinion authorDecisionVote
Chiles v. SalazarTBDTBDTBD
The GEO Group, Inc. v. MenocalTBDTBDTBD
Flower Foods, Inc. v. BrockTBDTBDTBD

2024-2025 term

See also:Supreme Court cases, October term 2024-2025

The following cases were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2024-2025 term.

2024-2025 U.S. Supreme Court cases from the 10th Circuit
CaseOpinion authorDecisionVote
United States v. MillerKetanji Brown Jacksonreversed8-1
Velazquez v. GarlandNeil Gorsuchreversed andvacated5-4
Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy ServicesSamuel Alitoreversed andremanded9-0
Oklahoma v. Environmental Protection Agency (Consolidated withPacificorp v. Environmental Protection Agency)Clarence Thomasreversed andremanded8-0
Andrew v. White (Decided without argument)Per curiamvacated andremandedN/A

2023-2024 term

See also:Supreme Court cases, October term 2023-2024

The following cases were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2023-2024 term.

2023-2024 U.S. Supreme Court cases from the 10th Circuit
CaseOpinion authorDecisionVote
Office of the United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLCKetanji Brown Jacksonreversed andremanded6-3


2022-2023 term

See also:Supreme Court cases, October term 2022-2023

The following cases were scheduled for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2022-2023 term.

2022-2023 U.S. Supreme Court cases from the 10th Circuit
CaseOpinion authorDecisionVote
303 Creative LLC v. ElenisNeil Gorsuchreversed6-3
Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.Samuel Alitovacated andremanded9-0


2021-2022 term

See also:Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022

The following cases were heard before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2021-2022 term.

2021-2022 U.S. Supreme Court cases from the 10th Circuit
CaseOpinion authorDecisionVote
Denezpi v. United StatesAmy Coney Barrettaffirmed6-3


2020-2021 term

See also:Supreme Court cases, October term 2020-2021

The following cases were scheduled for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2020-2021 term.

2020-2021 U.S. Supreme Court cases from the 10th Circuit
CaseOpinion authorDecisionVote
Torres v. MadridJohn Robertsvacated andremanded5-3
Carr v. Saul (Consolidated withDavis v. Saul)Sonia Sotomayorreversed andremanded9-0
HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels AssociationNeil Gorsuchreversed6-3


2019-2020 term

See also:Supreme Court cases, October term 2019-2020

The following cases were heard before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2019-2020 term.

2019-2020 U.S. Supreme Court cases from the 10th Circuit
CaseOpinion authorDecisionVote
Sharp v. MurphyPer curiamaffirmedNA
Rodriguez v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationNeil Gorsuchvacated andremanded9-0
Lomax v. Ortiz-MarquezElena Kaganaffirmed9-0
Colorado Department of State v. BacaPer curiamreversed8-0

Federal courthouse

TheTenth Circuit is located in the Byron White U.S. Courthouse inDenver. The courthouse was built between 1910 and 1916 replacing a previous building. The exterior of the building uses local Colorado Yule marble, the same material used on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Originally, the building held all of the federal agencies located in Denver. Over time, as the federal agencies grew, the building came to be occupied by only the Post Office. The building was expanded and renovated in 1994 to rehouse the federal courthouse, with the current value of the building estimated at $200 million.[14]

About United States Court of Appeals

TheUnited States courts of appeals (orcircuit courts) are the intermediateappellate courts of theUnited States federal courts. The court of appeals was originally created in 1891 and has grown to include thirteen courts.

A court of appeals decides appeals from any of thedistrict courts that are in its federal judicial circuit. The appeals courts also can hear appeals from some administrative agencies. Decisions of the federal appeals courts can, in turn, be appealed to theSupreme Court of the United States.

There are thirteen United States courts of appeals. In addition, there are other federal courts (such as theCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces, which hears appeals in court-martial cases) that have "Court of Appeals" in their titles.

The eleven numbered circuits and theD.C. Circuit are defined by geography. The thirteenth court of appeal is theCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This court has nationwide jurisdiction over certain types of appeals based on what the underlying legal case is about.

All of the courts of appeals also hear appeals from some administrative agency decisions and rulemaking. The largest share of this type of case is heard by the D.C. Circuit. The Federal Circuit hears appeals from specialized trial courts, primarily theCourt of International Trade and theCourt of Federal Claims, as well as appeals from the district courts inpatent cases and certain other specialized matters.

Federal circuit court judges are appointed for life. They are paid approximately $179,500 annually. At the age of 65, a federal judge may choose to retire with his or her full salary. Judges may also choose to go onsenior status at age 65, if they have served actively for 15 years.[15]

Appointments by president

The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through February 1 of the second year of each president's second term in office. At this point in the term, President Obama had the most appeals court appointments with 12.


Judges by circuit

See also:Judicial vacancies in federal courts

The table below displays the number of judges in each circuit and indicates how many were appointed by presidents from each major political party. It also includes the number of vacancies on a circuit and how many pending nominations for that circuit are before theUnited States Senate. The table can be sorted by clicking the column headers above the line. It is updated every Monday.



See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑United States Courts, "FAQs: Federal Judges: What is a senior judge?" accessed December 19, 2016
  2. ↑2.02.1United States Courts, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed January 25, 2022
  3. ↑3.03.13.2Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S. Code § 136 - Chief judges; precedence of district judges," accessed January 25, 2022
  4. ↑4.04.14.2Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S. Code § 258 - Chief judges; precedence of judges," accessed January 25, 2022
  5. ↑5.05.15.2Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S. Code § 45 - Chief judges; precedence of judges," accessed January 25, 2022
  6. ↑Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, "28 U.S. Code § 171 - Appointment and number of judges; character of court; designation of chief judge," accessed January 25, 2022
  7. ↑7.07.1Federal Judicial Center, "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit: Legislative History," accessed May 4, 2021
  8. ↑8.08.1United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, "Kitchen v. Herbert," June 25, 2014
  9. ↑9.09.1Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  10. ↑Food Safety News, "10th Circuit Grants Temporary Injunction in Horse Case," November 5, 2013
  11. ↑Associated Press, "Appeals court allows horse slaughterhouses to open," December 14, 2013
  12. ↑National Law Journal, "Tenth Circuit Sides with Abercrombie in Hijab Case," October 3, 2013
  13. ↑HuffPost, "Supreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie & Fitch In Discrimination Case," June 1, 2015
  14. ↑U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, "History of the Byron White Courthouse," accessed May 4, 2021
  15. ↑United States Courts, "FAQs: Federal Judges," accessed May 5, 2021


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Federal judges who have served theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Active judges

Chief Judge: Jerome HolmesChief Judge: Timothy Tymkovich  •  Allison Eid  •  Harris Hartz  •  Carolyn McHugh  •  Nancy Moritz  •  Robert Bacharach  •  Scott Matheson (Utah)  •  Gregory Alan Phillips  •  Joel Carson  •  Veronica Rossman  •  Richard Federico

Senior judges

Terrence O'Brien  •  Michael R. Murphy (Federal judge)  •  Carlos Lucero  •  Mary Briscoe  •  Paul Kelly (United States Court of Appeals judge)  •  David Ebel  •  Wade Brorby  •  Bobby Baldock  •  Stephen Anderson  •  John Porfilio  •  Stephanie Seymour  •  

Former judgesWilliam E. Doyle (Colorado)  •  Neil Gorsuch  •  Robert Henry  •  Deanell Tacha  •  Michael McConnell (federal appeals judge)  •  William Holloway  •  Robert McWilliams  •  James E. Barrett (Federal judge)  •  John Hazelton Cotteral  •  Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge)  •  Robert Williams (Oklahoma)  •  Orie Leon Phillips  •  George Thomas McDermott  •  Sam Gilbert Bratton  •  Alfred Murrah  •  Walter Huxman  •  David Thomas Lewis  •  Jean Breitenstein  •  Delmas Hill  •  John Hickey  •  James Logan  •  John Pickett  •  Oliver Seth  •  
Former Chief judges

Mary Briscoe  •  Robert Henry  •  Deanell Tacha  •  Stephanie Seymour  •  Monroe McKay  •  William Holloway  •  Orie Leon Phillips  •  Sam Gilbert Bratton  •  Alfred Murrah  •  David Thomas Lewis  •  Oliver Seth  •  


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