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Veronica Rossman

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Veronica Rossman

Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

Tenure

2021 - Present

Years in position

Education

Bachelor's

Columbia University, 1993

Law

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1997

Veronica Rossman is a judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. She was nominated to the court by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on May 12, 2021, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on September 20, 2021, by a vote of 50-42.^[1]^[2] Rossman was one of 235Article III judges nominated by PresidentJoe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed byJoe Biden,click here.

TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is one of 13U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediateappellate courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.

Prior to her nomination, Rossman was a senior counsel with the Office of the Federal Public Defender for theDistricts of Colorado andWyoming.^[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit (2021-present)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On May 12, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated Rossman to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. She was confirmed by a 50-42 vote of the U.S. Senate on September 20, 2021. Rossman received commission on September 28, 2021.^[1]^[2]^[4] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Veronica Rossman
Court:United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 131 days after nomination.
ANominated: May 12, 2021
AABA Rating:Substantial Majority Qualified/Minority Well Qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: June 9, 2021

QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: July 15, 2021
AConfirmed: September 20, 2021
AVote: 50-42

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Rossman on September 20, 2021, on a vote of 50-42.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.

Rossman confirmation vote (September 20, 2021)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	46	0	2
Republican	2	42	6
Independent	2	0	0
Total	50	42	8

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Rossman's nomination on June 9, 2021. The committee voted to advance Rossman's nomination to the full Senate on July 15, 2021.

Nomination

On May 12, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Rossman to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.^[3] The president officially nominated Rossman on the same day.^[1]^[2]

Rossman was nominated to replace JudgeCarlos Lucero, who assumedsenior status on February 1, 2021.^[2]

TheAmerican Bar Association rated RossmanQualified by a substantial majority andWell Qualified by a minority.^[5] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Education

Rossman earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1993. She earned aJ.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1997.^[3]

Professional career

2021-present: Judge,U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
2010 - 2021: Senior counsel, Office of the Federal Public Defender for theDistricts of Colorado andWyoming
- 2017 - 2021: Senior counsel
- 2015-2017: Appellate Division Chief
- 2010-2015: Assistant federal public defender in the Appellate Division
2008-2010: Visiting professor, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
2007-2008: Staff attorney,United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
2004-2005: Attorney, Mastbaum and Moffat
2003: Assistant federal defender, Trial Division,Districts of Colorado andWyoming
1998-2002: Litigation associate, Morrison & Foerster, LLP
1997-1998: Law clerk for Chief JudgeA. William Maupin,Nevada Supreme Court^[3]

About the court

Tenth Circuit
Court of Appeals

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).

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

The 10th 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 10th Circuit are petitioned to theSupreme Court of the United States. JusticeNeil Gorsuch is thecircuit justice for the 10th Circuit.

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

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.