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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Donald J. TrumpRepublican
Seat
CA100106
Nominated
June 7, 2017
Committee hearing
Sept. 20, 2017
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 26, 2017
Senate vote
56–41Roll Call
Confirmed
Nov. 2, 2017
Commissioned
Nov. 3, 2017
ABA rating
Well Qualified

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Vance v. Aldrich 25-1326 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
United States v. Moon Seals 24-1028 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
United States v. Valdez 25-2053 Decided Aug. 27, 2026
Fuston v. Quick 24-6166 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
Estate of Wilford Deweese v. Hancock 25-1161 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Trujillo v. Amity Plaza 25-1201 Decided July 27, 2026
American Car Rental Association v. Humphreys 25-1246 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ulibarri 25-1281 Decided May 27, 2026
United States v. Thompson 24-5052 Decided May 18, 2026 Authored
United States v. McCarthy 25-5026 Decided May 6, 2026
United States v. Dias 25-6028 Decided May 6, 2026
National Association for Gun Rights v. Polis 24-1209 Decided April 23, 2026
United States v. Thompson 25-3019 Decided April 13, 2026 Authored
Salcido v. City of Las Vegas 24-2125 Decided March 17, 2026
United States v. Sandoval-Flores 23-4019 Decided March 6, 2026
United States v. Beckner 24-2109 Decided Feb. 17, 2026
United States v. Singer 23-6120 Decided Jan. 23, 2026 Authored
North Brevard County Hospital District v. C.R. Bard 24-4039 Decided Dec. 31, 2025
United States v. Raban 24-1359 Decided Dec. 30, 2025
Rio Grande Foundation v. Oliver 24-2070 Decided Dec. 30, 2025

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence in part Fuston v. Quick Tenth Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Dissent American Car Rental Association v. Humphreys Tenth Circuit July 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Thompson Tenth Circuit May 18, 2026
Opinion United States v. Thompson Tenth Circuit April 13, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Singer Tenth Circuit Jan. 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. McHenry Tenth Circuit Dec. 12, 2025
Opinion Wilson v. Curtis Tenth Circuit Sept. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Hatley Tenth Circuit Sept. 5, 2025
Opinion United States v. Clay Tenth Circuit Aug. 26, 2025
Opinion Gaddy v. Corp. of the President of the Church of Jesus Tenth Circuit Aug. 26, 2025
Opinion Ellis v. Salt Lake City Corporation Tenth Circuit Aug. 5, 2025
Opinion ADA Carbon Solutions (Red River) v. Atlas Carbon Tenth Circuit Aug. 1, 2025
Opinion United States v. Garcia-Limon Tenth Circuit July 22, 2025
Opinion Singh v. Bondi Tenth Circuit July 22, 2025
Opinion Scheer v. Sisters of Charity Tenth Circuit July 21, 2025
Opinion Berryman v. Niceta Tenth Circuit July 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. Teerlink Tenth Circuit June 24, 2025
Opinion United States v. Rosenschein Tenth Circuit May 12, 2025
Opinion Silver v. City of Albuquerque Tenth Circuit April 23, 2025
Opinion Knellinger v. Young Tenth Circuit April 11, 2025