Tenth Circuit
Bobby Ray Baldock
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Ronald ReaganRepublican
- Seat
- CA100204
- Nominated
- Oct. 7, 1985
- Committee hearing
- Oct. 30, 1985
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Nov. 14, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Dec. 16, 1985
- Commissioned
- Dec. 17, 1985
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Senior status
- Jan. 26, 2001
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico | Judge | June 7, 1983 | Jan. 24, 1986 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Ronald Reagan |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Judge | Dec. 17, 1985 | In service | Ronald Reagan |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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March 4opinion issued Authored the opinion in Eaves v. Polis
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Jan. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Montgomery v. Cruz
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Nov. 5, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Russell v. Driscoll
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Oct. 27, 2025opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Baker
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Aug. 12, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA
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July 22, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Garcia-Limon
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June 23, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Roark
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June 11, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Sjodin
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June 10, 2025opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Cortez
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May 13, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Calderon-Padilla
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May 13, 2025opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Zamora
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April 25, 2025panel identified Sat on the panel in Lawson v. Spirit Aerosystems
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaves v. Polis | 23-1143 | Decided | March 4, 2026 | Authored |
| Montgomery v. Cruz | 23-1315 | Decided | Jan. 6, 2026 | |
| Russell v. Driscoll | 24-3187 | Decided | Nov. 5, 2025 | |
| United States v. Baker | 24-7017 | Decided | Oct. 27, 2025 | Authored |
| Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA | 23-9503 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2025 | |
| United States v. Garcia-Limon | 23-7055 | Decided | July 22, 2025 | |
| United States v. Roark | 24-5062 | Decided | June 23, 2025 | |
| United States v. Sjodin | 23-4069 | Decided | June 11, 2025 | |
| United States v. Cortez | 23-2177 | Decided | June 10, 2025 | Authored |
| United States v. Calderon-Padilla | 24-2097 | Decided | May 13, 2025 | |
| United States v. Zamora | 23-2178 | Decided | May 13, 2025 | Authored |
| Lawson v. Spirit Aerosystems | 23-3136 | Decided | April 25, 2025 | |
| United States v. Holder | 23-1021 | Decided | April 22, 2025 | |
| United States v. Gutierrez | 23-2076 | Decided | April 4, 2025 | |
| United States v. Vazquez-Garcia | 24-2074 | Decided | March 12, 2025 | |
| United States v. Lucero | 23-2190 | Decided | March 11, 2025 | |
| United States v. Gaye | 23-1240 | Decided | March 10, 2025 | |
| United States v. Norton | 24-2059 | Decided | March 5, 2025 | |
| United States v. Brown | 23-7041 | Decided | Feb. 25, 2025 | Authored |
| United States v. Woodmore | 23-7044 | Decided | Jan. 22, 2025 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Eaves v. Polis | Tenth Circuit | March 4, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Baker | Tenth Circuit | Oct. 27, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Cortez | Tenth Circuit | June 10, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Zamora | Tenth Circuit | May 13, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Brown | Tenth Circuit | Feb. 25, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Ruiz | Tenth Circuit | Sept. 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Hicks | Tenth Circuit | Sept. 9, 2024 |
| Opinion | Owens v. Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas | Tenth Circuit | May 7, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Morales-Lopez | Tenth Circuit | Feb. 9, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Dawson | Tenth Circuit | Jan. 22, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jimenez | Tenth Circuit | March 14, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Nevarez | Tenth Circuit | Dec. 19, 2022 |
| Opinion | Lewis v. City of Edmond | Tenth Circuit | Sept. 16, 2022 |
| Opinion | Estrada-Cardona v. Garland | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 17, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Reed | Tenth Circuit | July 7, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Sanchez | Tenth Circuit | Jan. 10, 2022 |
| Opinion | Ibrahim Iman v. William Barr | Ninth Circuit | Aug. 25, 2020 |
| Opinion | Harry Robinson and Kay Robinson, Eva May McCarthy and George Samuel Robinson v. Volkswagenwerk Ag, Greer & Greer, and Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C. | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 1, 1991 |