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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA100104
Nominated
Dec. 18, 1987
Committee hearing
March 24, 1988
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 15, 1988
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
April 19, 1988
Commissioned
April 20, 1988
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Jan. 16, 2006

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
United States v. Jackson 25-1147 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
United States v. Wilson 24-7093 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
Jane Doe 1 v. Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents 25-2044 Decided Sept. 1, 2026 Authored
Utah Vapor Business Association v. State of Utah 25-4046 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
Pomeroy v. Utah State Bar 24-4054 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
United States v. Beard 25-7031 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
United States v. Campbell 25-5065 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Trujillo v. Amity Plaza 25-1201 Decided July 27, 2026
United States v. Lynn 25-5027 Decided June 30, 2026
Quiroz v. Mullin 26-6019 Decided June 30, 2026
New Mexico Trappers Association v. Torrez 25-2117 Decided June 8, 2026
United States v. Bycroft 24-7069 Decided May 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. King 25-5014 Decided April 21, 2026
United States v. Carpena 25-5046 Decided April 21, 2026
United States v. Thompson 25-3019 Decided April 13, 2026
Custodia Bank v. Federal Reserve Board of Governors 24-8024 Decided March 13, 2026 Authored
United States v. Zamora-Guerra 24-2173 Decided March 11, 2026
Gays Against Groomers v. Garcia 24-1473 Decided March 10, 2026
United States v. Aguilar 24-2146 Decided March 6, 2026
Bruner v. Cassidy 23-6216 Decided Jan. 8, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Wilson Tenth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion Jane Doe 1 v. Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents Tenth Circuit Sept. 1, 2026
Opinion Utah Vapor Business Association v. State of Utah Tenth Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion United States v. Campbell Tenth Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion United States v. Bycroft Tenth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion Bruner v. Cassidy Tenth Circuit Jan. 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Poterbin Tenth Circuit Dec. 31, 2025
Opinion United States v. Cole Tenth Circuit Dec. 24, 2025
Opinion United States v. Cooper Tenth Circuit Nov. 18, 2025
Opinion United States v. Cunningham Tenth Circuit Nov. 12, 2025
Opinion of the Court Custodia Bank v. Federal Reserve Board of Governors Tenth Circuit Oct. 31, 2025
Opinion United States v. Ford Tenth Circuit Oct. 28, 2025
Opinion Purgatory Recreation I v. United States Tenth Circuit Oct. 21, 2025
Opinion Sellman v. Aviation Training Consulting Tenth Circuit Oct. 21, 2025
Opinion United States v. Bycroft Tenth Circuit Oct. 16, 2025
Opinion Jacobs v. Salt Lake City School District Tenth Circuit Oct. 9, 2025
Opinion True Oil v. BLM Tenth Circuit Sept. 9, 2025
Opinion United States v. Peppers Tenth Circuit May 30, 2025
Opinion United States v. Earls Tenth Circuit Feb. 21, 2025
Opinion Mengert v. United States Tenth Circuit Oct. 29, 2024