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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA100506
Nominated
Jan. 31, 2013
Committee hearing
March 19, 2013
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 18, 2013
Senate vote
88–0Roll Call
Confirmed
July 8, 2013
Commissioned
July 9, 2013
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 Authored
Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond 24-6139 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
In re: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 25-4068 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Fischer v. XTO Energy 25-7072 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
Cronick v. City of Colorado Springs 25-1235 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Moon Seals 24-1028 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
AECOM Technical Services v. Flatiron | AECOM 25-1140 Decided Aug. 14, 2026 Authored
Scholl v. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy 25-5053 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
United States v. Doe 26-9900 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg 25-4049 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Smith 25-7019 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Wilson v. Stoltenberg 25-3139 Decided July 17, 2026
Mukantagara v. Noem 24-4071 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored
KetoNatural Pet Foods v. Hill's Pet Nutrition 24-3185 Decided July 14, 2026
United States v. Milliron 23-1217 Decided June 23, 2026 Authored
Estate of Richard Ward v. Lucero 25-1224 Decided June 10, 2026
Jefferson v. Moore 25-3020 Decided June 8, 2026
United States v. Thompson 24-5052 Decided May 18, 2026
United States v. Coad 25-1034 Decided May 11, 2026 Authored
United States v. Watkins 23-6210 Decided May 11, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond Tenth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion Vance v. Aldrich Tenth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion Fischer v. XTO Energy Tenth Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion Cronick v. City of Colorado Springs Tenth Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion AECOM Technical Services v. Flatiron | AECOM Tenth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg Tenth Circuit July 28, 2026
Concurrence in part United States v. Smith Tenth Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Milliron Tenth Circuit June 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. Coad Tenth Circuit May 11, 2026
Opinion of the Court Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association v. FERC Tenth Circuit March 24, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Williams Tenth Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion Jiang v. City of Tulsa Tenth Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs Tenth Circuit Feb. 24, 2026
Opinion United States v. Mullins Tenth Circuit Jan. 16, 2026
Opinion Mukantagara v. Noem Tenth Circuit Jan. 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Raban Tenth Circuit Dec. 30, 2025
Opinion United States v. Kirby Tenth Circuit Dec. 16, 2025
Opinion of the Court National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser Tenth Circuit Nov. 10, 2025
Opinion Fuqua v. Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office Tenth Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Concurrence United States v. Moon Seals Tenth Circuit Oct. 17, 2025