Tenth Circuit
Gregory Alan Phillips
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
- 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.
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Sept. 9
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Sept. 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in Vance v. Aldrich
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Aug. 31
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Aug. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Fischer v. XTO Energy
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Aug. 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in Cronick v. City of Colorado Springs
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Aug. 14
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Scholl v. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Doe
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July 28
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July 20opinion issued Concurred in part in United States v. Smith
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July 17panel identified Sat on the panel in Wilson v. Stoltenberg
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July 14panel identified Sat on the panel in KetoNatural Pet Foods v. Hill's Pet Nutrition
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |