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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA100205
Nominated
Sept. 4, 2001
Committee hearing
Oct. 25, 2001
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Nov. 29, 2001
Senate vote
99–0Roll Call
Confirmed
Dec. 6, 2001
Commissioned
Dec. 10, 2001
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
Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas 25-3024 Decided Sept. 10, 2026 Authored
Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond 24-6139 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
In re: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 25-4068 Decided Aug. 31, 2026 Authored
United States v. Valdez 25-2053 Decided Aug. 27, 2026 Authored
Fuston v. Quick 24-6166 Decided Aug. 21, 2026
AECOM Technical Services v. Flatiron | AECOM 25-1140 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
United States v. Garley 25-2060 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Walden v. The City of Duncan, Oklahoma 25-6153 Decided Aug. 12, 2026 Authored
United States v. Reed 24-6241 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Ortiz y Pino v. Oliver 25-2016 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
United States v. Salgueido 25-2088 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
Scottsdale Capital Advisors v. USSEC 25-4000 Decided July 31, 2026 Authored
Dressen v. AstraZeneca AB 24-4114 Decided July 23, 2026 Authored
Maccagnan v. Cherry Creek School District No. 5 25-1335 Decided July 17, 2026
Western Watersheds Project v. United States Forest Service 25-8026 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
Jarvis v. Liggett 25-8046 Decided June 10, 2026
Jefferson v. Moore 25-3020 Decided June 8, 2026 Authored
Bonilla-Espinoza v. Blanche 25-9552 Decided June 1, 2026 Authored
Universitas Education v. Phoenix Charitable Trust 25-6073 Decided May 15, 2026 Authored
United States v. Watkins 23-6210 Decided May 11, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas Tenth Circuit Sept. 10, 2026
Opinion In re: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Tenth Circuit Aug. 31, 2026
Opinion United States v. Valdez Tenth Circuit Aug. 27, 2026
Opinion Walden v. The City of Duncan, Oklahoma Tenth Circuit Aug. 12, 2026
Opinion United States v. Salgueido Tenth Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Opinion Scottsdale Capital Advisors v. USSEC Tenth Circuit July 31, 2026
Opinion Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas Tenth Circuit July 24, 2026
Opinion Dressen v. AstraZeneca AB Tenth Circuit July 23, 2026
Concurrence Western Watersheds Project v. United States Forest Service Tenth Circuit June 26, 2026
Opinion Jefferson v. Moore Tenth Circuit June 8, 2026
Opinion Bonilla-Espinoza v. Blanche Tenth Circuit June 1, 2026
Opinion Universitas Education v. Phoenix Charitable Trust Tenth Circuit May 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. McCarthy Tenth Circuit May 6, 2026
Concurrence Frontier Airlines v. Department of Homeland Security Tenth Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion United States v. Jimenez-Marquez Tenth Circuit April 3, 2026
Opinion United States v. Otuonye Tenth Circuit April 2, 2026
Concurrence Salcido v. City of Las Vegas Tenth Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Becker Tenth Circuit March 9, 2026
Opinion United States v. Sandoval-Flores Tenth Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Beckner Tenth Circuit Feb. 17, 2026