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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA100802
Nominated
May 4, 2006
Committee hearing
June 15, 2006
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 13, 2006
Senate vote
67–30Roll Call
Confirmed
July 25, 2006
Commissioned
Aug. 9, 2006
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2022

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
Save The Colorado v. Graham 25-1137 Decided Sept. 15, 2026
Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas 25-3024 Decided Sept. 10, 2026
United States v. Crow 24-1377 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
United States v. Bayne 25-4132 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Phillips 25-7003 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Kahn 25-8004 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
United States v. Hahn 24-2069 Decided Aug. 7, 2026 Authored
United States v. Meier 24-1480 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Harden v. Hedgecock 25-7052 Decided July 14, 2026
Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart 24-2055 Decided July 13, 2026 Authored
Lakey v. Bryant 25-7068 Decided July 7, 2026
United States v. Sago 25-5057 Decided July 1, 2026
United States v. Milliron 23-1217 Decided June 23, 2026
United States v. Coad 25-1034 Decided May 11, 2026
United States v. Bycroft 24-7069 Decided May 5, 2026
Whyte Monkee Productions v. Netflix 22-6086 Decided April 30, 2026 Authored
United States v. Petro 25-5028 Decided April 27, 2026
United States v. Tew 24-1333 Decided April 6, 2026
United States v. Aguayo-Montes 24-4073 Decided March 17, 2026
United States v. Zamora-Guerra 24-2173 Decided March 11, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Crow Tenth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion Liberty Global v. United States Tenth Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion Andrew v. Tinsley Tenth Circuit Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion United States v. Hahn Tenth Circuit Aug. 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Meier Tenth Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart Tenth Circuit July 13, 2026
Opinion Whyte Monkee Productions v. Netflix Tenth Circuit April 30, 2026
Opinion United States v. Aguilar Tenth Circuit March 6, 2026
Opinion Garcia-Botello v. Bondi Tenth Circuit Feb. 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. McGregor Tenth Circuit Oct. 28, 2025
Opinion United States v. Rudolph Tenth Circuit Sept. 8, 2025
Opinion United States v. Rocha Tenth Circuit July 29, 2025
Opinion United States v. Dermen Tenth Circuit July 9, 2025
Opinion United States v. Berryhill Tenth Circuit June 23, 2025
Opinion Watkins v. Genesh Tenth Circuit April 29, 2025
Opinion Lawson v. Spirit Aerosystems Tenth Circuit April 25, 2025
Opinion United States v. Woodmore Tenth Circuit April 18, 2025
Opinion Atlantic Richfield Company v. NL Industries Tenth Circuit March 27, 2025
Opinion United States v. Woodmore Tenth Circuit Jan. 22, 2025
Opinion Iweha v. State of Kansas Tenth Circuit Nov. 19, 2024