Tenth Circuit
Jerome A. Holmes
Chief 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
- 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.
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Sept. 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Save The Colorado v. Graham
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Sept. 10panel identified Sat on the panel in Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas
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Sept. 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Crow
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Bayne
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Phillips
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Aug. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kahn
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Aug. 17opinion issued Authored the opinion in Liberty Global v. United States
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Aug. 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in Andrew v. Tinsley
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Aug. 7opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Hahn
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July 28opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Meier
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July 14panel identified Sat on the panel in Harden v. Hedgecock
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July 13opinion issued Authored the opinion in Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |