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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA100304
Nominated
July 25, 1995
Committee hearing
Aug. 3, 1995
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Aug. 4, 1995
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Aug. 11, 1995
Commissioned
Aug. 14, 1995
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 31, 2012

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
United States v. Ostertag 25-8055 Decided Sept. 8, 2026 Authored
Spiehs v. Morgan 25-3174 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Joyner v. Frontier Airlines 25-1211 Decided Sept. 1, 2026 Authored
United States v. Moon Seals 24-1028 Decided Aug. 28, 2026 Authored
United States v. Barker 24-7100 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Williams 25-3067 Decided Aug. 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Hernandez 25-2084 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Mims 25-5139 Decided July 28, 2026
Jenkins v. Prime Insurance 25-4064 Decided July 21, 2026
Ward v. National Credit Systems 25-1078 Decided July 20, 2026
United States v. Arnett 24-6212 Decided July 14, 2026
Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart 24-2055 Decided July 13, 2026
Colorado Montana Wyoming State v. Smith 24-1328 Decided July 6, 2026
Utah Political Watch v. Musselman 25-4124 Decided June 30, 2026
United States v. Thompson 24-5052 Decided May 18, 2026
United States v. Campbell 24-5086 Decided May 5, 2026 Authored
Smith v. Albany County School District No. 1 25-8039 Decided May 4, 2026
United States v. Holt 25-5078 Decided April 24, 2026
United States v. Eckstein 24-3138 Decided Jan. 9, 2026
United States v. State of Kansas Department of Health & Environment 24-3041 Decided Dec. 30, 2025 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Ostertag Tenth Circuit Sept. 8, 2026
Opinion Joyner v. Frontier Airlines Tenth Circuit Sept. 1, 2026
Opinion United States v. Williams Tenth Circuit Aug. 17, 2026
Opinion United States v. Campbell Tenth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. State of Kansas Department of Health & Environment Tenth Circuit Dec. 30, 2025
Opinion Plump v. Government Employees Insurance Company Tenth Circuit Dec. 16, 2025
Concurrence United States v. Moon Seals Tenth Circuit Oct. 17, 2025
Opinion United States v. Doe Tenth Circuit Oct. 7, 2025
Opinion United States v. Paycer Tenth Circuit Sept. 16, 2025
Opinion United States v. Jackson Tenth Circuit May 28, 2025
Opinion M.G. v. Armijo Tenth Circuit Sept. 17, 2024
Opinion United States v. Martinez-Espinoza Tenth Circuit Aug. 2, 2024
Opinion United States v. Joseph Tenth Circuit July 29, 2024
Opinion United States v. Montano Tenth Circuit July 23, 2024
Opinion United States v. Wood Tenth Circuit July 23, 2024
Opinion Advance Colorado v. Griswold Tenth Circuit April 26, 2024
Opinion God's Storehouse Topeka Church v. United States Tenth Circuit April 9, 2024
Opinion United States v. Moore Tenth Circuit March 19, 2024
Opinion United States v. Ramos Tenth Circuit Dec. 15, 2023
Opinion United States v. Harbin Tenth Circuit Dec. 27, 2022