Tenth Circuit
Michael R. Murphy
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
- 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.
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Sept. 8opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Ostertag
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Spiehs v. Morgan
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Sept. 1opinion issued Authored the opinion in Joyner v. Frontier Airlines
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Barker
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Aug. 17opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Williams
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Aug. 7panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Hernandez
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July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Mims
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Jenkins v. Prime Insurance
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July 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Ward v. National Credit Systems
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July 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Arnett
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July 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart
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July 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Colorado Montana Wyoming State v. Smith
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |