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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA101002
Nominated
Jan. 6, 2014
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Jan. 16, 2014
Senate vote
90–3Roll Call
Confirmed
May 5, 2014
Commissioned
July 29, 2014
ABA rating
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
Save The Colorado v. Graham 25-1137 Decided Sept. 15, 2026
United States v. Crow 24-1377 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond 24-6139 Decided Sept. 9, 2026 Authored
United States v. Martin 24-3140 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
United States v. Bayne 25-4132 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
In re: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 25-4068 Decided Aug. 31, 2026
Fischer v. XTO Energy 25-7072 Decided Aug. 28, 2026
United States v. Barker 24-7100 Decided Aug. 25, 2026 Authored
United States v. Phillips 25-7003 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
United States v. Williams 25-3067 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
AECOM Technical Services v. Flatiron | AECOM 25-1140 Decided Aug. 14, 2026
Friends of Animals v. FWS 25-4021 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Wildcat Coal v. Pacific Minerals 23-8073 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
United States v. Hahn 24-2069 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Doe 26-9900 Decided Aug. 3, 2026 Authored
United States v. Meier 24-1480 Decided July 28, 2026
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg 25-4049 Decided July 28, 2026
United States v. Smith 25-7019 Decided July 20, 2026
Maccagnan v. Cherry Creek School District No. 5 25-1335 Decided July 17, 2026
Harden v. Hedgecock 25-7052 Decided July 14, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond Tenth Circuit Sept. 9, 2026
Opinion United States v. Barker Tenth Circuit Aug. 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Doe Tenth Circuit Aug. 3, 2026
Concurrence Harden v. Hedgecock Tenth Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion Manning v. City of Tulsa Tenth Circuit March 30, 2026
Opinion United States v. Aguayo-Montes Tenth Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court Salcido v. City of Las Vegas Tenth Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion Moxie Pest Control (Utah) v. Nielsen Tenth Circuit Jan. 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Holt Tenth Circuit Dec. 16, 2025
Opinion SeedX v. Lincoln Strategy Tenth Circuit Nov. 10, 2025
Dissent United States v. Watkins Tenth Circuit Oct. 14, 2025
Opinion United States v. Campbell Tenth Circuit Sept. 30, 2025
Opinion Rangel-Fuentes v. Bondi Tenth Circuit Sept. 29, 2025
Opinion United States v. Kearney Tenth Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion United States v. J.D.V., Jr. Tenth Circuit Aug. 27, 2025
Opinion United States v. Ulibarri Tenth Circuit Aug. 15, 2025
Opinion Jenny v. L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Tenth Circuit July 21, 2025
Opinion Martinez v. Quick Tenth Circuit April 14, 2025
Opinion Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA Tenth Circuit March 4, 2025
Opinion Magnetsafety.org v. Consumer Product Safety Commission Tenth Circuit March 3, 2025