Tenth Circuit
Nancy Louise Moritz
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
- 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.
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Sept. 15panel identified Sat on the panel in Save The Colorado v. Graham
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Sept. 9opinion issued Dissented in Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond
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Sept. 9panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Crow
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Martin
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Bayne
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Aug. 31
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Aug. 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Fischer v. XTO Energy
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Aug. 25panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Phillips
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Aug. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Barker
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Aug. 17panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Williams
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in AECOM Technical Services v. Flatiron | AECOM
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in Friends of Animals v. FWS
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 | |
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |