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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George H.W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA101101
Nominated
Nov. 19, 1991
Committee hearing
March 17, 1992
Committee action
Reported (favorably)April 8, 1992
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
April 8, 1992
Commissioned
April 13, 1992
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 31, 2017

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. Jackson 25-1147 Decided Sept. 14, 2026
Jane Doe 1 v. Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents 25-2044 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
Scannell Properties 516 v. City of Edwardsville, Kansas 25-3123 Decided Aug. 6, 2026 Authored
United States v. Doe 26-9900 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
GreenLatinos v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) 25-1243 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Scottsdale Capital Advisors v. USSEC 25-4000 Decided July 31, 2026
United States v. Campbell 25-5065 Decided July 28, 2026
United States v. Threatt 24-6262 Decided July 21, 2026
United States v. Lynn 25-5027 Decided June 30, 2026 Authored
New Mexico Trappers Association v. Torrez 25-2117 Decided June 8, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ulibarri 25-1281 Decided May 27, 2026 Authored
Universitas Education v. Phoenix Charitable Trust 25-6073 Decided May 15, 2026
Rider v. Oxy USA 25-3142 Decided May 5, 2026 Authored
United States v. Petro 25-5028 Decided April 27, 2026 Authored
National Association for Gun Rights v. Polis 24-1209 Decided April 23, 2026 Authored
Frontier Airlines v. Department of Homeland Security 25-9523 Decided April 20, 2026 Authored
Dominguez v. Weiser Security Services 25-6061 Decided April 7, 2026
United States v. Williams 24-1510 Decided March 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Aguayo-Montes 24-4073 Decided March 17, 2026
Spinelli v. Coherus Biosciences 24-2179 Decided Feb. 25, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Concurrence Scannell Properties 516 v. City of Edwardsville, Kansas Tenth Circuit Aug. 6, 2026
Opinion United States v. Lynn Tenth Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion New Mexico Trappers Association v. Torrez Tenth Circuit June 8, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ulibarri Tenth Circuit May 27, 2026
Opinion Rider v. Oxy USA Tenth Circuit May 5, 2026
Opinion United States v. Petro Tenth Circuit April 27, 2026
Concurrence in part National Association for Gun Rights v. Polis Tenth Circuit April 23, 2026
Opinion of the Court Frontier Airlines v. Department of Homeland Security Tenth Circuit April 20, 2026
Dissent United States v. Williams Tenth Circuit March 17, 2026
Opinion Spinelli v. Coherus Biosciences Tenth Circuit Feb. 25, 2026
Opinion United States v. Sockey Tenth Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Opinion United States v. Huerta Tenth Circuit Oct. 29, 2025
Opinion Scott v. Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Tenth Circuit June 25, 2025
Opinion United States v. Barnes Tenth Circuit June 25, 2025
Opinion United States v. Butler (G'Ante) Tenth Circuit June 25, 2025
Opinion United States v. Nahkai Tenth Circuit June 3, 2025
Opinion United States v. Thompson Tenth Circuit April 15, 2025
Opinion United States v. Walker Tenth Circuit March 4, 2025
Opinion United States v. Davis Tenth Circuit Feb. 25, 2025
Opinion United States v. Brooks Tenth Circuit Feb. 25, 2025