Tenth Circuit
Robert Edwin Bacharach
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
- CA100703
- Nominated
- Jan. 4, 2013
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Feb. 7, 2013
- Senate vote
- 93–0Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Feb. 25, 2013
- Commissioned
- Feb. 28, 2013
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 29
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Sept. 14opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Jackson
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Sept. 8opinion issued Dissented in United States v. Martin
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Sept. 8opinion issued Authored the opinion in Spiehs v. Morgan
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Sept. 1panel identified Sat on the panel in Joyner v. Frontier Airlines
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Sept. 1
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Aug. 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Utah Vapor Business Association v. State of Utah
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Aug. 25opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Phillips
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Aug. 14panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Garley
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Aug. 12opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Reed
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Aug. 12opinion issued Authored the opinion in Friends of Animals v. FWS
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Aug. 11panel identified Sat on the panel in Ortiz y Pino v. Oliver
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| Phillips v. Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust | 25-3160 | Decided | Sept. 29, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Jackson | 25-1147 | Decided | Sept. 14, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Crow | 24-1377 | Decided | Sept. 9, 2026 | Authored |
| Spiehs v. Morgan | 25-3174 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Martin | 24-3140 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | Authored |
| Joyner v. Frontier Airlines | 25-1211 | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | |
| Jane Doe 1 v. Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents | 25-2044 | Decided | Sept. 1, 2026 | |
| Utah Vapor Business Association v. State of Utah | 25-4046 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | |
| United States v. Phillips | 25-7003 | Decided | Aug. 25, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Garley | 25-2060 | Decided | Aug. 14, 2026 | |
| Friends of Animals v. FWS | 25-4021 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | Authored |
| United States v. Reed | 24-6241 | Decided | Aug. 12, 2026 | Authored |
| Ortiz y Pino v. Oliver | 25-2016 | Decided | Aug. 11, 2026 | |
| Scannell Properties 516 v. City of Edwardsville, Kansas | 25-3123 | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | Authored |
| GreenLatinos v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) | 25-1243 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| United States v. Salgueido | 25-2088 | Decided | Aug. 3, 2026 | |
| United States v. Meier | 24-1480 | Decided | July 28, 2026 | |
| United States v. Campbell | 25-5065 | Decided | July 28, 2026 | |
| Lichfield v. Kubler | 25-4135 | Decided | July 27, 2026 | |
| Dressen v. AstraZeneca AB | 24-4114 | Decided | July 23, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | Phillips v. Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust | Tenth Circuit | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Jackson | Tenth Circuit | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Martin | Tenth Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | Spiehs v. Morgan | Tenth Circuit | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Phillips | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Reed | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion | Friends of Animals v. FWS | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 12, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Scannell Properties 516 v. City of Edwardsville, Kansas | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jenkins v. Prime Insurance | Tenth Circuit | July 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Spiehs v. Morgan | Tenth Circuit | July 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Barnett v. Bridges | Tenth Circuit | July 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Crow | Tenth Circuit | May 19, 2026 |
| Opinion | Young v. Colorado Department of Corrections | Tenth Circuit | May 11, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Devon Energy Production Company v. DOI | Tenth Circuit | April 27, 2026 |
| Opinion | Citizens for Constitutional Integrity v. United States | Tenth Circuit | April 7, 2026 |
| Opinion | Wahpekeche v. Pettigrew | Tenth Circuit | March 11, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs | Tenth Circuit | Feb. 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | UHS of Delaware v. Occupational Health and Safety Review Commission | Tenth Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Cedar Springs Hospital v. Occupational Health and Safety | Tenth Circuit | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Opinion | Andrew v. Tinsley | Tenth Circuit | Jan. 13, 2026 |