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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Barack ObamaDemocratic
Seat
CA100903
Nominated
March 3, 2010
Committee hearing
May 13, 2010
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 10, 2010
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Dec. 22, 2010
Commissioned
Dec. 27, 2010
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
United States v. Wilson 24-7093 Decided Sept. 9, 2026
United States v. Kahn 25-8004 Decided Aug. 20, 2026
Estate of Wilford Deweese v. Hancock 25-1161 Decided Aug. 19, 2026
Walden v. The City of Duncan, Oklahoma 25-6153 Decided Aug. 12, 2026
Scholl v. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy 25-5053 Decided Aug. 6, 2026
United States v. Beard 25-7031 Decided Aug. 3, 2026
Terry v. Drummond 24-6046 Decided July 28, 2026
American Car Rental Association v. Humphreys 25-1246 Decided July 27, 2026 Authored
Maccagnan v. Cherry Creek School District No. 5 25-1335 Decided July 17, 2026 Authored
United States v. Sago 25-5057 Decided July 1, 2026
Western Watersheds Project v. United States Forest Service 25-8026 Decided June 26, 2026 Authored
Jarvis v. Liggett 25-8046 Decided June 10, 2026 Authored
United States v. Smith 24-5096 Decided June 9, 2026
Womble v. Chrisman 24-7061 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. King 25-5014 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Carpena 25-5046 Decided April 21, 2026 Authored
Morphew v. Chaffee County, Colorado 24-1424 Decided April 6, 2026
Jiang v. City of Tulsa 25-5097 Decided March 17, 2026
Stepp v. Lockhart 25-7038 Decided March 3, 2026 Authored
Lingam v. Dish Network Corporation 25-1157 Decided Feb. 17, 2026 Authored

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court American Car Rental Association v. Humphreys Tenth Circuit July 27, 2026
Opinion Maccagnan v. Cherry Creek School District No. 5 Tenth Circuit July 17, 2026
Opinion of the Court Western Watersheds Project v. United States Forest Service Tenth Circuit June 26, 2026
Concurrence Jarvis v. Liggett Tenth Circuit June 10, 2026
Opinion Womble v. Chrisman Tenth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. King Tenth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Carpena Tenth Circuit April 21, 2026
Opinion Stepp v. Lockhart Tenth Circuit March 3, 2026
Opinion Lingam v. Dish Network Corporation Tenth Circuit Feb. 17, 2026
Concurrence United States v. Singer Tenth Circuit Jan. 23, 2026
Opinion United States v. Hebert Tenth Circuit Nov. 18, 2025
Opinion Burke v. Pitts Tenth Circuit Nov. 4, 2025
Opinion Byrnes v. St. Catherine Hospital Tenth Circuit Oct. 30, 2025
Opinion United States v. Morgan Tenth Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion United States v. Hardy Tenth Circuit Aug. 12, 2025
Opinion United States v. Guzman Tenth Circuit Aug. 8, 2025
Opinion Calvary Albuquerque v. Rubio Tenth Circuit May 6, 2025
Opinion Fiorisce v. Colorado Technical University Tenth Circuit March 4, 2025
Opinion United States v. Caldwell Tenth Circuit Feb. 19, 2025
Opinion Dixon v. Regional University System of the Oklahoma Board Tenth Circuit Jan. 14, 2025