Tenth Circuit
Scott Milne Matheson Jr.
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
- 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.
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Sept. 9panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Wilson
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Aug. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Kahn
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Aug. 19panel identified Sat on the panel in Estate of Wilford Deweese v. Hancock
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Aug. 12panel identified Sat on the panel in Walden v. The City of Duncan, Oklahoma
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Scholl v. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
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Aug. 3panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Beard
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July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Terry v. Drummond
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July 27
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July 17
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July 1panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Sago
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June 26
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June 10opinion issued Concurred in Jarvis v. Liggett
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| 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 |