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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Jimmy CarterDemocratic
Seat
CA100801
Nominated
Aug. 28, 1979
Committee hearing
Oct. 24, 1979
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 30, 1979
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Oct. 31, 1979
Commissioned
Nov. 2, 1979
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 1994until Jan. 1, 2000
Senior status
Oct. 16, 2005

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. Blasdel 24-5071 Decided Sept. 2, 2025 Authored
United States v. Rocha 24-7019 Decided July 29, 2025
United States v. Dermen 23-4074 Decided July 9, 2025
Berryman v. Niceta 23-1263 Decided July 8, 2025
United States v. Berryhill 24-7008 Decided June 23, 2025
United States v. Tyler 24-6035 Decided June 16, 2025 Authored
United States v. Ward 23-7088 Decided May 6, 2025
Ibarra v. Lee 24-5070 Decided May 5, 2025
United States v. Santiago 24-6015 Decided April 30, 2025 Authored
United States v. Smith 23-7087 Decided April 22, 2025
Double Eagle Alloys v. Hooper 24-5089 Decided April 22, 2025
United States v. Woodmore 23-7057 Decided April 18, 2025
Lamle v. Eads 24-6124 Decided April 9, 2025
United States v. Kee 23-2189 Decided Feb. 27, 2025 Authored
United States v. Woodmore 23-7044 Decided Jan. 22, 2025
Rowland v. Matevousian 23-1343 Decided Nov. 19, 2024
United States v. Manzano 23-6073 Decided Aug. 13, 2024 Authored
United States v. Wood 23-5027 Decided July 23, 2024
United States v. Salas 23-8027 Decided July 3, 2024 Authored
United States v. Hess 23-1008 Decided July 2, 2024

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Blasdel Tenth Circuit Sept. 2, 2025
Opinion United States v. Tyler Tenth Circuit June 16, 2025
Opinion United States v. Santiago Tenth Circuit April 30, 2025
Opinion United States v. Kee Tenth Circuit Feb. 27, 2025
Opinion United States v. Manzano Tenth Circuit Aug. 13, 2024
Opinion United States v. Salas Tenth Circuit July 3, 2024
Opinion United States v. Venjohn Tenth Circuit June 12, 2024
Opinion United States v. Daniels Tenth Circuit May 8, 2024
Opinion United States v. McBride Tenth Circuit March 5, 2024
Opinion United States v. Anderson Tenth Circuit March 14, 2023
Opinion United States v. Winrow Tenth Circuit Sept. 27, 2022
Opinion United States v. Armajo Tenth Circuit June 23, 2022
Opinion United States v. Cozad Tenth Circuit Jan. 3, 2022