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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
George W. BushRepublican
Seat
CA100407
Nominated
Jan. 7, 2003
Committee hearing
Feb. 12, 2003
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 6, 2003
Senate vote
58–41Roll Call
Confirmed
April 1, 2003
Commissioned
April 1, 2003
ABA rating
Qualified
Chief Judge from
Jan. 1, 2015until Jan. 1, 2022

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Nominations

Senate nominations naming this judge — their own appointment, or a nomination to the seat they are leaving.

NomineeCourtReceivedOutcomeVote
Daniel Desmond Domenico PN999-2 Tenth Circuit May 12, 2026 Reported to the floor —

Source Congress.gov. A nomination appears here when the name matches this judge exactly; the Federal Judicial Center record above remains the authority for service actually served.

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
Phillips v. Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust 25-3160 Decided Sept. 29, 2026
Save The Colorado v. Graham 25-1137 Decided Sept. 15, 2026 Authored
United States v. Ostertag 25-8055 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Spiehs v. Morgan 25-3174 Decided Sept. 8, 2026
Joyner v. Frontier Airlines 25-1211 Decided Sept. 1, 2026
United States v. Bayne 25-4132 Decided Sept. 1, 2026 Authored
United States v. Barker 24-7100 Decided Aug. 25, 2026
Fuston v. Quick 24-6166 Decided Aug. 21, 2026 Authored
United States v. Williams 25-3067 Decided Aug. 17, 2026
Wildcat Coal v. Pacific Minerals 23-8073 Decided Aug. 11, 2026
United States v. Hernandez 25-2084 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
United States v. Hahn 24-2069 Decided Aug. 7, 2026
Scottsdale Capital Advisors v. USSEC 25-4000 Decided July 31, 2026
United States v. Mims 25-5139 Decided July 28, 2026 Authored
Lichfield v. Kubler 25-4135 Decided July 27, 2026
Dressen v. AstraZeneca AB 24-4114 Decided July 23, 2026
Miller v. CNH Industrial America 24-3023 Decided July 21, 2026
Jenkins v. Prime Insurance 25-4064 Decided July 21, 2026
Ward v. National Credit Systems 25-1078 Decided July 20, 2026 Authored
Mukantagara v. Noem 24-4071 Decided July 14, 2026

Judicial writings

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

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Save The Colorado v. Graham Tenth Circuit Sept. 15, 2026
Opinion United States v. Bayne Tenth Circuit Sept. 1, 2026
Opinion of the Court United States v. Moon Seals Tenth Circuit Aug. 28, 2026
Opinion of the Court Fuston v. Quick Tenth Circuit Aug. 21, 2026
Opinion United States v. Mims Tenth Circuit July 28, 2026
Opinion Ward v. National Credit Systems Tenth Circuit July 20, 2026
Opinion KetoNatural Pet Foods v. Hill's Pet Nutrition Tenth Circuit July 14, 2026
Opinion of the Court Harden v. Hedgecock Tenth Circuit July 14, 2026
Concurrence Utah Political Watch v. Musselman Tenth Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion of the Court Utah Political Watch v. Musselman Tenth Circuit June 30, 2026
Opinion Smith v. Albany County School District No. 1 Tenth Circuit May 4, 2026
Dissent Devon Energy Production Company v. DOI Tenth Circuit April 27, 2026
Opinion United States v. Holt Tenth Circuit April 24, 2026
Opinion Comanche Nation v. Ware Tenth Circuit April 21, 2026
Dissent Frontier Airlines v. Department of Homeland Security Tenth Circuit April 20, 2026
Opinion Dominguez v. Weiser Security Services Tenth Circuit April 7, 2026
Opinion United States v. Ruiz Tenth Circuit Jan. 28, 2026
Opinion Chieftain Royalty Company v. Enervest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-A Tenth Circuit Jan. 26, 2026
Opinion United States v. Griffin Tenth Circuit Jan. 13, 2026
Opinion Lancaster v. Cartmell Tenth Circuit Dec. 23, 2025