U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
47 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Harris L. Hartz
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Timothy M. Tymkovich
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Carolyn B. McHugh
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Gregory A. Phillips
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nancy L. Moritz
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Richard E. N. Federico
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Scott M. Matheson, Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Stephen Hale AndersonNo longer serving
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Paul J. Kelly Jr.Senior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Jerome A. Holmes
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Allison H. Eid
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
David Thomas LewisDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
John Joseph HickeyDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Bobby R. BaldockSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Delmas Carl HillDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
George Thomas McDermottDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Robert E. Bacharach
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
David M. EbelSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Joel M. Carson III
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Veronica S. Rossman
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Mary Beck BriscoeSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Carlos F. LuceroSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Terrence L. O'BrienSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
William Judson Holloway Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
James Emmett BarrettDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
William Edward DoyleDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
James Kenneth LoganDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Oliver SethDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Samuel Gilbert BrattonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Michael R. MurphySenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Wade BrorbySenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Orie Leon PhillipsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Alfred Paul MurrahDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Michael W. McConnellResigned 2009
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Neil McGill GorsuchElevated to the U.S. Supreme Court 2017
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Robert E. LewisDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
John Carbone PorfilioNo longer serving
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Monroe Gunn McKayDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Stephanie Kulp SeymourNo longer serving
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Deanell Reece TachaRetired 2011
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Robert Harlan HenryResigned 2010
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Jean Sala BreitensteinDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Robert Lee WilliamsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Walter Augustus HuxmanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
John Hazelton CotteralDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
John Coleman PickettDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
Sealing
Sealed record-on-appeal volumes remain filed in CM/ECF but are no longer viewable there; authorized parties request access using the instructions filed with those volumes.
“Sealed volumes of the record on appeal will continue to be filed in CM/ECF, but they will no longer be accessible or viewable via CM/ECF. Authorized parties may request access to sealed record volumes in accordance with the instructions filed with the sealed volumes in CM/ECF.”
Sealing
A party filing a sealed appendix volume must serve it on the other parties by an authorized method outside CM/ECF.
“sealed appendix volumes may no longer be served via CM/ECF on the other parties to the case. Instead, parties filing an appendix that includes one or more sealed volumes must serve the sealed volume(s) on the other parties to the case by other appropriate means authorized by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 25 and Tenth Circuit Rule 25.”