Deanell Reece Tacha

How Judge Tacha rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Tacha no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Position
circuit
Status
Retired 2011
Served
1985–2011
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Commissioned
1985-12-16
Education
University of Kansas (B.A., 1968); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1971)
Signed orders read
27

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Davis
182 F.3d 1201 · 1999-07-08
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we AFFIRM the sentence imposed by the district court.”

Tilton v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
95 F.3d 32 · 1996-08-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“we AFFIRM for substantially the reasons given by the district court”

Herrera v. International Union, UAW
73 F.3d 1056 · 1996-01-11
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We therefore AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.”

United States v. Bull
182 F.3d 1216 · 1999-07-23
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we AFFIRM the sentence imposed by the district court.”

United States v. Anchondo
156 F.3d 1043 · 1998-09-01
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We take jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.”

Richardson v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.
231 F.3d 740 · 2000-11-14
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and reverse and remand.”

Smith v. Gonzales
222 F.3d 1220 · 2000-07-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.”

United States v. Ortega-Jimenez
232 F.3d 1325 · 2000-11-22
Appeal (appellant (the United States)) Granted

“We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731 and reverse and remand.”

United States v. Brandon J. Smith
116 F.3d 857 · 1997-06-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment and sentence of the district court are AFFIRMED.”

Andersen v. McCotter
205 F.3d 1214 · 2000-03-06
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.”

United States v. Springfield
196 F.3d 1180 · 1999-11-17
Appeal (appellant (defendant) and cross-appellant (United States)) Granted in part

“We AFFIRM in part and REVERSE in part.”

United States v. Santos
195 F.3d 549 · 1999-09-08
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“The judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado is REVERSED, and the cause is REMANDED for resentencing consistent with this opinion.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges review appeals rather than manage a federal trial docket, so trial-court caseload and motion-timing metrics do not apply.

A historical record

Judge Tacha no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.