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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

47 judges have served since Mar 28, 1929. Now: Richard Edward Neel Federico DVeronica Sophia Rossman DJoel McElroy Carson, III RAllison Hartwell Eid RNancy Louise Moritz DCarolyn Baldwin McHugh DGregory Alan Phillips DRobert Edwin Bacharach DScott Milne Matheson, Jr. DJerome A. Holmes RTimothy M. Tymkovich RHarris L. Hartz R.

Judges
47
23 D · 22 R · 2 N(
Longest tenure
30 years
Alfred Paul Murrah
Current
2.8 years
Richard Edward Neel Federico, since Dec 13, 2023
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1930194019501960197019801990200020102020John Hazelton Cotteral · 1929-03-28 – 1933-04-22 · None (reassignment)Sam Gilbert Bratton · 1933-06-01 – 1961-03-01 · DemocratDelmas Carl Hill · 1961-09-22 – 1977-04-01 · DemocratMonroe G. McKay · 1977-12-01 – 1993-12-31 · DemocratRobert Harlan Henry · 1994-05-09 – 2010-06-30 · DemocratScott Milne Matheson, Jr. · 2010-12-27 – present · DemocratRobert E. Lewis · 1929-03-28 – 1940-05-31 · None (reassignment)Alfred Paul Murrah · 1940-09-04 – 1970-05-01 · DemocratRobert Hugh McWilliams, Jr. · 1970-10-14 – 1984-08-31 · RepublicanJohn Carbone Porfilio · 1985-05-10 – 1999-10-15 · RepublicanHarris L. Hartz · 2001-12-10 – present · RepublicanOrie Leon Phillips · 1929-04-29 – 1956-01-01 · RepublicanDavid Thomas Lewis · 1956-06-05 – 1977-12-03 · RepublicanJames Kenneth Logan · 1977-12-16 – 1994-08-31 · DemocratMary Beck Briscoe · 1995-05-26 – 2021-03-15 · DemocratVeronica Sophia Rossman · 2021-09-28 – present · DemocratGeorge Thomas McDermott · 1929-04-30 – 1937-01-19 · RepublicanRobert Lee Williams · 1937-04-21 – 1939-03-31 · DemocratWalter August Huxman · 1939-05-23 – 1957-04-01 · DemocratJean Sala Breitenstein · 1957-06-27 – 1970-07-31 · RepublicanJames Emmett Barrett · 1971-04-23 – 1987-04-08 · RepublicanWade Brorby · 1988-02-17 – 2001-05-25 · RepublicanTerrence L. O'Brien · 2002-04-16 – 2013-04-30 · RepublicanGregory Alan Phillips · 2013-07-09 – present · DemocratJohn Coleman Pickett · 1949-10-13 – 1966-01-01 · DemocratJohn Joseph Hickey · 1966-06-09 – 1970-09-22 · DemocratWilliam Edward Doyle · 1971-04-26 – 1984-12-28 · RepublicanStephen Hale Anderson · 1985-10-16 – 2000-01-01 · RepublicanMichael W. McConnell · 2002-11-26 – 2009-08-31 · RepublicanRobert Edwin Bacharach · 2013-02-28 – present · DemocratOliver Seth · 1962-06-20 – 1984-12-25 · DemocratDeanell Reece Tacha · 1985-12-16 – 2011-01-27 · RepublicanCarolyn Baldwin McHugh · 2014-03-14 – present · DemocratWilliam Judson Holloway, Jr. · 1968-09-16 – 1992-05-31 · DemocratCarlos F. Lucero · 1995-06-30 – 2021-02-01 · DemocratRichard Edward Neel Federico · 2023-12-13 – present · DemocratStephanie Kulp Seymour · 1979-11-02 – 2005-10-16 · DemocratNeil M. Gorsuch · 2006-08-08 – 2017-04-09 · RepublicanAllison Hartwell Eid · 2017-11-03 – present · RepublicanBobby Ray Baldock · 1985-12-17 – 2001-01-26 · RepublicanTimothy M. Tymkovich · 2003-04-01 – present · RepublicanDavid M. Ebel · 1988-04-20 – 2006-01-16 · RepublicanJerome A. Holmes · 2006-08-09 – present · RepublicanPaul Joseph Kelly, Jr. · 1992-04-13 – 2017-12-31 · RepublicanJoel McElroy Carson, III · 2018-05-17 – present · RepublicanMichael R. Murphy · 1995-08-14 – 2012-12-31 · DemocratNancy Louise Moritz · 2014-07-29 – present · Democrat
Richard Edward Neel Federico D
Dec 13, 2023 – present · 2.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 61–29
Veronica Sophia Rossman D
Sep 28, 2021 – present · 5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–42
Joel McElroy Carson, III R
May 17, 2018 – present · 8.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 77–21
Allison Hartwell Eid R
Nov 3, 2017 – present · 8.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 56–41
Nancy Louise Moritz D
Jul 29, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 90–3
Carolyn Baldwin McHugh D
Mar 14, 2014 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 98–0
Gregory Alan Phillips D
Jul 9, 2013 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 88–0
Robert Edwin Bacharach D
Feb 28, 2013 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 93–0
Scott Milne Matheson, Jr. D
Dec 27, 2010 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Jerome A. Holmes R
Aug 9, 2006 – present · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 67–30
Neil M. Gorsuch R
Aug 8, 2006 – Apr 9, 2017 · 11 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Timothy M. Tymkovich R
Apr 1, 2003 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 58–41
Michael W. McConnell R
Nov 26, 2002 – Aug 31, 2009 · 6.8 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Terrence L. O'Brien R
Apr 16, 2002 – Apr 30, 2013 · 11 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Apr 30, 2013 · confirmed 98–0
Harris L. Hartz R
Dec 10, 2001 – present · 25 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 99–0
Michael R. Murphy D
Aug 14, 1995 – Dec 31, 2012 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2012
Carlos F. Lucero D
Jun 30, 1995 – Feb 1, 2021 · 26 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 1, 2021
Mary Beck Briscoe D
May 26, 1995 – Mar 15, 2021 · 26 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Mar 15, 2021
Robert Harlan Henry D
May 9, 1994 – Jun 30, 2010 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr. R
Apr 13, 1992 – Dec 31, 2017 · 26 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Dec 31, 2017
David M. Ebel R
Apr 20, 1988 – Jan 16, 2006 · 18 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 16, 2006
Wade Brorby R
Feb 17, 1988 – May 25, 2001 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status May 25, 2001
Bobby Ray Baldock R
Dec 17, 1985 – Jan 26, 2001 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 26, 2001
Deanell Reece Tacha R
Dec 16, 1985 – Jan 27, 2011 · 25 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 27, 2011
Stephen Hale Anderson R
Oct 16, 1985 – Jan 1, 2000 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 1, 2000
John Carbone Porfilio R
May 10, 1985 – Oct 15, 1999 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Oct 15, 1999
Stephanie Kulp Seymour D
Nov 2, 1979 – Oct 16, 2005 · 26 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 16, 2005
James Kenneth Logan D
Dec 16, 1977 – Aug 31, 1994 · 17 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Aug 31, 1994
Monroe G. McKay D
Dec 1, 1977 – Dec 31, 1993 · 16 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 31, 1993
William Edward Doyle R
Apr 26, 1971 – Dec 28, 1984 · 14 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Dec 28, 1984
James Emmett Barrett R
Apr 23, 1971 – Apr 8, 1987 · 16 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Apr 8, 1987
Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr. R
Oct 14, 1970 – Aug 31, 1984 · 14 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Aug 31, 1984
William Judson Holloway, Jr. D
Sep 16, 1968 – May 31, 1992 · 24 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status May 31, 1992
John Joseph Hickey D
Jun 9, 1966 – Sep 22, 1970 · 4.3 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Oliver Seth D
Jun 20, 1962 – Dec 25, 1984 · 23 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Dec 25, 1984
Delmas Carl Hill D
Sep 22, 1961 – Apr 1, 1977 · 16 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Apr 1, 1977
Jean Sala Breitenstein R
Jun 27, 1957 – Jul 31, 1970 · 13 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Jul 31, 1970
David Thomas Lewis R
Jun 5, 1956 – Dec 3, 1977 · 21 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Dec 3, 1977
John Coleman Pickett D
Oct 13, 1949 – Jan 1, 1966 · 16 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jan 1, 1966
Alfred Paul Murrah D
Sep 4, 1940 – May 1, 1970 · 30 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status May 1, 1970
Walter August Huxman D
May 23, 1939 – Apr 1, 1957 · 18 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Apr 1, 1957
Robert Lee Williams D
Apr 21, 1937 – Mar 31, 1939 · 23 months · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Mar 31, 1939
Sam Gilbert Bratton D
Jun 1, 1933 – Mar 1, 1961 · 28 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Mar 1, 1961
George Thomas McDermott R
Apr 30, 1929 – Jan 19, 1937 · 7.7 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Orie Leon Phillips R
Apr 29, 1929 – Jan 1, 1956 · 27 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Jan 1, 1956
John Hazelton Cotteral N(
Mar 28, 1929 – Apr 22, 1933 · 4.1 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Robert E. Lewis N(
Mar 28, 1929 – May 31, 1940 · 11 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status May 31, 1940

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.