United States Court of Appeals For The Tenth Circuit - Succession of Seats

Succession of Seats

The court has twelve seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.

Seat 1
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Eighth Circuit
Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Reassigned on February 28, 1929 to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit by 45 Stat. 1346
R. Lewis CO 1929–1940
Murrah OK 1940–1970
Doyle CO 1971–1984
Ebel CO 1988–2006
Gorsuch CO 2006–present
Seat 2
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891 as a seat of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Reassigned on February 28, 1929 to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit by 45 Stat. 1346
Cotteral OK 1929–1933
Bratton NM 1933–1961
Seth NM 1962–1984
Baldock NM 1985–2001
Hartz NM 2001–present
Seat 3
Established on February 28, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1346
Phillips NM 1929–1956
D. Lewis UT 1956–1977
McKay UT 1977–1993
Murphy UT 1995–present
Seat 4
Established on February 28, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1346
McDermott KS 1929–1937
Williams OK 1937–1939
Huxman KS 1939–1957
Breitenstein CO 1957–1970
McWilliams CO 1970–1984
Porfilio CO 1985–1999
Tymkovich CO 2003–present
Seat 5
Established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
Pickett WY 1949–1966
Hickey WY 1966–1970
Barrett WY 1971–1987
Brorby WY 1988–2001
O'Brien WY 2002–present
Seat 6
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Hill KS 1961–1977
Logan KS 1977–1994
Briscoe KS 1995–present
Seat 7
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Holloway OK 1968–1992
Henry OK 1994–2010
(vacant) 2010–present
Seat 8
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Seymour OK 1979–2005
Holmes OK 2006–present
Seat 9
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Anderson UT 1985–2000
McConnell UT 2002–2009
Matheson UT 2010–present
Seat 10
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Tacha KS 1985–2011
(vacant) 2011–present
Seat 11
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Kelly NM 1992–present
Seat 12
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Lucero CO 1995–present

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