QUICK FACTS

ESTABLISHED

CIRCUIT JUSTICE

ACTIVE JUDGES

CHIEF JUDGE

Neil Gorsuch

March 28, 1929

Jerome Holmes (Since 2022)

12

Active Judges

  • Jerome Holmes

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2006)

    Duty Station: Oklahoma City, OK

  • Harris Hartz

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2001)

    Duty Station: Albuquerque, NM

  • Timothy Tymkovich

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2003)

    Duty Station: Denver, CO

  • Scott Matheson Jr.

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2010)

    Duty Station: Salt Lake City, UT

  • Robert Bacharach

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2013)

    Duty Station: Oklahoma City, OK

  • Gregory Phillips

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2013)

    Duty Station: Cheyenne, WY

  • Carolyn McHugh

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2014)

    Duty Station: Salt Lake City, UT

  • Nancy Moritz

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2014)

    Duty Station: Topeka, KS

  • Allison Eid

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2017)

    Duty Station: Denver, CO

  • Joel Carson III

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Roswell, NM

  • Veronica Rossman

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2021)

    Duty Station: Denver, CO

  • Richard Federico

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2023)

    Duty Station: Topeka, KS

Senior Judges

  • Bobby Badcock

    Term: 1985 - 2001

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan

    Duty Station: Roswell, NM

  • David Ebel

    Term: 1988 - 2006

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan

    Duty Station: Denver, CO

  • Paul Joseph Kelly Jr.

    Term: 1992 - 2017

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Santa Fe, NM

  • Carlos Lucero

    Term: 1995 - 2021

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Denver, CO

  • Michael Murphy

    Term: 1995 - 2012

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Salt Lake City, UT

  • Terrence O'Brien

    Term: 2002 - 2013

    Appointed by: George W. Bush

    Duty Station: Cheyenne, WY