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These districts were part of the Eighth Circuit until 1929.
The court is based at the Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver, Colorado . It is one of thirteen United States Courts Of Appeals .


CURRENT COMPOSITION OF THE COURT


As Of David Ebel's assumption of senior status on January 16 , 2006 1, the judges on the court are:

  Index 24
  Title Chief Judge
  Name Deanell Reece Tacha
  Duty Station Lawrence, KS
  Born 1946
  Term 1985–present
  Chief Term 2001–present
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Reagan


  Index 28
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr
  Duty Station Santa Fe, NM
  Born 1940
  Term 1992–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GHW Bush


  Index 29
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Robert Harlan Henry
  Duty Station Oklahoma City, OK
  Born 1953
  Term 1994–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton


  Index 30
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Mary Beck Briscoe
  Duty Station Lawrence, KS
  Born 1947
  Term 1995–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton


  Index 31
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Carlos F Lucero
  Duty Station Denver, CO
  Born 1940
  Term 1995–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton


  Index 32
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Michael R Murphy
  Duty Station Salt Lake City, UT
  Born 1947
  Term 1995–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton


  Index 33
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Harris L Hartz
  Duty Station Albuquerque, NM
  Born 1947
  Term 2001–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GW Bush


  Index 34
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Terrence L O'Brien
  Duty Station Cheyenne, WY
  Born 1943
  Term 2002–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GW Bush


  Index 35
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Michael W McConnell
  Duty Station Salt Lake City, UT
  Born 1955
  Term 2002–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GW Bush


  Index 36
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Timothy M Tymkovich
  Duty Station Denver, CO
  Born 1956
  Term 2003–present
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GW Bush


  Index —
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name ''(vacant: seat 1)''
  Duty Station ''(n/a)''
  Born ''(n/a)''
  Term ''(n/a)''
  Chief Term ''(n/a)''
  Senior Term ''(n/a)''
  Appointer ''(n/a)''


  Index —
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name ''(vacant: seat 8)''
  Duty Station ''(n/a)''
  Born ''(n/a)''
  Term ''(n/a)''
  Chief Term ''(n/a)''
  Senior Term ''(n/a)''
  Appointer ''(n/a)''


  Index 15
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name William Judson Holloway, Jr
  Duty Station Oklahoma City, OK
  Born 1923
  Term 1968–1992
  Chief Term 1984–1991
  Senior Term 1992–present
  Appointer L Johnson


  Index 16
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr
  Duty Station Denver, CO
  Born 1916
  Term 1970–1984
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1984–present
  Appointer Nixon


  Index 17
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name James Emmett Barrett
  Duty Station ''(inactive)''
  Born 1922
  Term 1971–1987
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1987–present
  Appointer Nixon


  Index 19
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Monroe G McKay
  Duty Station Salt Lake City, UT
  Born 1928
  Term 1977–1993
  Chief Term 1991–1993
  Senior Term 1993–present
  Appointer Carter


  Index 21
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Stephanie Kulp Seymour
  Duty Station Tulsa, OK
  Born 1940
  Term 1979–2005
  Chief Term 1994–2000
  Senior Term 2005–present
  Appointer Carter


  Index 22
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name John Carbone Porfilio <sup>(a)</sup>
  Duty Station Denver, CO
  Born 1934
  Term 1985–1999
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1999–present
  Appointer Reagan


  Index 23
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Stephen Hale Anderson
  Duty Station Salt Lake City, UT
  Born 1932
  Term 1985–2000
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 2000–present
  Appointer Reagan


  Index 25
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Bobby Ray Baldock
  Duty Station Roswell, NM
  Born 1936
  Term 1985–2001
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 2001–present
  Appointer Reagan


  Index 26
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Wade Brorby
  Duty Station Cheyenne, WY
  Born 1934
  Term 1988–2001
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 2001–present
  Appointer Reagan


  Index 27
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name David M Ebel
  Duty Station Denver, CO
  Born 1940
  Term 1988–2006
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 2006–present
  Appointer Reagan


(a) ''Prior to January 8 , 1996 , Judge Porfilio was named John Porfilio Moore.''


LIST OF FORMER JUDGES


  Index 1
  Name Robert E Lewis
  State CO
  Borndied 1857–1941
  Term 1929–1940
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1940–1941
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Termination death


  Index 2
  Name John Hazelton Cotteral
  State OK
  Borndied 1864–1933
  Term 1929–1933
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer <sup>(b)</sup>
  Termination death


  Index 3
  Name Orie Leon Phillips
  State NM
  Borndied 1885–1974
  Term 1929–1956
  Chief Term 1948–1956
  Senior Term 1956–1974
  Appointer Hoover
  Termination death


  Index 4
  Name George Thomas McDermott
  State KS
  Borndied 1886–1937
  Term 1929–1937
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Hoover
  Termination death


  Index 5
  Name Sam Gilbert Bratton
  State NM
  Borndied 1888–1963
  Term 1933–1961
  Chief Term 1956–1959
  Senior Term 1961–1963
  Appointer F Roosevelt
  Termination death


  Index 6
  Name Robert Lee Williams
  State OK
  Borndied 1868–1948
  Term 1937–1939
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1939–1948
  Appointer F Roosevelt
  Termination death


  Index 7
  Name Walter August Huxman
  State KS
  Borndied 1887–1972
  Term 1939–1957
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1957–1972
  Appointer F Roosevelt
  Termination death


  Index 8
  Name Alfred Paul Murrah
  State OK
  Borndied 1904–1975
  Term 1940–1970
  Chief Term 1959–1970
  Senior Term 1970–1975
  Appointer F Roosevelt
  Termination death


  Index 9
  Name John Coleman Pickett
  State WY
  Borndied 1896–1983
  Term 1949–1966
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1966–1983
  Appointer Truman
  Termination death


  Index 10
  Name David Thomas Lewis
  State UT
  Borndied 1912–1983
  Term 1956–1977
  Chief Term 1970–1977
  Senior Term 1977–1983
  Appointer Eisenhower
  Termination death


  Index 11
  Name Jean Sala Breitenstein
  State CO
  Borndied 1900–1986
  Term 1957–1970
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1970–1986
  Appointer Eisenhower
  Termination death


  Index 12
  Name Delmas Carl Hill
  State KS
  Borndied 1906–1989
  Term 1961–1977
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1977–1989
  Appointer Kennedy
  Termination death


  Index 13
  Name Oliver Seth
  State NM
  Borndied 1915–1996
  Term 1962–1984
  Chief Term 1977–1984
  Senior Term 1984–1996
  Appointer Kennedy
  Termination death


  Index 14
  Name John Joseph Hickey
  State WY
  Borndied 1911–1970
  Term 1966–1970
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer L Johnson
  Termination death


  Index 18
  Name William Edward Doyle
  State CO
  Borndied 1911–1986
  Term 1971–1984
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1984–1986
  Appointer Nixon
  Termination death


  Index 20
  Name James Kenneth Logan
  State KS
  Borndied 1929–present
  Term 1977–1994
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1994–1998
  Appointer Carter
  Termination retirement


(a) ''Lewis was appointed to the bench of the United States Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit in 1921 by Warren G. Harding . 45 Stat. 1346 reassigned his seat to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.''

(b) ''Cotteral was appointed to the bench of the United States Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit in 1928 by Calvin Coolidge . 45 Stat. 1346 reassigned his seat to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.''


CHIEF JUDGES

  Name Phillips
  Term 1948–1956


  Name Bratton
  Term 1956–1959


  Name Murrah
  Term 1959–1970


  Name Lewis
  Term 1970–1977


  Name Seth
  Term 1977–1984


  Name Holloway
  Term 1984–1991


  Name McKay
  Term 1991–1993


  Name Seymour
  Term 1994–2000


  Name ''' Tacha '''
  Term 2001–present



  { Align "center" cellspacing="5"
  Text Established on December 10 , 1869 by the Judiciary Act Of 1869 as a Circuit Judgeship for the Eighth Circuit


  Text Reassigned on June 16 , 1891 to the United States Circuit Court Of Appeals For The Eighth Circuit by the Judiciary Act Of 1891


  Text Reassigned on February 28 , 1929 to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit by 45&nbspStat&nbsp1346


  Name R Lewis
  State CO
  Term 1929–1940


  Name Murrah
  State OK
  Term 1940–1970


  Name Doyle
  State CO
  Term 1971–1984


  Name Ebel
  State CO
  Term 1988–2006


  Name ''(vacant)''
  State
  Term 2006–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 2


  Text Established on June 16 , 1891 by the Judiciary Act Of 1891 as a seat of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit


  Text Reassigned on February 28 , 1929 to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit by 45&nbspStat&nbsp1346


  Name Cotteral
  State OK
  Term 1929–1933


  Name Bratton
  State NM
  Term 1933–1961


  Name Seth
  State NM
  Term 1962–1984


  Name Baldock
  State NM
  Term 1985–2001


  Name ''' Hartz '''
  State NM
  Term 2001–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 3


  Text Established on February 28 , 1929 by 45&nbspStat&nbsp1346


  Name Phillips
  State NM
  Term 1929–1956


  Name D Lewis
  State UT
  Term 1956–1977


  Name McKay
  State UT
  Term 1977–1993


  Name ''' Murphy '''
  State UT
  Term 1995–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 4


  Text Established on February 28 , 1929 by 45&nbspStat&nbsp1346


  Name McDermott
  State KS
  Term 1929–1937


  Name Williams
  State OK
  Term 1937–1939


  Name Huxman
  State KS
  Term 1939–1957


  Name Breitenstein
  State CO
  Term 1957–1970


  Name McWilliams
  State CO
  Term 1970–1984


  Name Porfilio
  State CO
  Term 1985–1999


  Name ''' Tymkovich '''
  State CO
  Term 2003–present




  { Align "center" cellspacing="5"
  Text Established on August 3 , 1949 by 63&nbspStat&nbsp493


  Name Pickett
  State WY
  Term 1949–1966


  Name Hickey
  State WY
  Term 1966–1970


  Name Barrett
  State WY
  Term 1971–1987


  Name Brorby
  State WY
  Term 1988–2001


  Name ''' O'Brien '''
  State WY
  Term 2002–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 6


  Text Established on May 19 , 1961 by 75&nbspStat&nbsp80


  Name Hill
  State KS
  Term 1961–1977


  Name Logan
  State KS
  Term 1977–1994


  Name ''' Briscoe '''
  State KS
  Term 1995–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 7


  Text Established on June 18 , 1968 by 82&nbspStat&nbsp184


  Name Holloway
  State OK
  Term 1968–1992


  Name ''' Henry '''
  State OK
  Term 1994–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 8


  Text Established on October 20 , 1978 by 92&nbspStat&nbsp1629


  Name Seymour
  State OK
  Term 1979–2005


  Name ''(vacant)''
  State
  Term 2005–present




  { Align "center" cellspacing="5"
  Text Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333


  Name Anderson
  State UT
  Term 1985–2000


  Name ''' McConnell '''
  State UT
  Term 2002–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 10


  Text Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333


  Name ''' Tacha '''
  State KS
  Term 1985–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 11


  Text Established on December 1 , 1990 by 104&nbspStat&nbsp5089


  Name ''' Kelly '''
  State NM
  Term 1992–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 12


  Text Established on December 1 , 1990 by 104&nbspStat&nbsp5089


  Name ''' Lucero '''
  State CO
  Term 1995–present