Tenth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Based in Denver, Colorado, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit was created in 1929. Previously, its districts were a part of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:

Learn more in detail about the history and the judges who have served on the Tenth Circuit by visiting the Tenth Circuit Historical Society.

Browse Opinions From the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Walcott v. United States
Date: October 18, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1491
Escobar-Hernandez v. Barr  
Date: October 18, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-9583

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Santos Raul Escobar-Hernandez has filed a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision affirming the immigration judge’s denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and p...

United States v. Earley
Date: October 18, 2019
 Docket Number: 19-1239
United States v. $144,780.00 in US Currency
Date: October 17, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-3201
United States v. Wade
Date: October 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4140
Henderson v. Cargill Packing Plant
Date: October 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 19-3120
Turner v. Phillips 66 Company
Date: October 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 19-5030
United States v. Rejda
Date: October 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 19-8015
United States v. Zamora
Date: October 15, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2188
Caballero v. Wyandotte County Sheriff's
Date: October 15, 2019
 Docket Number: 19-3045
Estate of Moe Norman v. Lavern
Date: October 11, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6183
Evans v. Horton
Date: October 11, 2019
 Docket Number: 19-3023
Burke v. Bigelow
Date: October 10, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4132
Leonard v. Lincoln Co. Board of Commiss.
Date: October 10, 2019
 Docket Number: 19-8011
United States v. Duran  
Date: October 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1062

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Fernando Duran was convicted by jury on drug charges. On appeal, he argued the evidence was insufficient to convict on three counts, and the district court abused its discretion in admitting certain t...