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The Byron White United States Courthouse and the Tenth Circuit Clerk's Office will be closed on December 24th and 25th, 2024. CM/ECF will remain available. Notice of emergency filings on December 24, 2024 and December 25, 2024 must be sent to Clerk@...
December 20, 2024
The 10th Circuit Clerk's Office will close at 1:45 MST on December 10, 2024. The drop box in the vestibule of the courthouse will remain available for filings, as will CM/ECF for all routine filings. Please contact 303-335-2824 to leave a voicemail...
December 3, 2024
Due to ongoing winter weather, the Byron White Courthouse is closed Friday, November 8, 2024. The Tenth Circuit Clerk's Office will be available via email, phone, and live chat during normal business hours.
November 8, 2024
There has been nationwide reporting of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) or Notices of Docket Activity (NDAs) being sent to attorneys and law firms across the country. These fake NEFs/NDAs are phishing attempts to convince recipients to...
November 6, 2024
Changes to the Tenth Circuit Rules will take effect on January 1, 2025. The court invites comments regarding those changes, which are summarized in the first attachment below and detailed in the accompanying redline version of the rules. Comments...
October 1, 2024
The Byron White United States Courthouse and the Tenth Circuit Clerk's Office will be closed on November 28th and 29th for observance of Thanksgiving. CM/ECF will remain available over the holiday weekend. Notice of emergency filings on November 28...
September 27, 2024
Effective next Monday, September 9, 2024, users of our ECF system will see docket numbers for entries on our electronic dockets. Docket entries will be sequentially numbered similar to district court dockets. The numbers for public docket entries...
September 4, 2024
The streaming of oral argument in Courtroom 2 will not be available on You Tube today, August 21, 2024, due to technical issues. The oral argument recording will be available on the website as soon as possible.
August 21, 2024
Attorneys interested in applying for membership on the Tenth Circuit Criminal Justice Act Appellate Panel ("Panel") are reminded that applications are due by September 15, 2024. Appointments to the Panel are for three-year renewable terms (i.e., the...
July 13, 2024
The Court's electronic filing system (ECF) will be offline starting at 9:00 a.m. (MDT) on Saturday, April 27, 2024, for completion of required software upgrades and testing. CM/ECF will be back online before Monday, April 29, 2024.
April 22, 2024
The Byron White Courthouse in Denver will be closed Friday, March 15, 2024 due to the continued winter storm affecting the Denver metro area. The Tenth Circuit Clerk’s Office will operate on a fully remote basis, and CM/ECF will remain available for...
March 14, 2024
The court has updated the Transcript Order Form. A fillable PDF and a Word version can be found on the Forms page of the Court's website.
February 13, 2024
The Court is seeking candidates for Circuit Executive for the 10th Circuit. Please see the job posting for additional information.
January 24, 2024
Please see the link for 2024 FRAP and Local Rules.
December 1, 2023
Changes to the Court of Appeals Fee Schedule take effect on December 1, 2023. Notably, the filing fee for an appeal will increase to $605, and the filing fee for petitions for review and original proceedings will increase to $600. Other fees will...
November 15, 2023
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit will continue to operate during any government shutdown caused by a lapse in appropriations. Pursuant to Judicial Conference policy, the court will continue all activities necessary to the...
September 29, 2023
Out of consideration for our judges, staff, and others who have business with the court, please do not enter the Byron White United States Courthouse if you have COVID-19 and are still infectious; have been asked to isolate; are experiencing...
May 26, 2023
Effective March 1, 2023, the court will no longer accept cash payments for any transactions. The Clerk’s Office strongly encourages payment of attorney admissions fees, original proceeding filing fees, and fees for certificates of good standing via...
February 16, 2023
Effective October 28, 2022, the Tenth Circuit's pandemic-related restrictions on public access to the Byron White United States Courthouse ("Courthouse")–including access for arguing attorneys–have been updated. Please see the court's October 28,...
October 28, 2022
The 10th Circuit Clerk's Office is now on Twitter. Follow us at @USCourtsCA10 for the latest news and announcements, including court operations information, rules updates, outages, oral argument calendars, vacancy announcements, and more.
September 1, 2022
The court implemented electronic filing in 2008. All pleadings filed in cases opened on January 1, 2008, or later are available electronically at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. Use of PACER requires that you set up an account with them. Information...
February 5, 2021
In response to recent widespread breaches of both private sector and government computer systems, federal courts are implementing new procedures to protect highly sensitive sealed documents (HSDs) filed with the courts. The attached general order,...
January 22, 2021
Effective June 15, 2020 and until further notice, counsel and parties who wish to file documents or submit paper copies in person are strongly encouraged to use the Clerk’s Office drop box located just inside the front door of the courthouse....
May 28, 2020
Effective January 22, 2018, Tenth Circuit Rule 34.1(E)(1) was amended by General Order to reflect that audio recordings of oral arguments shall be posted to the court’s website within 48 hours of the argument unless the court orders otherwise....
January 22, 2018
On November 13, 2017, the United States Supreme Court’s electronic filing system will begin operation. While paper will remain the official form of filing as under existing practice, parties represented by counsel will also be required to submit...
October 24, 2017
On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 the court heard oral arguments in 16−2172 Jackson, et al v. Los Lunas Community Program, et al. To download a copy of the recording, use the link below. To save the file to your computer, please do the following:
In...
September 26, 2017
Denver—Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil M. Gorsuch was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court on April 7, 2017. Judge Gorsuch was appointed to the Tenth Circuit on August 8, 2006.
Chief Judge Tymkovich remarked, “Judge Gorsuch has...
May 12, 2017
The court has approved changes to local rule 34.1(A)(3) regarding when and in what form motions to postpone oral argument must be submitted. The changes take effect May 9, 2016, and will apply to calendars held after that date. Please see the memo...
February 1, 2016
Effective July 20, 2015, all Tenth Circuit Appellate Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") vouchers must be prepared and submitted electronically via eVoucher. eVoucher is a nationally-supported, web-based solution for preparation, submission, monitoring and...
July 17, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY—Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge William J. Holloway, Jr. died at his home in Oklahoma City, April 25, 2014, at the age of 90.
Judge Holloway had a long and distinguished career, culminating in more than 45 years on the...
April 25, 2014