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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
The hourly rates payable for providing legal representation in CJA matters will increase from $164 to $172 for non-capital work and from $210 to $220 for capital work performed on or after January 1, 2024. The case compensation maximum amounts (...
January 1, 2024
The current 14-year term of office of Sarah A. Hall, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is due to expire on August 11, 2024. The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is...
December 6, 2023
The current 14-year term of office of Joel T. Marker, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Utah at Salt Lake City, Utah, is due to expire on July 1, 2024. The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is presently...
December 6, 2023
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 Tenth Circuit Clerk's Office will close at 2:00 p.m. MST on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. The drop box in the vestibule of the Byron White Courthouse will remain available for filings during this time, as will CM/ECF for all routine filings. For...
November 3, 2023
The Byron White United States Courthouse and the Tenth Circuit Clerk's Office will be closed on November 23rd and 24th for observance of Thanksgiving.  CM/ECF will remain available over the holiday weekend. Notice of emergency filings on November 23...
October 19, 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
Muskogee, OK -- The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has appointed Scott Graham as Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Oklahoma effective August 4, 2023. Mr. Graham has served as Interim Federal Public Defender...
August 4, 2023
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, 2023. Appointments to the Panel are for three-year renewable terms (i.e., the...
July 12, 2023
The Court's electronic filing system (ECF) will be offline starting at 6:30 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, June 9, 2023. CM/ECF will be back online by 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2023, if not sooner. Given the advance notice of this outage, electronic...
June 5, 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
The Court's electronic filing system (ECF) will be offline starting at 6:30 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, May 19, 2023 for completion of required software upgrades and testing. CM/ECF will be back online before Monday, May 22, 2023. Given the advance notice...
May 10, 2023
PACER and Pay.gov will undergo maintenance on Sunday, April 23, 2023, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. Access to certain portions of those sites may be temporarily unavailable.Users can access PACER during this maintenance. However, if connectivity...
April 18, 2023
The 10th Circuit Clerk's Office will be closed for training on April 13, 2023 from 9:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CM/ECF will be available for filing throughout the day. The office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., and again from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p...
April 5, 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT BANKRUPTCY JUDGE      The current 14-year term of office of Robert H. Jacobvitz, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Mexico at Albuquerque, New Mexico, is due to expire on August 9,...
February 21, 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
Oklahoma City, OK -- On February 2, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit appointed Jeffrey Byers as the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Oklahoma. Mr. Byers earned both his undergraduate and law degrees...
February 6, 2023
The Byron White Courthouse and the Tenth Circuit Clerk's Office will be closed on Monday, December 26, 2022 in observance of the Christmas holiday. It will also be closed Monday, January 2, 2023 in observance of New Year's Day. CM/ECF will remain...
December 23, 2022
The Byron White Courthouse in Denver will be closed Thursday, December 22, 2022 due to dangerously cold and inclement weather. The Tenth Circuit Clerk’s Office will operate on a fully remote basis, and CM/ECF will remain available for electronic...
December 21, 2022
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
Denver, CO – Honorable Jerome A. Holmes will become Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals effective October 1, 2022. “I am humbled and honored to be able to serve my country in the important position of Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit...
September 29, 2022