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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
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
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
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
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
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
On March 28, 2022, renovation work commenced on the plaza in front of the Byron White US Courthouse along Stout Street. The main entrance to the building will remain open throughout the project, however access to the front entrance will be from the...
August 24, 2022
Due to the ongoing winter storm and related hazardous travel conditions, the Byron White Courthouse is closed for onsite operations on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Clerk's Office personnel are available via phone and email to provide customer...
February 2, 2022
The Byron White United States Courthouse and the Tenth Circuit Clerk's Office will be closed for observance of the Chrismas holiday on December 24th and the New Year's holiday on December 31st. CM/ECF will remain available over the holidays. Notice...
December 20, 2021
Please see the link for 2022 FRAP and Local Rules. 
November 30, 2021
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
Online payments through Pay.gov will be unavailable from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm (MST) on Saturday, November 14, 2020 due to scheduled maintenance.
November 12, 2020
The Tenth Circuit will be providing remote public access to all oral arguments being held during the month of November 2020 at: https://youtube.com/c/theuscourtofappealsforthe10thcircuit After that date, the recordings will be available at: https://...
October 8, 2020
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
The Tenth Circuit will be providing remote public access to telephonic oral arguments from May 5th through 7th at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4oP87ziTjb7WpRwIGZf0g After that date, the recordings will be available at: https://www.ca10....
May 1, 2020
At 9:00 a.m. MDT on April 30, 2020, the Tenth Circuit will be testing a method of providing remote public access to telephonic oral arguments. After that date, the recordings will be available at https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/oralargument/search.
April 28, 2020
Changes to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure take effect December 1, 2018, and changes to the 10th Circuit local rules take effect January 1, 2019. For additional information and to see a copy and redlined version of both the Fed. R. App. P....
December 3, 2018
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 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upgraded its CM/ECF system to the Next Generation of CM/ECF ("NextGen"). In order to file with this court, you must have an upgraded individual PACER account- shared PACER accounts are no longer permitted....
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