Tenth Circuit
Hears appeals from federal courts in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. Its rulings bind every federal court there unless the Supreme Court steps in.
- Opinions in the last year
- 939
- States it covers
- 6
- CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, WY
Where it sits
- Supreme CourtCan take any case below on a federal question. It hears very few.
- Tenth Circuit (this court)Federal appeals court
- Courts whose rulings it reviewsD. ColoradoD. KansasD. New MexicoE.D. OklahomaN.D. OklahomaW.D. OklahomaD. UtahD. Wyoming
What it has decided
Latest decisions
Opinions filed most recently, newest first.
Opinions per year
2016 to 2026. This year so far is the dark bar.
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Most relied on
Its decisions from the last ten years that later opinions cite most.
- Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. v. Ii-Vi Inc.cited 2,018×
- Peek v. SunTrust Bank, Inc.cited 2,016×
- Spurgeon v. Mo. Consol. Health Care Plancited 2,014×
- Waller v. City and County of Denvercited 532×
- Lincoln v. BNSF Railway Companycited 515×
- Burke v. Regaladocited 434×
Federal laws it cites most
Sections of the U.S. Code named most often in its opinions from the last ten years. Citing a law is not ruling on it.
- Final decisions of district courts3 opinions
- Civil action for deprivation of rights2 opinions
- Unlawful acts1 opinion
- Exceptions: Relief from disabilities1 opinion
- Congressional findings and declaration of purpose1 opinion
- Inadmissible aliens1 opinion
- Oath of renunciation and allegiance1 opinion
Seal credit · 1 source
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