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3 unusual facts about United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit


Andy Berke

Following his graduation from the University of Chicago Law School, he worked as a law clerk for Judge Deanell Reece Tacha of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Lawrence, Kansas.

Personal jurisdiction in Internet cases in the United States

The Tenth Circuit overturned a dismissal granted by the District Court of Colorado due to lack of personal jurisdiction in a case involving a copyright dispute over an eBay auction.

SCO OpenServer

On August 24, 2009, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the 2007 summary judgment of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, which found that Novell was the owner of Unix and UnixWare copyrights.


John Coleman Pickett

On September 23, 1949, Pickett was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit created by 63 Stat.

Matthew B. Durrant

Durrant’s pedigree also includes a clerkship with Judge Monroe McKay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, a position as a lawyer for the Utah firm Parr, Brown, Gee, and Loveless for over a decade, and time spent on the bench of Utah’s Third Judicial District.

Sean Sellers

During his 1999 appeal to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Sellers contended he was suffering from a multiple personality disorder.

Wade Brorby

On August 7, 1987, Brorby was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by James Emmett Barrett.


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