Allison Hartwell Eid at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 3, 2017–present
Allison Hartwell Eid
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · June 15, 2026
Chapter Kris Jackson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · April 24, 2026
Ryan-Michael Jarvis v. County of Teton Wyoming
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- University of Colorado School of Law, 2011-2015
- adjunct professor, 2011-2015
- Visiting judicial teaching fellow, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 2010-present
- Adjunct professor, Suffolk University Law School Summer Law Program, Lund, Sweden, 2007-present
- adjunct professor, 2007-2009
- Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, 2006-2017
- Solicitor general, State of Colorado, 2005-2006
- associate professor, 1998-2006
- University of Colorado School of Law, 1998-2009
- Private practice, Denver, CO, 1994-1998
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994
- Private practice, Denver, CO, 1992-1993
- Law clerk, Hon. Jerry E. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1991-1992
- Private practice, Denver, CO, 1991-present
Judicial service
- Judge, Supreme Court of Colorado, 2006-present
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2017-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Justice of the Supreme Court of Colorado
Education
- Stanford University · A.B., 1987
- University of Chicago · JD, 1991
Personal record
Born 1965 · Spokane
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/3989726CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3902/allison-h-eid/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure