Bobby Ray Baldock at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 17, 1985–present
Bobby Ray Baldock
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · March 24, 2026
Kevin Lee Biglow v. Dell Technologies Inc.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Adjunct professor, Eastern New Mexico University, 1962-1981
- Private practice, Roswell, NM, 1960-1983
- New Mexico National Guard captain, adjutant general staff, 1960-1970
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. New Mexico, 1983-1986
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1985-2001
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- James E. Rogers College of Law
- New Mexico Military Institute
Personal record
Born 1936 · Rocky, OK
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/1377376CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/156/bobby-ray-baldock/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