Carlos F. Lucero at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 30, 1995–present
Carlos F. Lucero
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Alamosa, Colorado, 1966-1995
- Adjunct professor, Adams State College, 1968-1995
- Private practice, Alamosa, CO, 1966-1995
- Law clerk, Hon. William E. Doyle, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1964-1965
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1995-present
- 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
- Adams State University · B.A., 1961
- George Washington University Law School · J.D., 1964
- Adams State College · B.A., 1961
Personal record
Born 1940 · Antonito, CO
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/1384091CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1982/carlos-f-lucero/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