Carolyn Baldwin McHugh at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 14, 2014–present
Carolyn Baldwin McHugh
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- presiding judge, 2012-2014
- associate presiding judge, 2010-2011
- Judge, Utah Court of Appeals, 2005-2014
- Private practice, Salt Lake City, UT, 1983-2005
- Law clerk, Hon. Bruce S. Jenkins, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1982-1983
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2014-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- University of Utah · B.A., 1978
- S.J. Quinney College of Law
- Judge Memorial Catholic High School
Personal record
Born 1957 · Abington, PA
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/1394386CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2144/carolyn-baldwin-mchugh/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