Gregory Alan Phillips at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 9, 2013–present
Gregory Alan Phillips
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Attorney general, State of Wyoming, 2011-2013
- Special assistant to the governor for legislative affairs, State of Wyoming, 2010-2011
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Wyoming, 2003-2010
- Private practice, Cheyenne, WY, 1998-2002
- State senator, Wyoming, 1993-1999
- Private practice, Evanston, WY, 1989-1998
- Law clerk, Hon. Alan B. Johnson, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, 1987-1989
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2013-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- University of Wyoming · B.S., 1983
- University of Wyoming College of Law
Personal record
Born 1960 · Littleton, 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/1394251CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2554/gregory-alan-phillips/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