Scott Milne Matheson Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 27, 2010–present
Scott Milne Matheson Jr.
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · July 1, 2026
Gregory Ashley Moyer v. James V. Murray, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · June 15, 2026
Andria Borsody v. Frontier Heritage Communities
- Court response
- Admonishment
Biography
Professional career
- Public policy scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2006-2007
- dean, 1998-2006
- U.S. attorney for the District of Utah, 1993-1997
- professor of law, 1991-2010
- associate dean for academic affairs, 1990-1993
- Visiting associate professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1989-1990
- Deputy county attorney, Salt Lake County, UT, 1988-1989
- associate professor of law, 1985-1991
- Faculty, University of Utah College of Law, 1985-2010
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1981-1985
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2010-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- Stanford University · A.B., 1975
- Yale University · J.D., 1980
- Magdalen College
Personal record
Born 1953 · Salt Lake City, UT
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/1393591CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2076/scott-milne-matheson-jr/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