Timothy M. Tymkovich at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- April 1, 2003–present
Timothy M. Tymkovich
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · July 29, 2026
Shantell Robinson v. Oglala Sioux Tribe et al.
AI-related ruling · July 27, 2026
Lichfield v. Kubler; Netflix, Inc.
- Court response
- Admonishment
AI-related ruling · December 3, 2025
Rashonna Moore v. City of Del City
- Court response
- District court judgment affirmed; alternatively appeal dismissed as a sanction for misuse of GenAI; Future disclosure of GenAI use and verification of citations ordered, under penalty of perjury.
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Denver, CO, 1996-2003
- Solicitor general, State of Colorado, 1991-1996
- Private practice, Colorado, 1983-1991
- Law clerk, Hon. William H. Erickson, Colorado Supreme Court, 1982-1983
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2003-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- Colorado College · B.A., 1979
- Broomfield High School
- University of Colorado Law School · J.D., 1982
Personal record
Born 1956 · Denver, 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/1391791CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3283/timothy-m-tymkovich/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-procedureFederal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv