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Carolyn Baldwin McHugh

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Born 1957.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 6, 2014
Senate vote
98 to 0
Confirmed
Mar 12, 2014
Commissioned
Mar 14, 2014

Education

  • B.A., University of Utah, 1978
  • J.D., University of Utah College of Law (now S.J. Quinney College of Law), 1982

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Bruce S. Jenkins, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1982-1983
  • Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1983-2005
  • Judge, Utah Court of Appeals, 2005-2014
  • associate presiding judge, 2010-2011
  • presiding judge, 2012-2014

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, May 16, 2013; no Senate vote

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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