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Joel McElroy Carson, III
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 77 to 21Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- December 20, 2017
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- February 14, 2018
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), March 15, 2018
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 77 to 21
- Confirmed
- May 15, 2018
- Commissioned
- May 17, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1971, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Bobby R. Baldock, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1997-1999
- Private practice, Roswell, New Mexico, 1999-2008, 2014-2018
- General counsel, Mack Energy Corporation, Artesia, New Mexico, 2008-2013
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