Bobby Ray Baldock
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Bobby Ray Baldock is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1960. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1936 · age 90
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1960
- Succeeded
- Oliver Seth
- Succeeded by
- Harris L. Hartz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | District of New Mexico succeeded Edwin Leard Mechem | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
| 1985 | Tenth Circuit succeeded Oliver Seth | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| New Mexico Military Institute | 1956 | |
| University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) | J.D. | 1960 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Baldock was assigned 136 district-court cases (1988–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 254 days across 136 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Baldock authored 15 published opinions for the court (1983–2002). Most cited: Wojciechowski v. Harriman (18 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Wojciechowski v. Harriman | 607 F. Supp. 631 | 18 |
| 1999 | Couch v. Astec Industries, Inc. | 71 F. Supp. 2d 1145 | 13 |
| 2000 | Varela v. Wal-Mart Stores, East, Inc. | 86 F. Supp. 2d 1109 | 12 |
| 1984 | Daniell v. Ford Motor Co., Inc. | 581 F. Supp. 728 | 11 |
| 1984 | United States v. Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District | 580 F. Supp. 1434 | 10 |
| 1985 | United States v. Austin | 614 F. Supp. 1208 | 9 |
| 1984 | United States v. Romero | 596 F. Supp. 446 | 8 |
| 2002 | McDonald v. Corrections Corp. of America | 181 F. Supp. 2d 1274 | 6 |
| 1985 | United States v. United Nuclear Corp. | 610 F. Supp. 527 | 6 |
| 1985 | Seay Bros., Inc. v. City of Albuquerque | 601 F. Supp. 1518 | 6 |
| 1983 | United States v. Obregon | 573 F. Supp. 876 | 6 |
| 1984 | Brashar v. Mobil Oil Corp. | 626 F. Supp. 434 | 5 |
| 1985 | Stephenson v. Esquivel | 614 F. Supp. 986 | 3 |
| 1986 | American Booksellers Ass'n, Inc. v. Schiff | 649 F. Supp. 1009 | 2 |
| 1986 | Apodaca v. RIO ARRIBA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. | 647 F. Supp. 752 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Bobby Ray Baldock?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Bobby Ray Baldock to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1985.
- Was Bobby Ray Baldock appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Bobby Ray Baldock was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Bobby Ray Baldock's confirmation vote?
- Bobby Ray Baldock was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Bobby Ray Baldock on?
- Bobby Ray Baldock is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (The Third Branch newsletter) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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40 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).