Who appointed Deanell Reece Tacha?

President Ronald Reagan appointed Deanell Reece Tacha to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1985.

Was Deanell Reece Tacha appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Deanell Reece Tacha was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Deanell Reece Tacha's confirmation vote?

Deanell Reece Tacha was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Tenth Circuit / Appointed 1985 / Served to 2011

Deanell Reece Tacha

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

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Deanell Reece Tacha was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1971. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1946 · age 80
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1985
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Kansas 1968 · University of Michigan Law School 1971
Succeeded by: Nancy Louise Moritz

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1985	Tenth Circuit	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

University of Kansas	B.A.	1968
University of Michigan Law School	J.D.	1971

Judicial Record

In our data, Tacha authored 4 published opinions for the court (2010). Most cited: PJ Ex Rel. Jensen v. Wagner (128 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
2010	PJ Ex Rel. Jensen v. Wagner	603 F.3d 1182	128
2010	Shroff v. Spellman	604 F.3d 1179	33
2010	Newmont U.S.A. Ltd. v. Insurance Co. of North America	615 F.3d 1268	25
2010	ENERGYSOLUTIONS, LLC v. Utah	625 F.3d 1261	5

Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Deanell Reece Tacha?: President Ronald Reagan appointed Deanell Reece Tacha to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1985.
Was Deanell Reece Tacha appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Deanell Reece Tacha was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Deanell Reece Tacha's confirmation vote?: Deanell Reece Tacha was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Deanell Reece Tacha on?: Deanell Reece Tacha was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Sources

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25 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).