Who appointed Monroe G. McKay?

President Jimmy Carter appointed Monroe G. McKay to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1977.

Was Monroe G. McKay appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Monroe G. McKay was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Monroe G. McKay's confirmation vote?

Monroe G. McKay was confirmed by voice vote on November 29, 1977. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Tenth Circuit / Appointed 1977 / Served to 2020

Monroe G. McKay

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

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 and confirmed by voice vote, Monroe G. McKay was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1960. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1928–2020
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter, 1977
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Brigham Young 1957 · University of Chicago Law School 1960
Succeeded: David Thomas Lewis
Succeeded by: Michael R. Murphy

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1977	Tenth Circuit succeeded David Thomas Lewis	Carter (D)	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

Brigham Young University	B.S.	1957
University of Chicago Law School	J.D.	1960

Judicial Record

In our data, McKay authored 2 published opinions for the court (2008). Most cited: United States v. Edwards (25 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
2008	United States v. Edwards	540 F.3d 1156	25
2008	United States v. Doddles	539 F.3d 1291	12

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Monroe G. McKay?: President Jimmy Carter appointed Monroe G. McKay to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1977.
Was Monroe G. McKay appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Monroe G. McKay was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Monroe G. McKay's confirmation vote?: Monroe G. McKay was confirmed by voice vote on November 29, 1977. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Monroe G. McKay on?: Monroe G. McKay was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Sources

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42 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).