Harris L. Hartz (born 1947) is an American jurist and lawyer who serves as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 28/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 548/year
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2001–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, New Mexico1979–1988, 1999–2001
- New Mexico Court of AppealsJudge · 1988–1999
- New Mexico Governor's Organized Crime Prevention Commission1976–1979
- ↳counsel · 1976–1977
- ↳executive director · 1977–1979
Assistant professor of law · 1976
District of New MexicoAssistant U.S. attorney · 1972–1975
Appointments
2001–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1972- Harvard CollegeA.B. · 1967