Timothy Michael Tymkovich (born November 2, 1956) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit since 2003; serving as chief judge from 2015 to 2022. In November 2023, he was designated by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.
Timothy M. Tymkovich
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Born 1956 in Denver, CO
FJC ID: 2991
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 17/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 286/year
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2003–
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
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 2015–2022
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado1996–2003
State of ColoradoSolicitor general · 1991–1996- Private practice, Colorado1983–1991
- Colorado Supreme CourtLaw clerk , Hon. William H. Erickson · 1982–1983
Appointments
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitChief Judge2003–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1982- Colorado CollegeB.A. · 1979