John Wade Brorby (born May 23, 1934) is an inactive senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 120/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 1,485/year
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1988–2001
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, Gillette, Wyoming1961–1988
- Campbell County, WyomingCounty attorney/prosecutor · 1963–1970
U.S. Air Force1958–1961
Appointments
1988–2001 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1958- University of WyomingB.S. · 1956