Harris L. Hartz at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Harris L. Hartz
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
AI abuse cases1 directly linked case
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures1 sourced item · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · February 9, 2026
Kusmin L. Amarsingh v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, New Mexico, 1999-2001
- Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1988-1999
- Private practice, New Mexico, 1979-1988
- executive director, 1977-1979
- counsel, 1976-1977
- New Mexico Governor's Organized Crime Prevention Commission, 1976-1979
- Assistant professor of law, University of Illinois College of Law, 1976-present
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Mexico, 1972-1975
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2001-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- Harvard University · A.B., 1967
- Harvard University · J.D., 1972
- Harvard College
- Harvard Law School
Personal record
Born 1947 · Baltimore, MD
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Oral argument
Courtwide
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗