Deanell Reece Tacha
 

Hon. Deanell Reece Tacha
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Address: Byron White U.S. Courthouse
1823 Stout Street
Denver, CO 80257
Phone: (785) 842-8556
Fax: (303) 844-2540
E-mail:
Web site: http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/
Position Bar Admissions Education
Honors Published Works Affiliations
Current Employment Position(s):
Judge

Appointed 1985 by President Reagan
Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 1971
Kansas, 1973
District of Columbia, 1973
Education:
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1971
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Order of the Coif

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1968
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Honors in American Studies

Published Works:
Judges and Legislators: Enhancing the Relationship, 44 Am. U.L. Rev. 1537, 1995

'W' Stories: Women in Leadership Positions in the Judiciary, 97 W. Va. L. Rev. 683, 1995

Independence of the Judiciary for the Third Century, 46 Mercer L. Rev. 645, 1995

The 'C' Word: On Collegiality, 56 Ohio St. L.J. 585, 1995

James K. Logan: Colleague, Mentor, Friend, Jurist, Scholar, Teacher, Small-Town Kansas Kid, 43 Kan. L. Rev. 493, 1995

Tenth Circuit Procedure and Expectations, 33 Washburn L.J. 43, 1993

The Tale of Widget and P: A Story of the Legal Profession, 2 Kan.J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 127, 1993

Renewing our Civic Commitment: Lawyers and Judges as Painters of the Big Picture, 41 Kan. L. Rev. 481, 1993

Judges and Legislators: Renewing the Relationship, 52 Ohio St. L.J. 279, 1991

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Advanced Appellate Advocacy, University of Kansas School of Law, 1992 - Present

Advanced Appellate Advocacy, Duke University School of Law, 1989 - Present

Contemporary Issues in American Jurisprudence, University of Kansas Department of American Studies, 1994

Honors and Awards:
Fred Ellsworth Medallion, University of Kansas, Alumni Association, 1992

Don Volker Leadership Award, 1991-1992 Leadership Lawrence Class, 1992

Baker University Community Service Award, Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Judicial Conference of the United States, 1989 - 1994
Member, Judicial Branch Committee

Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987 - 1989
Court Security Committee

American Bar Association, Judicial Division
Member

American Bar Association, 1989 - 1994
Member, Appellate Judges' Conference

American Bar Association, 1987 - 1991
Commission on Women in the Profession

Kansas Bar Association, 1988 - 1995
Bench Bar Committee

Kansas Bar Association, 1992 - 1994
Committee on Professionalism, Equality & Quality

University of Kansas Alumni Association, 1987 - 1993
Executive Committee

University of Kansas Alumni Association, 1988 - 1989
National President

Saint Paul School of Theology Board of Trustees, 1987 - Present
Member

Baker University Board of Trustees, 1988 - 1996
Member

Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990 - 1994
Chair

American Bar Association, 1992 - 1993
Chair

American Bar Association, Judicial Division, 1995 - 1996
Chair

U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1994 - 1998
Member

Past Employment Positions:
University of Kansas, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, 1981 - 1985

University of Kansas, Professor of Law, 1977 - 1985

University of Kansas, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, 1979 - 1981

University of Kansas School of Law, Associate Dean, 1977 - 1979

Douglas County Legal Aid Clinic, Lawrence, Kansas, Director, 1974 - 1977

University of Kansas, Associate Professor of law, 1974 - 1977

Private Practice, Concordia, Kansas, 1973 - 1974

Private Practice, Washington, DC, 1973 - Present

U.S. Department of Labor, White House Fellow, Special Assistant to the Secretary, 1971 - 1972

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Chief Judge, 2001 - 2007

University of Kansas School of Law, Faculty, 1974 - 1985

U.S. Sentencing Commission, Member, 1994 - 1998

Fraternities/Sororities:
Gamma Phi Beta
Birth Information:
1946, Goodland, Kansas, United States of America
Profile Last Updated:
11/23/2009
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