# Allison H. Eid Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and **Chair of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules** — the committee holding suggestion 26-AP-4, the live proposal to amend [[Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure]] Rule 8 on administrative stays. Nominated by Donald Trump on 7 June 2017 to the seat vacated by Neil Gorsuch, confirmed 2 November 2017, commission issued 3 November 2017. Before that: Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court 2006–2017 and Solicitor General of Colorado 2005–2006; law faculty at the University of Colorado 1998–2009 and 2011–2015. Stanford (A.B. 1987), University of Chicago Law (J.D. 1991); clerked for Judge Jerry E. Smith of the Fifth Circuit and then for Justice Clarence Thomas in October Term 1993. *Stub — expand with the Colorado Supreme Court record, the 2017 confirmation fight, and notable Tenth Circuit opinions.* ## See also - [[How a Federal Rule of Procedure Is Made]] - [[Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure]] - [[How an Emergency Stay Application Moves Through the Courts]] - [[Clarence Thomas]]