Bobby Ray Baldock (born January 24, 1936) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (in case citations, 10th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Colorado * District of Kansas * Distr ...

. He was previously a United States district judge of the

United States District Court for the District of New Mexico The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (in case citations, D.N.M.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Mexico. Court is held in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Las Vegas, Roswell, Santa ...

Early life and education

Baldock was born in

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, Oklahoma and graduated from

New Mexico Military Institute New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) is a public military junior college and high school in Roswell, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, NMMI operates under the auspices of the State of New Mexico, under a dedicated Board of Regents that reports to the G ...

in 1956. He received a Juris Doctor from the

University of Arizona College of Law University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law is the law school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona and was the first law school founded in the State of Arizona, opening its doors in 1915. Also known as University of Ar ...

in 1960.

Career

Baldock was a Captain and Adjutant General Staff in the New Mexico National Guard from 1960 to 1970. He also operated a private legal practice in Roswell,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

from 1960 to 1983. He was an adjunct professor at

Eastern New Mexico University Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU or Eastern) is a public university with a main campus in Portales, New Mexico, and two associate degree-granting branches, one at Ruidoso and one at Roswell. ENMU is New Mexico's largest regional comprehensiv ...

–Roswell from 1962 to 1981.

Federal judicial service

Baldock was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 2, 1983, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Edwin L. Mechem. He was confirmed by the

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on June 6, 1983, and received his commission on June 7, 1983. Baldock's service was terminated on January 24, 1986, due to elevation to the Tenth Circuit. Baldock was nominated by President Reagan on October 7, 1985, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

Oliver Seth Oliver Seth (May 30, 1915 – March 27, 1996) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Education and career Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Seth received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sta ...

. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. He assumed

senior status Senior status is a form of semi- retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at leas ...

on January 26, 2001.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldock, Bobby 1936 births 20th-century American judges James E. Rogers College of Law alumni Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Living people New Mexico Military Institute alumni United States Army officers United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan Eastern New Mexico University faculty Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review