Robert Edwin Bacharach (born May 20, 1959) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Early life and career

Bacharach was born in

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. He attended Washington University in St. Louis for one year and received his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Oklahoma in 1981. He received his

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from the Washington University School of Law in 1985 where he graduated Order of the Coif. He served as an editor of the ''

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''. He served two years as

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to Judge

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of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. In 1987, he joined the Oklahoma City law firm of

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, P.C. as an associate, becoming a shareholder in 1994. His concentration was commercial litigation. He served as an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, teaching civil pretrial litigation.

Federal judicial service

United States magistrate judge service

Bacharach was appointed United States magistrate judge of the

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in 1999, holding that office until his elevation to Circuit Judge in 2013. He is an active member of the Federal Bar Association and has served as the Tenth Circuit Vice President since 2007. During his time as a Magistrate Judge, he handled nearly 3,000 civil and criminal cases and presided over more than 400 judicial settlement conferences. He issued more than 1,600 reports and recommendations in a wide variety of judicial matters. He chaired numerous committees for his district, including the Civil Rules Committee and the Criminal Justice Act Committee.

United States court of appeals service

On January 23, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Bacharach to be United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. On July 26, 2012, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Bacharach's nomination. A cloture vote held on July 30, 2012, failed by a 56–34 vote, with 3 senators voted present, including both Oklahoma Senators, Tom Coburn and James Inhofe. On January 2, 2013, his nomination was returned to the President, due to the

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of the Senate. On January 3, 2013, he was renominated to the same office. On February 7, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the floor by voice vote. The Senate confirmed his nomination on February 25, 2013, by a 93–0 vote. He received his commission on February 28, 2013.

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