Deanell Reece Tacha | |
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.jpg) Tacha in 2017 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| In office January 27, 2011 – June 1, 2011 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| In office January 1, 2001 – January 24, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Kulp Seymour |
| Succeeded by | Robert Harlan Henry |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| In office December 16, 1985 – January 27, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Moritz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1946 Goodland, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Kansas (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Deanell Reece Tacha (born January 26, 1946) is a retired United States circuit judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She was the Dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law from 2011 to 2016.