Stephanie Kulp Seymour

Stephanie Kulp Seymour
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Assumed office
October 16, 2005
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office
January 1, 1994  December 31, 2000
Preceded byMonroe G. McKay
Succeeded byDeanell Reece Tacha
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office
November 2, 1979  October 16, 2005
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded bySeat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded byJerome Holmes
Personal details
Born
Stephanie Irene Kulp

(1940-10-16) October 16, 1940
Battle Creek, Michigan
CitizenshipUnited States of America
NationalityAmerican
Spouse
Anderson Gordon Bartlett III
(divorced)
R. Thomas Seymour
(m. 1972; died 2023)
Children
  • Bart
  • Bria
  • Sarah
  • Anna
Parents
  • Francis Bruce Kulp (father)
  • Frances Bria Kulp (mother)
EducationSmith College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionJudge

Stephanie Kulp Seymour (born October 16, 1940) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She was the first female federal court judge in Oklahoma. In 2025, Seymour became the longest-serving judge in the history of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.