Alan Eugene Norris at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 1, 1986–present
Alan Eugene Norris
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Westerville, Ohio, 1962-1980
- Professional Career: Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1961-1962
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, 1980-1986
- prof, 1979-1979
- legis, 1979-1979
- Practitioner, 1979-1979
- Instructor, Otterbein College, 1976-1980
- State representative, Ohio, 1967-1980
- Private practice, Westerville, OH, 1962-1980
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1961-1962
- Law clerk, Hon. Kingsley A. Taft, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1960-1961
Judicial service
- Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1980-1986
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986-2001
- Judge of the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals
- Professional Career: Judge, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, 1980-1986
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Otterbein University · B.A., 1957
- Polytechnic Institute of New York University · JD
- New York University School of Law · 1960
- University of Virginia School of Law · LL.M., 1986
- Otterbein College · B.A., 1957
Personal record
Born 1935 · Columbus, OH
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385816CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2427/alan-eugene-norris/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure