Andrew Stephen Oldham at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 19, 2018–present
Andrew Stephen Oldham
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- general counsel, 2018-present
- acting general counsel, 2017-present
- deputy general counsel, 2015-2017
- Office of Gov. Gregory W. Abbott, Texas, 2015-2018
- Deputy solicitor general, State of Texas, 2012-2015
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2009-2012
- Attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 2006-2008
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 2005-2006
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 2008-2009
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2018-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Education
- University of Virginia-Main Campus · B.A., 2001
- University of Cambridge · M.Phil., 2002
- Harvard University · J.D., 2005
- University of Virginia
- E. C. Glass High School
Personal record
Born 1978 · Richmond, VA
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/4947641CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8616/andrew-stephen-oldham/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