Bobby E. Shepherd at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 10, 2006–present
Bobby E. Shepherd
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, 1993-2006
- Circuit-chancery judge, Circuit Court of Arkansas, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 1991-1993
- Private practice, Arkansas, 1976-1990
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2006-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Education
- Ouachita Baptist University · B.A., 1973
- University of Arkansas School of Law
Personal record
Born 1951 · Arkadelphia, AR
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/1392471CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2945/bobby-e-shepherd/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