Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 1, 2021–present
Candace Rae Jackson-Akiwumi
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2020-2021
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2006-2007
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. David H. Coar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2005-2006
- Professional Career: Staff attorney, Federal Public Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois, 2010-2020
- Professional Career: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2010
Judicial service
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Education
- Yale Law School · J.D., 2005
- Princeton University · A.B., 2000
Personal record
Born 1979
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/10300101Federal 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