Carl E. Stewart at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 9, 1994–present
Carl E. Stewart
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Judicial Circuit, 1991-1994
- Judge, Louisiana District Court, First Judicial District, Caddo Parish, LA, 1985-1991
- Private practice, Shreveport, LA, 1983-1985
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Louisiana, 1979-1983
- Staff Attorney, Louisiana Attorney General's Office, 1978-1979
- Private practice, Shreveport, LA, 1977-1978
- Captain, United States Army JAG Corps, 1975-1977
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1994-2012
- Chief Justice, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2012-2019
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Education
- Dillard University · magna cum laude, 1971
- Loyola University New Orleans · JD, 1974
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Personal record
Born January 2, 1950 · Shreveport, LA
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/1388336CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3107/carl-e-stewart/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