Carolyn Dineen King at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 13, 1979–present
Carolyn Dineen King
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1962-1979
- Professional Career: Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1999-2006
- Private practice, Houston, TX, 1962-1979
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1979-2013
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Education
- Smith College · B.A., 1959
- Yale University · LL.B., 1962
- Yale Law School · 1962
Personal record
Born 1938 · Syracuse, NY
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/1386716CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1776/carolyn-dineen-king/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