Danny Julian Boggs at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 25, 1986–present
Danny Julian Boggs
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Attorney, Kentucky Republican Campaign, 1972
- Professional Career: Attorney, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1973
- Professional Career: Legislative counsel/assistant to minority leader, Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1972
- Professional Career: Private practice, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1975
- Professional Career: Legal counsel/administrative assistant, Gov. Louie Nunn, Kentucky, 1970-1971
- Professional Career: Deputy campaign director, Nunn for Governor campaign, Louisville, Kentucky, 1979
- Professional Career: Deputy commissioner, Kentucky Department for Economic Security, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1969-1970
- Professional Career: Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2009
- Professional Career: Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1973
- Deputy secretary of energy, 1983-1986
- Special assistant to the president, Executive Office of the President, 1981-1983
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1979-1981
- Deputy campaign director, Nunn for Governor campaign, Louisville, KY, 1979-present
- Deputy minority counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 1977-1979
- Assistant to the chairman, Federal Power Commission, 1975-1977
- Private practice, Bowling Green, KY, 1975-present
- Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-1975
- Attorney, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1973-present
- Private practice, Frankfort, KY, 1973-present
- Attorney, Kentucky Republican Campaign, 1972-present
- Legislative counsel/assistant to minority leader, Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1972-present
- Legal counsel/administrative assistant, Gov. Louie Nunn, KY, 1970-1971
- Deputy commissioner, Kentucky Department for Economic Security, Frankfort, KY, 1969-1970
- Instructor, University of Chicago Law School, 1968-1969
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Harvard University · A.B., 1965
- Harvard College · A.B., 1965
- University of Chicago Law School · J.D., 1968
Personal record
Born 1944 · Havana, Cuba
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/1377976CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/317/danny-julian-boggs/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