David Frank Hamilton at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 23, 2009–present
David Frank Hamilton
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Indianapolis, IN, 1991-1994
- Counsel, Gov. Evan Bayh, IN, 1989-1991
- Private practice, Indianapolis, IN, 1984-1989
- Law clerk, Hon. Richard Cudahy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1983-1984
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Indiana, 1994-2009
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2009-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Education
- Haverford College · B.A., 1979
- Yale University · J.D., 1983
Personal record
Born 1957 · Bloomington, IN
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/1381726CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1343/david-frank-hamilton/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