David M. Ebel at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- April 20, 1988–present
David M. Ebel
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Senior lecturing fellow, Duke University Law School, 1992-1994
- Adjunct professor of law, University of Denver Law School, 1987-1989
- Private practice, Denver, CO, 1966-1988
- Law clerk, Hon. Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1965-1966
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1988-2006
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- Northwestern University · B.A., 1962
- University of Michigan Law School
Personal record
Born 1940 · Wichita, KS
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/1380351CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/963/david-m-ebel/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