Deborah L. Cook at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 7, 2003–present
Deborah L. Cook
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1995-2003
- Practitioner, 1994-1994
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth Appellate District, 1991-1995
- Private practice, Akron, OH, 1978-1991
Judicial service
- Judge, 1994-1994
- Judge, Ohio Supreme Court, 1995-2003
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2003-present
- Judge, 2004-2004
- Judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Education
- University of Akron Main Campus · B.A., 1974
- University of Akron
Personal record
Born February 8, 1952 · Pittsburgh, PA
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/1391826CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/714/deborah-l-cook/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