Eric L. Clay at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 1, 1997–present
Eric L. Clay
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Detroit, MI, 1973-1997
- Law clerk, Hon. Damon J. Keith, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1972-1973
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1997-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Yale University · J.D., 1972
- Hillside High School
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Personal record
Born 1948 · Durham, NC
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/1390456CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/642/eric-l-clay/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