Ferdinand Francis Fernandez at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 22, 1989–present
Ferdinand Francis Fernandez
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 1980-1985
- Private practice, Pomona, CA, 1964-1980
- Law clerk, Hon. William M. Byrne, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1963-1964
Judicial service
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 1980-1985
- Judge, District Court, C.D. California, 1985-1989
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1989-2002
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- University of Southern California · B.S., 1958
- Harvard University · LL.M., 1963
- USC Gould School of Law
Personal record
Born 1937 · Pasadena, CA
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/1380686CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1045/ferdinand-francis-fernandez/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