James Larry Edmondson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 7, 1986–present
James Larry Edmondson
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Instructor, University of Georgia School of Law, 1975-1984
- Private practice, Lawrenceville, GA, 1973-1986
- Private practice, Jasper, GA, 1973-present
- Law clerk, Hon. Sidney O. Smith, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1971-1973
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1986-2012
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
- Emory University · B.A., 1968
- University of Georgia School of Law
- University of Virginia School of Law
Personal record
Born 1947 · Jasper, GA
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/1380396CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/972/james-larry-edmondson/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