Joel McElroy Carson III at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 17, 2018–present
Joel McElroy Carson III
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Roswell, NM, 2014-2018
- General counsel, Mack Energy Corporation, Artesia, NM, 2008-2013
- Private practice, Roswell, NM, 1999-2008
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1997-1999
- Magistrate, District Court, D. New Mexico, 2015-2018
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2018-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- Texas Tech University · B.B.A., 1994
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus · J.D., 1997
- University of New Mexico School of Law
Personal record
Born 1971 · Artesia, NM
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/4625001CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8561/joel-mcelroy-carson-iii/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