John Baylor Nalbandian at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 17, 2018–present
John Baylor Nalbandian
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2018
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1995-2000
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1994-1995
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2018-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- University of Pennsylvania · B.S., 1991
- University of Virginia-Main Campus · J.D., 1994
- The Wharton School
- University of Virginia School of Law
- Lawrence High School
Personal record
Born 1969 · Fort Ord, 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/4625006CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8608/john-baylor-nalbandian/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