John Byron Owens at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- April 2, 2014–present
John Byron Owens
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 2012-2014
- chief, Criminal Division, 2010-2011
- deputy chief, Major Frauds Section, 2008-2010
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 2004-2012
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-2004
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2000-2001
- Trial attorney, Office of Consumer Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-1999
- Law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1996-1997
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2014-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Stanford University · J.D., 1996
- Bellarmine College Preparatory
- Harker School
- University of California, Berkeley
Personal record
Born 1971 · Washington, DC
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/1394431CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2482/john-byron-owens/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