José Alberto Cabranes at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 10, 1994–present
José Alberto Cabranes
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- General counsel/director of government relations, Yale University, 1975-1979
- Special counsel, Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., 1973-1975
- Associate professor of law, Rutgers University School of Law, 1971-1973
- Private practice, New York City, 1967-1971
- Supervisor in law, Queens' College, University of Cambridge, England, 1966-1967
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Connecticut, 1979-1994
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1994-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
- Yale University · J.D., 1965
- Columbia College
- Queens' College
Personal record
Born 1940 · Mayaguez
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/1378686CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/497/jose-alberto-cabranes/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