Michael Hun Park at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 13, 2019–present
Michael Hun Park
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Adjunct professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, 2015-present
- Private practice, New York City, 2009-2019
- Law clerk, Hon. Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 2008-2009
- Attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 2006-2008
- Private practice, New York City, 2002-2006
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2001-2002
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2019-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
- Princeton University · A.B., 1998
- Yale University · J.D., 2001
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Personal record
Born 1976 · St. Paul, MN
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/6420566CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8620/michael-hun-park/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