Michelle Taryn Friedland at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- April 29, 2014–present
Michelle Taryn Friedland
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, San Francisco, CA, 2004-2014
- Lecturer in law, Stanford Law School, 2002-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-2002
- Law clerk, Hon. David Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2000-2001
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 · B.S., 1995
- Pingry School
Personal record
Born 1972 · Berkeley, 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/1394436CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1119/michelle-taryn-friedland/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