Milan Dale Smith Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 18, 2006–present
Milan Dale Smith Jr.
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Vice chairman, California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, 1987-1991
- President and general counsel, Los Angeles California Building Authority, 1983-2006
- Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1969-2006
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Brigham Young University
- University of Chicago Law School
Personal record
Born 1942 · Pendleton, OR
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/1392401CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3015/milan-dale-smith-jr/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