Myrna Pérez at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 12, 2021–present
Myrna Pérez
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Civil rights fellow in private practice, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006
- Professional Career: Senior counsel, 2011-2013
- Professional Career: Director, Voting Rights and Elections Project, 2013-2019
- Professional Career: Deputy director, Democracy Program, 2013-2019
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Julio Fuentes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004-2005
- Professional Career: Lecturer in law, Columbia Law School, 2016-2018, 2020-2021
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor of clinical law, New York University School of Law, 2013-2015
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Anita B. Brody, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2003-2004
- Professional Career: Director, Voting Rights and Elections Program, 2019-2021
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, 2006-2021
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
- Columbia Law School · J.D., 2003
- Yale College · B.A., 1996
- Harvard University · M.P.P., 1998
Personal record
Born 1974 · San Antonio
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/10924786Federal 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-procedureFederal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv