Ransey Guy Cole Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 26, 1995–present
Ransey Guy Cole Jr.
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1993-1995
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Ohio, 1987-1993
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1980-1986
- Trial attorney, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1980
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1975-1978
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1995-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Tufts University · B.A., 1972
- Yale University · J.D., 1975
Personal record
Born 1951 · Birmingham, AL
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/1379321CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/672/ransey-guy-cole-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