Robert Edwin Bacharach at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- February 28, 2013–present
Robert Edwin Bacharach
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · July 27, 2026
Lichfield v. Kubler; Netflix, Inc.
- Court response
- Admonishment
AI-related ruling · June 15, 2026
Chapter Kris Jackson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 1999-2013
- Private practice, Oklahoma City, OK, 1987-1999
- Law clerk, Hon. William J. Holloway, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1985-1987
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2013-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · B.A., 1981
- Washington University School of Law
- University of Oklahoma
- Washington University in St. Louis
Personal record
Born 1959 · Clarksdale, MS
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/1394126CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/146/robert-edwin-bacharach/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