Robert Joshua Luck at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 19, 2019–present
Robert Joshua Luck
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney and deputy chief, Major Crimes Section, Southern District of Florida, 2008-2013
- Professional Career: Law clerk in private practice, Miami, Florida, 2005-2006
- Professional Career: Staff attorney and law clerk,Hon. Edward E. Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2006-2008
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Edward E. Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2004-2005
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Alabama State University, 2007-2008
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 2013-2017
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Professional Career: Judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District, 2017-2019
- Professional Career: Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 2019
Education
- University of Florida · B.A., 2000
- Fredric G. Levin College of Law
- University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law · J.D., 2004
Personal record
Born March 17, 1979 · Miami
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/7390466Federal 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