Ronald Lee Gilman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 7, 1997–present
Ronald Lee Gilman
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Referee, Private Adduction Center, 1994-1997
- Arbitrator/mediator, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1993-1997
- Arbitrator/mediator, American Arbitration Association, 1988-1997
- Professor, University of Memphis School of Law, 1980-1997
- Private practice, Memphis, TN, 1967-1997
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1997-2010
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology · S.B., 1964
- Harvard University · J.D., 1967
Personal record
Born 1942 · Memphis, TN
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/1390481CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1208/ronald-lee-gilman/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