Roopali H. Desai at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 3, 2022–present
Roopali H. Desai
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · March 22, 2024
Grant v. City of Long Beach
- Court response
- Striking of Brief + Dismissal of Appeal
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Professor of practice, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 2022
- Professional Career: Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 2006-2022
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Mary M. Schroeder, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2005-2006
Judicial service
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- University of Arizona · B.A., 2000
- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law · J.D., 2005
- James E. Rogers College of Law · Juris Doctor
Personal record
Born 1978 · Toronto
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/12484631Federal 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