Stephanie Dawkins Davis at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 14, 2022–present
Stephanie Dawkins Davis
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1992-1997
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1997-2016; executive assistant U.S. attorney, 2010-2016
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2016-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Washington University School of Law · J.D., 1992
- F. L. Schlagle High School
- Paseo Academy
- Wichita State University · B.S., 1989
Personal record
Born 1967 · Kansas City
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/7545481CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9307/stephanie-dawkins-davis/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