Stephen S. Trott at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 25, 1988–present
Stephen S. Trott
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1988
- Assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1986
- U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, 1981-1983
- chief deputy district attorney, 1975-1979
- Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, CA, 1966-1981
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-2004
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Wesleyan University · B.A., 1962
- Harvard University · LL.B., 1965
Personal record
Born 1939 · Glen Ridge, NJ
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/1388956CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3267/stephen-s-trott/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