Susan Harrell Black at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 12, 1992–present
Susan Harrell Black
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant state's attorney, Jacksonville, Florida, 1969-1972
- Professional Career: Assistant general counsel, Jacksonville, Florida, 1972-1973
- Professional Career: High school teacher, Jacksonville, Florida, 1967-1968
- Professional Career: Attorney, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, 1968-1969
- Professional Career: Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2008-2012
- Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1975-1979
- Judge, Duval County Florida Court, 1973-1975
- Assistant general counsel, Jacksonville, FL, 1972-1973
- Assistant state's attorney, Jacksonville, FL, 1969-1972
- Attorney, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL, 1968-1969
- High school teacher, Jacksonville, FL, 1967-1968
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, M.D. Florida, 1979-1992
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1992-2011
- Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Professional Career: Judge, Duval County [Florida] Court, 1973-1975
- Professional Career: Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1975-1979
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
- Florida State University · B.A., 1964
- University of Florida
- University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) · J.D., 1967
- University of Virginia School of Law · LL.M., 1984
Personal record
Born 1943 · Valdosta, GA
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/1377886CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/291/susan-harrell-black/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