Wade Brorby at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- February 17, 1988–present
Wade Brorby
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- County attorney/prosecutor, Campbell County, WY, 1963-1970
- Private practice, Gillette, WY, 1961-1988
- U.S. Air Force, 1958-1961
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1988-2001
- Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
- University of Wyoming · B.S., 1956
- University of Wyoming College of Law
Personal record
Born 1934 · Omaha, NE
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/1378356CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/412/wade-brorby/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